State Government's Benevolence

Muslim Murasu, October 2011

People go to government with their pleas to solve their various livelihood issues. But government employees are going to courts against government for various problems in the system. Government employees themselves are facing countless issues. People lose hope about their pleas.
The government that is apathetic to the cries of the employees that are under its authority is never going to give justice to people. Government will become useless and funds will be wasted.
Employee gets victimised by boastful, superiority, authoritative attitude of senior officials, their cowardly indecisiveness and cheap behavior. He goes to high court without any other go. He is forced to wage legal battle against his employer.
An exemplary government should first address the grievances of its employees. Litigation against government in high court that are pending for many months and years should be finalised within a set timeframe.
The present state government in Tamilnadu is functioning with courage and absolute majority. The government that seeks to be kind-hearted to the people should first set its house in order.
The number of cases against the government that are filed in high court can be frankly declared to the public. Today, state government offices look like go-downs of files and rules written by British.
Every day rules are changed and laws get amended. Honest employees and public-spirited officers have been impacted.
Wrong legal interpretations are hampering work. Going to audit has become akin to going to gallows. It is impossible to manage auditor without bribing.
Employees and officials do not show enough interest and involvement in many government projects owing to threat by auditors. It results in delays in spending state funds. Auditor traumatises employee with God-like powers. Eight officers with authority are signing a file. But only one employee or officer gets punished. Flash raids can be administered in the houses of auditors. It will bring out misappropriated government fund and open up a mine of black money.
This is the opportune moment for the Chief Minister to function with courage. Legal battles between government and employees that are going on for more than five years should be urgently brought to an end within a month.
Employees who are hurt and feel victimised are not going to provide effective administration. Curses from good hearts will impact administrators.