Thiruvananthapuram: Just as Rs 10 crore was spent by the state exchequer till recently on 13 reports filed by the S Achuthanandan-led administrative reforms commission (ARC) that served from 2016 to 2021.
The accounts advocate reforms in a variety of sectors.
Nonetheless, these accounts are only gathering dust because being filed and awaiting execution.
Interestingly, according to particulars tabled prior to the meeting, the government has constituted a different committee, headed by chief secretary P Joy,”to analyze” the reports filed by the commission because August 2017, also”apply the recommendations at a one-way fashion”.
The government had invested 10.79 crore in August 18, 2016 until April 30, 2021, once the commission officially demitted office.
The commission filed its initial report from August 2017, that had been about reforming the vigilance program at the nation.
In 2018, the commission filed two accounts — ability growth of civil servants at the country in March along with also a report about welfare to faith in October.
Back in August 2019, the commission filed a second record on civil agencies in the nation.
In 2020the commission filed three reports that contained the report titled”towards people-centric service delivery” in March, next report on welfare for faith in September, also reports “public infrastructure- management and development” from November.
In 2021, the ARC filed five reports.
These include reports on”liability and public grievance redress mechanism in the authorities” and also”e-governance for improved governance” in 2 volumes (in January),”people-centric service delivery from local self-government associations”,”fund and preparation” and”secretariat reforms” (in February).
In its initial report on vigilance reforms, the commission had recommended establishing of a country vigilance commission together with statutory powers which may oversee, counsel and recommend suitable actions on the evaluation reports from the vigilance and also anti-corruption agency in the nation.
It was filed a draft action to establish a different three-member vigilance commission to be led by someone that has served or is presently serving as a high court judge for at least five decades.
In its final report on secretariat reforms, the commission had proposed several reforms at the secretariat, such as regrouping functionally-similar government divisions for successful and optimum functionality, which presently are staggered under different secretaries.
The fourth largest administrative reforms commission has been included by appointing V S Achuthanandan because the chairman of this commission, at the position of a cabinet minister from the nation.
Another members included former chief secretary C Nair as a fulltime worker, along with former IAS officer Neela Gangadharan because its part time member.
VS-led panel reports Collecting dust
