
THE Government of India is a leviathan and bureaucrats are widely accused of being mired in procedures. They are also seen as obsessed with their own powers. Instead of facilitating development they tend to slow it down. How can they be made more accountable and action-oriented? Can they go from salaried karamcharis to role-driven karmayogis?
An elaborate exercise driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself is underway to change the way the bureaucracy performs. The Capacity Building Commission (CBC. . .