Click to play videoNew Delhi: Why can't the Government follow a corporate model in its dealings with the people?
Why can it not introduce some essential facelift to accommodate efficiency, transparency and accountability – three elements essential to democracy?
The 'Government Incorporated' pipe dream may soon be on its way to becoming a reality.
With Cabinet Secretary B K Chaturvedi calling for a meeting with the chief secretaries of all states in early July, drastic changes in the way the Government and the public interact will be incorporated.
CNN-IBN takes a look at the four big dreams.
Government of the people, for the people
How can the country have Government-run fair-price shops that do not even meet the basic standards of hygiene?
The sarkari, drab fair-price shops need to be given a drastic makeover for a chic, departmental store look.
With even the Left parties asking for a stronger Public Distribution System, smart ration shops may soon be the new reality for the average Indian consumer.
E-governance
Out with the thick, dusty, yellowed files. After all, it’s the age of electronic governance and that’s what the Government is aiming for.
The chief secretaries will be asked to ensure that all loose ends are tied up so that people can get their Government-related paperwork done on time and smoothly - all in the spirit of the Right to Information.
‘Saral’ification of taxes
This would apply to not just the complicated Income Tax form.
Other taxes like property, water and all the rest that make standing in serpentine queues compulsory will also be in the ambit of Saral.
Follow suit
If some can do it, then why can't the others? More specifically, if states like Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu can implement - and successfully - the various Government-run welfare schemes, then the good deed needs to spread to other states as well.
Reports show that some schemes like the mid-day meal programme have borne fruit in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
So, bureaucrats should try for replication of these successful schemes in those states where the Government report card shows things are really lagging behind.
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