How to Stop Corruption in Transfers and Promotions

Posted March 17, 2011
India has seen fake IAS officers, fake teachers, and fake ministers. Indians in general have experienced indifferent attitude of incompetent of government staff in almost all offices. India has seen whimsical appointments in government offices and forgery in almost all competitive test conducted for admission in schools, colleges and universities. Unemployed youths and serving employees in government offices have plenty of experience of fraudulent activities related to recruitment and promotions in government department. India has several examples when meritorious candidates are rejected and non-meritorious candidates who fulfill demands of recruiters (such as bribe, gifts, powerful recommendations, etc) are selected. One could not dream of the fact that even Pilot officers may be recruited through forged means. It is possible in India only.



Large scale corruption is involved in all types of examination, tests, recruitment processes, promotion process, postings and transfers of Human resources. Chief Minister of a state treats even IAS officers as his home servants. CMD and CEO of banks and public sector undertakings are selected only if there is recommendation of a minister or there is a strong lobby behind a person desiring to be CMD or ED or CEO.When head of a department comes through corrupt ways and means, one can imagine of its repercussion and far reaching ramification down the level. Chain of transfers takes place as per choice of top officers. Choice is seldom based on merit but on more often than not based on quantity of bribe he is offered .Merit is getting disrespect everywhere and non performers but corrupt persons are always getting preferences.



As a matter of fact seeds of corruptions are sown from the very day of admission of a child in schools and it continues from getting employment to getting retirement benefits. Everywhere there is prominent role of bribe and flattery. And undoubtedly such unhealthy culture results in escalation of corruption in India. All efforts taken to curtail or reduce the level of corruption goes in vain and proves to be ineffective in practice.



Need of the hour is therefore to stop unhealthy practice in employment, posting, promotion and transfer prevalent in Indian administrative offices throughout the country.



CBI is more often than not ,asked to investigate into fraud or any matter related to loss of money to bank or any other office, but never in conduct of top officers who are indulged in unhealthy practices in process of examination, tests, recruitment processes, promotion process , transfers and postings. Punishments are never awarded to wrong doers in our country. It is always junior level staff who are made scapegoat for all evil works done by top ranked officers and ministers.



I am therefore of strong opinion that CBI investigation should be conducted into all recruitment and promotion processes which are taking place and which took place during last 10 to 30 years. This can only reveal the truth of corrupt and unhealthy practices going on for years and years and prevalent in almost all government departments which leads in unhealthy practices and rise in corruption.



Permanent Solution to this cancerous disease of bribe or flattery oriented recruitment, posting, promotion in government offices is to punish those officers who misused their discretionary powers and perpetuated reign of injustice for their vested interest and who accumulated illegal wealth through such unfair means. Only punishment to corrupt officers sitting at top post can demonstrate the real intention of the government and only such effective actions can only pave the way for real reformation in banking industry in particular and government department in general.