Power and Administrative Transition: After Election Polls in India

Power and Administrative Transitions: After Election Polls in India

I just want to begin with normal transition of outsources service.. when the client wants to transition the service handled by his team or other vendor to an outsource service player..see how professional they define the scope, what to deliver, who is involved, roles and responsibilities, SLA’s, Services Offering, plan and mentor / train the people involved and also monitor the deliverables for a stipulated duration after outsourcing.

Once the elections are over there is no process or hand holding mechanism for the new Govt to explain, provide updates, transition the knowledge to the newly elected party.

When the New Govt is elected and selected by the people in India.. I observed there is no Power and Administrative transition mechanism in India.

For the newly elected members, its almost a naked situation. They are not briefed about the situation, plans and strategies followed etc.

India should learn from USA where the newly formed Govt is given proper Administrative and Power transition.

Let’s hope that this will happen soon / or in the near future even in India.

Jai Ho..!!

Political Reforms : College for MLA/MP’s – Electoral College of India?

Political Reforms : College for MLA/MP’s – Electoral College of India?

Education and Training:

I feel all our MLA/MP’s should go thru a grueling 6 months to 1 year training on their roles, responsibilities, duties and also they should understand about the society and the position of the country in depth and relevantly.

I will come to you clearly where I am coming from..

We have NDA/Military school for armed forces, we have administrative staff college, we have colleges / training institutes for Bank officers, we have formal training for all the IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, IES, IFS etc after their selection thru UPSC ( Union Public Service commission ) exams conducted by central govt. And also we have Probation period for each / every position in the Govt and Private sector ? Why not there is no Probation Period for Politicians ? Why not they are also properly educated, trained and mentored by Electoral College of India? I propose Govt. should seriously think of setting up a “Electoral College of India” an autonomous Institution run and managed by finest professionals and legendary personalities from all the fields say Army, Social, Financial, Management, Corporate, Engineering, Medical, Arts, Markets, Defense, Industrial, Service, Hospital sectors etc.. The Objective is to impart update, professional and advanced training to MLA/MP’s so that they are aware of the what’s happening in India, what should they are expected to deliver and also they should know what they be aware of..!!

When we a have a UPSC process for selecting IAS, IPS, IRS etc Govt. servants why not we also have this for Politicians ?

Each and every field should be run by people with basic educational qualifications and also experience. For example to become a defense minister the person should be from Defense. People with defense experience at least General level officer should be elected as defense minister.

A health minister should be at least a doctor – MBBS.. if people with no credential can also become a central health minister? Then its shameful to any country. People can say if the person is good then he can manage any portfolio ? Can any one say if there is a way to find GOOD person / citizen? Its difficult na??

That’s why when there a qualification requirement for every post / position..then there should be Qualification to Politicians also?

This way all the candidates with proper qualification and knowledge will be able to server people of India in a better way.

Let’s hope that this will happen soon / or in the near future.

Jai Ho..!!

Ref 2: Time and Importance for United IT Associates in IT Industry - India

When companies can form a union or forum like NASSCOM then there is need for all IT & ITES professionals to have a representation.

The Forum should work with a charter to bring / build a bridge between companies and employees to safe guard thier interests, protect basic rights and a crucial role to play in the growth of IT Industry in India.

In Future :

One thing is for sure.. If any company thinks they are most ethical, good in corporate governance and investor freindly then there is no reason for them not be employee friendly there by they should also promote IT UNION / IT ASSOCIATE FORUMS in thier companies.

I feel very bad even from employees side... they are only focussed on thier work, pay and growth but they have ignored thier social responsibility..

And in this tough times the only target is them only ( the employees ). Its time all employees wake up and be aware of thier basic rights, roles and responsibilities in the society.

Some Ideas and Direction:

Once all the IT & ITES professionals form an Union / Association they should voluntarly contribute at least 1 % of thier income to growth society or up liftment of other industry. The Union should show case the WORLD same way the Industry developed and show cased to the Global / International community.

First IT Company:

There fore I suggest the FIRST Company that should start work in this direction is INDIA's favorite IT bench mark company INFOSYS ( http://www.infosys.com ). When they can set bench marks in investor returns, corporate governace, ethical, employee friendly, also gives back to society then there is no reason for them not to show case other companies that they can also support IT UNION / IT ASSOCIATES / IT EMPLOYEES FORUM. This will send right signals to other companies too.

Hello Sir : Do you hear me ?

Let Mr. Narayana Murthy guide this forum.. I feel he is the best person to lead this Initiative and take forward.

