In India Do IAS Officers get the Power and Respect they Deserve?


According to reports, around 35 percent of officers have been suspended in the present Samajwadi Party government and almost double the numbers were suspended during the BSP regime of Mayawati.

"The civil services are meant to be public service, but it has become more like private service now," said a member of the IAS Officers' Association.

IAS officials feel that they are not able to utilize their position completely, as they are forced to obey the norms put forward by the governing leaders of their constituencies, giving an impression to them that they are being used as puppets.    

"Frequent suspensions and transfers have a very demoralizing effect on civil servants. A minimum tenure should be ensured so that they can efficiently and fearlessly do their job," said Sanjay Dhoosreddy, the secretary of the IAS Officers' association, as reported by Pandey.

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