Whispers Forum

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Having one agency for all investigation agencies and putting it under a CDS like authority looks good theoretically but how will it function ? Different Economic Investigation wings are governed by different Acts. Add to it, different agencies report to different Secretary level officials and have different set up and the designated judicial courts are also different for their prosecution. Besides, one single agency will not be able to deal with a large number of different types of economic offences - like tax evasion, bribery, counterfeiting of currency, bank frauds, money laundering, hawala transactions – occurring frequently. It is, therefore, practically not possible to have only one agency to deal with so many economic offences. Also, there will be many legal impediments which need to be addressed and cleared before creating such a post.
Sanjay Bhargava
Stupidity to file complaint after 10 years
The applicant could have filed another RTI application rather than filing a complaint after 10 years. It is not even a misuse of RTI but plain stupidity to file an appeal or complaint after 10 years
Sukumar Upadhyay

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I agree with Sudhir Kumar. Constitution of CDS like post will definitely lower the morale of the Heads of several agencies that the country currently has to deal with economic offences. The agencies like CBI, ED, DRI, CEI and FIU will not be able to work freely and professionally. The Government should rethink over such a plan, if any.
Anil Martin
Autonomous Bodies not meeting objectives
The autonomous bodies were set up by the Government to ensure efficient and time bound manner decision with its own officials and also to check the red tapism along with the Ministry functioning but the way the administrative ministries deploying its officials to this autonomous bodies for longer period to control them is matter of concern and defeating its very purpose of existence. The seeds of corruption are bowed from this arena only. The Ministries work as pick and choose type, where autonomous organizations are set up for service providing, where no one wants to go even forcefully send where as infrastructure creating Organization, a lobby is created for posting there. Organizations like DoPT should put up strict checks on such moves and work to strengthen the cadre of this autonomous organization.
Priyanka Agarwal
CSS should be treated at par with IAS cadre
All other issues including recognition of CSS as organized group services should also be done by DoPT, at par with IAS cadre
Ananad Ranjan Kumar

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It is easier said than done because the nature of crimes investigated by various agencies is different. You can have a leader of the armed forces. But a CDS like authority to supervise economic offences is a rather impractical proposal. Constitution of CDS like post will definitely lower the morale of Heads of these agencies viz, CBI, ED, DRI, CEI and FIU.
Sudhir Kumar
Middle class now turning in lower or poor middle class
I beg to disagree AK that petrol prices are not affecting normal citizens, traffic jams are the result of poor infrastructure by the Government of India, if there are enough buses, metro links, no one would like to waste time in traffic jams & stressful life too. People are paying through their nose to earn bread & butter for a forcible commute. Middle class is now turning into a lower or poor middle class. At this rate India will have corporate, industrialists, politicians & civil servants, others will be poor slaves living squarely.
Harish Kumar
Thanks for covering the story. Please cover a detailed story on CSS issues.
Vineet Mishra

Regret your news items. The Punjab bureaucracy is not divided on the party line. Please avoid such gossip.
Suresh Kumar
MHA yet to forward CR proposal of CAPFs
Cadre review: the DoPT has given instructions to the MHA to put forward the CR proposal of CAPFs , if they are due for this last year only, but till date the MHA has not forwarded or even not asked the concerned CAPFs to put forward their CR for further to DoPT. It shows the injustice to the strong CAPF cadre who is fighting against the odds. DoPT should take this issue seriously.
Mahesh

Many academicians, educationists including vice-chancellors of leading central universities have expressed grave misgivings about the UGC mandated Common Entrance Test for admission to Central Universities without however suggesting better options. The sensible thing therefore would be to scrap all entrance tests and provide admission by a computerized lottery system while retaining the present scheme of reservations. Since no one is quite clear as to define merit let alone determine it, the lottery system is the only equitable system. It will save a lot of time and money. At least no one can claim that it is biased.
Raghavan, Gurgaon

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Constitution of CDS like post will definitely lower the morale of Heads of CBI, ED, DRI, CEI and FIU. They can't work freely and professionally. The Government should scrap the plan if thought of it.
Sandeep Kumar
Misuse of vehicles needs to be stopped
Something has to be done fast to bring an end to the prevalent regime of misuse of vehicles at the exchequer's cost by Ministers and Bureaucrats or otherwise our society is going to heavily pay for it in the near future. The judiciary also, in this business, does not go unscathed.
Anurag

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Such government schemes take too long to materialize. It’s not a simple task to have one investigation agency to probe financial crimes given the scope and nature of such crimes is so different. A similar proposal to replace autonomous education regulators like UGC and AICTE with the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) has been hanging fire for years. In the defence sector it is a different thing. You can have a leader of the armed forces. But a CDS like authority to supervise economic offences is a rather impractical proposal. It may take too long to materialize. It could lead to controversies and disputes.
Brijesh Kumar
Inflation spirals out of control
Hikes in essential commodities may not be an issue for some political parties. But it is a blazing issue causing a detrimental effect on the living of a common man in this country. It is a matter of fact that the inflation in this country has spiralled out of control.
Aadesh Kumar Gupta