Reshuffling govt. officials
With the installation of a new government, changes in the bureaucratic administrative systems are inevitable and it has been practised in most of the countries in the world as the new the government sometimes lacks confidence in the bureaucrats who had worked with the immediate past government or immediate past political government.
This sometimes works well and sometimes brings uncertainty.
It is true the bureaucrats have been recruited through the Public Service Commission by the government and it has been a continuous process of the government to recruit the best candidates through public open competition and a series of examinations and tests and they take oath after being successful. The Commission is an independent statutory body to select the best but some times subtle political interference cannot be ruled out.
The government changes after completion of its tenure, the bureaucrats can go up to 57 years of service before retirement and many of the present MPs are retired bureaucrats or government officials.
The bureaucrats are committed to working for the government, whoever comes to power, and it is the duty of the government to make sure that things are on the right track.
Political dimensions are different from the bureaucratic principles and perceptions and therefore the politicians are the main sprit to make them dynamic and positive but not through/adopting a punitive scheme, but by creating a conducive working environment.
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