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The alarm sounded by Azim Premji on the paralysis in government functioning is most timely
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The alarm sounded by Azim Premji on the paralysis in government functioning is most timely (Govt,bureaucracy paralysed: Premji,IE,November 1). Criticism is not just coming from disgruntled politicians in the opposition and ordinary citizens. As Premjis statement suggests,the discontent is all-pervasive. Industrialists generally try to be on the right side of the government,but we find that there is unhappiness among them as well. This is due to a perceived drift in governance. The government needs to correct this. The other urgent need is to overhaul the administration. A resurgent India needs a responsive administration.
T.R. Malakar
Difficult paths
Apropos the editorial Potholes in growth (IE,November 1),its unfortunate that our highways are in such disrepair. The number of vehicles on our roads has grown manifold and traffic congestion is a norm in cities like Mumbai. Highways are the paths to progress,connecting people and helping business grow. The government must give this sector urgent attention.
Ashok Goswami
Mumbai
Its about credibility
Abhinandan Sekhri is quite right when he insists that you do not have to be perfect before you criticise someone or something (A lost senses of proportion,IE,October 29). Indeed,to insist on perfection as the prerequisite for criticism will effectively scuttle all criticism. But it is also true that one should not be guilty of the very defect that one criticises so strongly. If the head of an anti-vice league were found to be a secret patron of illicit organisations and if a prominent member of a movement against domestic violence were exposed as a habitual wife beater,I think their causes,along with their credibility,would suffer greatly.
M.P. Pinto
Mumbai
Fund run
Over 100 MPs have urged the government to lift restrictions on the usage of MPLAD funds (Dont want curbs on MPLAD fund use,MPS write to govt,IE,October 31). This only shows our parliamentarians have little interest in making this process effective and accountable. The new guidelines,according to which a society or trust cannot receive more than Rs 25 lakh from MPLADS and an MP cannot spend more than Rs 50 lakh a year as donations to societies or trusts,are the issues of contention. One wonders if this reluctance stems from some parliamentarians being part of such units. Their unwillingness to adhere to guidelines,saying they are not government servants,is not acceptable in a democracy where everyone is accountable. As 2 per cent of the grant is reserved for administrative expenses,nothing stops the MPs from maintaining records and furnishing them when asked.
Pradeep Antony S.J.
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