BENGALURU: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar On Saturday he flagged concerns about the hiring of retirees and the tendency of government officials to get extensions in service or a particular position, saying they are a setback for others in line.
Delivering the opening speech of the XXV National Conference of State Presidents Public Service Commission In Bengaluru, the vice president said it defies the expectations of many in the queue and goes against the doctrine of expectations. He said people spend decades being in a “particular rhythm” and extensions indicate that some individual is indispensable, although indispensability is a myth. “Therefore, it is incumbent on public service commissions at the state and central levels that when they have a role in such situations, they must be firm,” the vice president said.
Dhankhar added that in public service commissions, appointment cannot be driven by patronage or favouritism. The public service commission chairman or a member cannot attach himself to a particular ideology or an individual as that would undo the essence and spirit of the framework of the Constitution, Dhankhar said during his speech at the national conference of service presidents. state public. Commissions in Bangalore.
Calling the post-retirement hiring trend “a problem,” he said it has come to the point in some states that employees never retire. “Particularly those in the premium services, they receive a series of nomenclatures, this is not good… Any generosity of this type is the antithesis of what the framers of the Constitution envisioned,” he said.
On the subject of paper leaksDhankhar said public service commissions must curb “this menace”, which has become an industry. He added that now young applicants have two fears: one is the fear of the exam and the second is the fear of the questionnaires being leaked.
Dhankhar also expressed concern about the divisive and polarized political climate, calling it much more “dangerous than climate change.” He added that if the bureaucracy ingratiates itself to a particular dispensation, or emasculates itself, the nation pays an enormous price.