Chennai: Minister of Finance Tamil Nadu Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said the governance and public administration in India needed more professionalism and continuity to ensure efficiency.
“I just took the institutional knowledge / memory just like that, but I got the biggest surprise when I assumed the office.
In the administration, we do not have institutional continuity / knowledge that simple small businesses will be built into it,” he said.
“We need more Investment and professionalism in the field of government, “he added.
Rajan talks about Federalism at the XVI International Conference on Public Policy and Management organized by the Public Policy Center at IIM Bangalore (IIM B) on Monday.
He noted that ministers and bureaucrats continued to change and continuity only occurred under the cadres of IAS officers, who were rarely related to the ministers.
In fact there is no efficient data, dashboard, record storage or electronic infrastructure adds to complexity, he added.
On the need to rethink and reuse the use of resources, he quotes a sample of soil.
“Land is a big asset, under utilized in most states and lack of land is a big barrier for industrial growth,” he said, showing that, for example, there is no need for large land treaty to be allocated for official housing for officials and government ministers In the main part of the city, “he said.
He shows that the government has begun the process of involvement with experienced specialists in each field to bring fresh ideas, note that compassion, empathy, and open minds are more important and impact than qualifications, technical skills, or Experience.
Session, following talks, moderated by Ms.
Sriram, Chairperson, Public Policy Center in IIM-B.