Bureaucracy News
Bureaucracy News
Earlier this week, the government compulsorily
retired’ a dozen senior officers of the Income
Tax Department by invoking a rule which was
dreaded during the 1975-77 Emergency but is
rarely used. The finance ministry resorted to
Rule 56 ) under the fundamental rules of
government to force retirement upon officers
deemed to be corrupt or ineffective. While such action against senior employees is
unprecedented, does it mean that the long
suffering public can look forward to bold steps
towards a reformed administration and cleaner
governance?
