Monday, May 21, 2012

Morale of the civil servants

“Speaking on "Civil Service Reforms" at a lecture on Saturday,” the Cabinet Secretary said "There is need to constantly perk up morale of civil services." One would love to know what the Hon'ble Cabinet Secretary has done to handle the issue of morale after the recent attack on the lady District Magistrate of Sambalpur, Odisha (who was subsequently made to apologise/express regrets at the lawlessness against her)? I,an old retired officer, do humbly submit that setting up of yet another Institute - 'Institute of Good Governance'is not going to help except perhaps create another post of Secretary to Government! State must seriously protect its honest, hardworking civil servants if it wants their morale to remain high.