Editorial
Appointments in key govt establishments
Transparency in recruitment must be ensured
It is the job of the Administration to appoint appropriate personnel to key positions in all government establishments including autonomous bodies. The individual or individuals selected should at all times be above reproach and must have high professional capabilities and track record of services commensurate with the requirements of the position. It is therefore the responsibility of the government to ensure that any such recruitment is carried out in the most transparent way. It is twice more important when a position of the level of Chairman of PDB is concerned. It is not our purpose here to go into the performance record of PDB but certainly this is one of our largest key public service organisations whose problems and record of performances are but too well known and hence our concern. How can we not raise the question of two promotions in one day.In general it is public knowledge that the system of giving appointment on contractual basis to retired senior civil servants to important governmental positions over the years whether by this government or by previous ones, in most cases has been either without adherence to laid down procedures or bending them so drastically which ultimately proved to be not only controversial but also counterproductive. We strongly feel that time has come for the Administration to seriously review and reconsider the entire issue of contractual appointments of retired civil servants to cheek recurrence of such miscarriage of justice and fair play in our civil services. Such recruitments also serve as deterrent to the over all work spirit and commitment amongst the entire community of civil servants. Recruitments of the kind also break the chain in the career development of those already in service.
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