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Krishna warns 'inefficient' officials

By Our Special Correspondent

Bangalore Jan. 20. The Government will hereafter make the strictest possible scrutiny of the work of officials to "rest'' those incapable of translating its good intention and policies into reality, the Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, has said.

Mr. Krishna, who inaugurated a two-day "Conference of Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, and Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Panchayats" here on Monday, regretted a sort of detachment on the part of some officials and said the Government had taken a hard decision that a person, irrespective of his position, who had outlived his utility, be rested and an entry made in his confidential report.

The Government had some constraints and constitutional difficulties in taking action, but nothing would make it move away from the attention that it had bestowed on improving sectors such as housing, social welfare and rural development. A painful decision was necessary even if it became a drag on the economy. The officials should always remember this whether they served in Bangalore or elsewhere.

Simply because one was posted as Secretary in Bangalore, it should not be considered as a safe haven. Even he should be answerable, accountable and responsive. Mr. Krishna complimented the officers for their resilience when the Government faced several challenges last year and told them that they would have to face more problems in the coming months as the monsoon had failed in the last two years. Seeking emphasis on drought-relief works, drinking water supply, and power sector, he asked the officers to have a multi-dimensional approach to tackle them as any possible deficiency might even lead to a law and order situation.

This was an opportunity for the district administration to win acclaim from the people.

Pointing out that the drought this year was serious compared to the earlier two years, Mr. Krishna said the fact that 61,000 relief works were on was a matter of relief to some extent. However, there was a view that it was not enough.

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