The
frequent shunting of secretaries in the Revenue Department is posing hurdles in
the smooth functioning of the department, with many important decisions getting
delayed and files getting bundled up. The last time the department had a secretary
for a long period was when Nivedita P Haran was the secretary for more than
five years before she was made the director of the Institute of Management in
Government in April 2012.
From
April 2012, the department had seen a continuous change of guard with six
secretaries till now. K B Valsala Kumari, who came after Nivedita P Haran,
retired in October 2012, which means she
was at the helm of affairs for just six months. The government then appointed G
Kamala Vardhana Rao and he took charge in January 2013. However, he went on
leave in May 2013, the gap then was filled by T O Sooraj, who was given the
charge. In June, the government handed over the charge to T J Mathew, who
continued till September. Rao, who came back from leave joined as secretary in
October and continued till November after which he took leave. The government then gave the charge to Asha
Thomas and Tom Jose, who were in the post for about ten days each. And now Satyajeet
Rajan is the new secretary who took over on Tuesday.
The
continuous shunting of officers has affected the sustained functioning of the
department. Highly placed sources alleged that there are no takers for the post
as there was much interference and pressure on the officers , especially in
controversial issues.
They said that the officials had just vanished to avoid
any compromise and as they were not given a free hand to take decisions.
Moreover, the government has shunted the officials who had taken stern
decisions.
Source: The New Indian Express
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