Powers to make decisions be placed where knowledge is present - Logic Power to make decisions is always placed at a point farthest from knowledge - Indian Civil Service

An overwhelming majority of Bureaucrats are respected *visibly*, for they have a high nusance value (potential). True respect comes by very rarely, for ability and value is also very rare amongst Bureaucrats.

Creation of Bodies (Authority / Committee and similar) with representations from a dozen departments, only means wasting of A4 sheets. #Governance #UPSC

Bureaucracy today is 10% Work , 90% Projection.

To produce a kg of Cotton atleast 5000 Litre of water is needed. Above it, the entire forest is chopped off. Economics beats everything in the short run.

A good law maker is a one who makes laws which are implementable. A good executive is a one who takes decisions which are enforceable. A good activist is a one who criticizes the above & sticks to idealism. (often romanticising things in the process) #Forest #Conservation

All 'Former Civil Servants' who write well drafted letters on various issues, should start teaching Communicative English in various Civil Service Training Institutes. #UPSC

A Government is as capable as its Civil Service. *Capability is a strong function of morale and Civil Service means the whole machinery not just the top.* #Governance

21st century India cannot leapfrog in the global competition if it is run by a 19th century colonial bureaucracy and systems, especially at the State and District level.

“... have an extraordinary genius for wrapping up a simple idea to make it sound extremely complicated.” *A Bachelor's degree in any Science or Engineering stream* #UPSC

Indians react to Civil Servants in two ways - Hero Worship or Mobocracy. #UPSC

We become what we eat and so does our Organisation, so what we review is vital. Review nonsense, only nonsense will prevail.

'Forest Fragmentation' is the 'elephant in the room'.

Just analyse why people rush towards some Services over others and take corrective steps. No. Then bureaucracy kicks in with its legendary “hierarchical” stick. It creates “lower” and “higher” Services—without ever saying it. And everyone learns their place. #UPSC