Tracking Civil Services And Governance Since 2007
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Mandrin Matters
Mandrin MattersShaping up a shake-up
Three years’ discussions have yielded some praiseworthy proposals to improve the civil services, but will they be allowed to work? The just-released Administrative...
Mandrin MattersSteeling the frame
The Executive is not only an integral part of the governance set-up but a wing of the Constitution. The government, in its day-to-day...
Mandrin MattersHow UTI-64 was saved (for a while)
On June 1 this year, Business Standard had a story headlined “Unit Scheme 64: RIP” with a slug saing “India’s first MF scheme...
Mandrin MattersAsleep at the wheel
Why is it that some of the boldest and most significant steps being taken by President Mahinda Rajapakse of Sri Lanka in trying...
Mandrin MattersThe spoiled SYSTEM
IN taking stock of the state of the civil services, it has to be conceded that the “bamboo” frame, despite hiccups and occasional...
Mandrin MattersGUILLOTINING TRANSPARENCY!
THE Prime Minister has on numer ous occasions stressed good gover nance and accountability and that there should be more professionalism and transparency...
Mandrin MattersBrouhaha over ‘bounty’
The panel must heed market realities in recommending salary hikes The Sixth Pay Commission is expected to turn in its report soon so...
Mandrin MattersI WAS a babu, but am no longer one. Having spent about four decades in the corridors of government, I may have become...
Mandrin MattersD-D—ouble-Digit D-D—Development–for whom?
The Formidable FoursomeManmohan Singh, P Chidambaram, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and C Rangarajan – are firm believers in the “GDP growth-trickle down” philosophy. Based...
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Missing the wood for the trees
How can the industry think waiver of the $35 visa fee will lure more tourists? If there was a prize for the most...
ByNIRANJAN DESAIMarch 3, 2009