Three member select committee at University of Kerala
Chairperson: Dr.P.P. Ajay Kumar
Venue: Pro-Vice Chancellor Chamber, Senate house, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Date: 19/Nov/2019
Time: 3:10pm
Me: Good afternoon sir!!
Chairman: Take your seat.
What is your domain of Post Graduation?
Public Administration or Political Science.
Me: Public Administration.
Chairman: Public Administration!! Ok fine... where you did your PG?
Me: IGNOU, Indira Gandhi National Open University.
Chairman: What you have done after PG? Have you Published any paper?? Or Ph.d??
Me: No sir, I have not published any paper. I am doing my Masters in Economics. And am working for a Private Institution.
Chairman: What kind of Institution?
Me: It is a coaching Academy for Competitive exams like UPSC and other Public Service exams. Kamaraj IAS Academy, in Chennai.
Chairman: what you do there?
Me: I work as a part-time teaching faculty for Public Administration and Indian Economy.
Member 1: Can you explain the aspects of Indian Administrative Setup as envisaged by Kautilya.
Me: Yes sir,..
Member 1: You know about Chanakya, his role & contribution in Ancient History!??
Me: Yes sir, though our present Indian Administration has evolved by adopting ideas from Mughal Administration and Modern Western philosophies, it rooted in the Ancient past.
Many ideas of Kautilya's Arthasastra are deep rooted in our Administrative System.
1. Be it Intelligence Bureau, RAW (I couldn't recall the verbatim "Espionage")
2. Chanakya have enlisted the required quality and characters of a Government Servant. He also prescribed "Recruitment procedures" for them.
3. Be it Financial Management, be it emphasis of "Welfare of People" as primary objective.
Present day Administrative system still deep rooted in it.
Member 1: ok fine. Then there is a problem of "Corruption" in India. How you see it?
Me: I view it as Riggs description of Prismatic Sala Society. Any society for that matter in a "Transition Stage" would face this kind of issue.
Member 1: So, You say it is an inevitable, harsh reality?
Member 1: Indian Society in transition, people are in dilemma whether to hold on to old value system or switch over the modern western philosophical value system. There is a crisis of identity. (Yes, My choice of terminology has mis-communicated my opinion)
Member 1: I am asking about "Corruption"
Me: Yes sir, I mean the Value System or Poor Value Education which pave way for all miseries. Menace of Corruption becomes a harsh reality.
Member 1: How should the Human Resource in India be managed for growth and progress?
Me: By inculcating proper Education, Good Health care system and then by imparting training, skill enhancement so they can be employed in better way and this way it turn to be a Effective Capital "Human Capital"
Member 1: In your own state of Tamil Nadu, what are the problems of Administration.
Me: (I just smiled and said)
Primary problem is poor Public Participation. Administrator lack connection with Ground Reality and People lack awareness. Be it Government schemes or Policy, if people are not well informed, then Administration of the same become ineffective.
Member 1: Then How effective is e-Governance in India?
Me: Yes sir, there are many initiatives by Central and State Governments.
Member 1: Do you know about "e-Governance" What is that?
Me: Yes sir, It is the delivery of Government services through Online Platform.
(He nodded his head, gesturing me to proceed)
Now a days people have got wide access to internet even the Smart phone in everyone's hand has Internet connection. Apart from that we have "Bharat Net" initiatives providing Broadband access across Panchayats. Still people lack awareness about Government Initiatives, Schemes and Penetration of DIGIT LITERACY need more improvement.
The responsibilities lies with the Educated communities and Educational institutions to spread awareness among People.
Chairman: (Pointing to the third member)
Sir, do you have any questions to ask?
Member 3: No, No!!! (Gestured like let him go)
Chairman: Thank you, you can leave now.
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