Third Eye: Modi government tracks babus

Modi Govt Tracks Babus

The Modi government is keeping babudom on its toes and it’s not just the insistence on attendance. The Centre also wants to measure results and output. Only days back the Cabinet Secretary is learnt to have made a presentation to the prime minister on the outcomes of visits made abroad by bureaucrats on official tours.

Babus Can’t Take it Easy

Even as the government has ensured a 9 am reporting time in all government offices, there is a rumour in the bureaucratic circles that PMO keeps a close watch on all joint secretarylevel officers and gives a weekly report to PM naming senior officers. Even their reporting and departure timings are mentioned with attendance graph.

Will Ram Gopal Honour Azam?

UP minister Azam Khan’s declaration of taking the issue of religious intolerance to UN will be up for test early next month. His party colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav is slated to attend UN meeting as part of an Indian parliamentary delegation. Leaders in SP are wondering if he would honour Khan’s declaration. Obviously, Indian diplomatic corps will have to keep an eye on Yadav during his week-long sojourn to the UN.

Radha Mohan’s Juggling Act

Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh has another pressing job while camping in Patna, besides monitoring prices of the pulses in the country. He is trying to change the order of the PM rallies in the state on October 27 that is at present in order of Bettiah, Motihari and Sitamarhi. Singh has proposed the Motihari rally be held the last as it is closest to Patna for the PM to return comfortably.