Civil Services of India: Competence and Capacity Building – Challenges and Impediments
| Date | 01 July 2012 |
| Author | U.C. Agarwal |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556120120302 |
| Published date | 01 July 2012 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
CIVIL
SERVICES
OF
INDIA:
COl\tlPETENCEAND
CAPACITYBUILDING-CHALLENGESAND
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U.C.
AGARWAL
At
the time
of
Independence, India lacked strong
institutional arrangements to preserve political and
administrative
unity.
In
view
of
vastness
of
the
country, its
diversities
of
caste, creed, language, social customs and
practices some degree
of
administrative uniformity and
coordination was desirable to strengthen Centre-state
administrative linkages and national
unity.
The
recruitment
and induction training
of
the all India services officers
was arranged by the Central government keeping
in
mind
that they should have an all-India outlook.
In
course
of
time,
due
to
various undesirable developments, the quality
of
governance and administration is seen to be on a
declining curve and needs to. be strengthened to face the
tasks ahead. Much can be done to improve the attitude
and behaviour
of
public servants through proper training,
guidance, supervision and good examples.
The
training
of
public functionaries should cover not only vocational
knowledge and skills but also behavioural aspects.
WELL ORGANISED and well structured civil service comprising
of
personnel with sound professional knowledge, competence, skill endowed
with character and spirit
of
service are the pre-requisites for good
governance and administration. The Preamble
of
the Indian Constitution
highlights that the Indian state should secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity. and to promote among them
all;
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and
integrity of the Nation.
These are the primary goals and ideals that need to be kept in view
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