Rajasthan Chief Secretary V.Srinivas could not have chosen better day than The Constitution Day to launch ‘open door policy' for officers working in his team.
Srinivas, who was leading the administrative reforms at centre before joining back his home cadre as the Chief Secretary, has fixed three days – Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of every week – for open discussion with officers without any pre decided agenda. Officers working in secretariat, outside or from districts may visit Chief Secretary's office between 10-10.30 in the morning without any prior appointment. There will be ‘Open House' where officers will be free to put across their concerns, viewpoints and opinions before the Chief Secretary.
“As a mark of good governance, Srinivas has made himself accessible to officers. It encourages communication and allows them to voice concerns or ideas without fear of reprisal. This is seen in positive light,” said a senior IAS officer.
What is the big message?
This is a small gesture but carries big for bureaucracy. It shows that Srinivas is receptive and invites ideas and feed back from officers in a democratic way. This will go a long way in creating a transparent set up in state bureaucracy with two-way flow of information.
With Srinivas opening up and allowing feedback from subordinates, system will become more open and accountable. Senior IAS officers too have to adopt open door policy for their subordinates giving birth to a well rounded feedback mechanism.
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