There is no reason for him to be not kind enough to the IT employees.

Its also sad that in IT Industry PEOPLE ( professionals ) are only assests to companies but companies ignore thier ASSETS during the bad times and also the first target in their cost cutting plans.

What is hurting ?

Most of the IT companies are still making 30 % profit and still have plenty of cash...it is not fair for them to lay off people. Govt should interefer IMMIDIATELY ON SU MOTO CASE that only loss making IT companies should lay off as last measure.

Simple question to all IT companies running under ( STPI ):

When Govt allots land and infra., power on nominal rates, tax exemption benefits to the companies are they not using public / people's assets / property for thier own use ? How can they ignore and send people out ? Are the people or MACHINES ?

Request : All good / common sense and socially responsible professionals should think and contribute to society they are in and to the Industry ..finally to thier own good future.

The below article is one good example of what to expect in the future...

Jai Hind.

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News item / article published in TIMES OF INDIA dated: 01st May, 2009

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Techies say ‘no’ to pink slips
Mini Joseph Tejaswi TNN

Bangalore: The IT/BPO workers’ association, UNITES Professionals India, will run a ‘Stop the pink slip’ signature campaign between May 1 and 31. The organization hopes to collect over a lakh signatures from tech workers in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram and submit it to industry body Nasscom on June 2. The move is aimed at urging employers to explore upbuilding/creative cost-cutting options, rather than layoffs. “A large number of employees today fear losing their jobs. It’s adversely impacting their performances. So it’s very important to create a safe and secure work atmosphere,’’ said Karthik Shekhar, secretary general, UNITES. Multiple channels like online, offline and Second Life will be used to take the month-long campaign across. “Pink-slipping is alien to India. Instead of firing, companies should focus on staff training, skill enhancement or learning of new languages like Chinese, Russian, German, French. They should realise that bench sitters are live intellectual bodies and not perishable commodity. And getting rid of jobs via the new-found, unscientific, biased performance evaluation is unfair,’’ said Shekhar. “It’s impossible to believe that all tax-free revenues racked up by tech/BPO firms over the years have dried up. Many companies are using recession as an excuse to prune jobs and salaries,’’ said Aadil Nagrath, a BPO employee. “Being sacked gave me a crazy feeling of uncertainty. I woke up one morning to realise that I have nowhere to go and no money is going to reach me until I find another job. It has nothing to do with pink, it’s only about being in deep red, black and blue,’’ said Cherill (name changed), a senior technology professional who was laid off by Wipro. In the campaign, each IT/BPO employee will be asked to sign a pink card, addressed to Nasscom chairman Pramod Bhasin, that will say, among other things, that issuance of pink slips should happen only if the sustainability of a company is at risk.

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Madam Jayalalitha's comments : on Tamils in SL

Ref: my article : Why Tamilians in Sri Lanka not Considered as Indians ?

If the Indian Govt does not act then one fine day the Tamils will ask for separate country for them from INDIA.

INDIA its time we support our own people rather ignoring them.

See Puratchi Thalaivi Jaya Lalitha's statement today..

http://election.rediff.com/report/2009/apr/30/loksabhapoll-india-army-for-eelam-promises-aiadmk.htm
I'll ask Centre to send Indian army to Lanka to form Eelam: JayaApril 30, 2009 05:17 ISTUpping the ante, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagam supremo Jayalalithaa said on Wednesday that if a government of her choice was formed at the Centre after Lok Sabha polls, she would take steps to send the Indian army [Images] to Sri Lanka [Images] to form a separate Tamil Eelam in that country. Addressing an election meeting here, she said "naan sollum madhya arasu amayndal, India padaiyai anuppi tani eelam amaikka nadavadikkai eduppen." (If a central government of my choice is formed, I will steps to send our troops to Sri Lanka to form separate Eelam)." Attacking Congress leaders for criticising her that she was not aware of international law, Jayalalithaa asked whetherthey would flay Indira Gandhi [Images] in a similar vein for sending the Indian army to create Bangladesh and Rajiv Gandhi [Images] forsending the IPKF to Sri Lanka in 1987. Jayalalithaa's remarks came days after she made a dramatic shift in her party's position last week and said she wouldstrive for formation of a separate "Tamil Eelam" (homeland for Tamils) in Sri Lanka, saying it alone would solve the decades long ethnic strife in the island nation. The Sri Lankan Tamils issue has come to occupy centrestage in the run-up to Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu
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What ever action ..some times ...bit crazy or very courageous steps only powerful people can think and execute. She definitely belongs to that category.

Remember in first time in history ( In India / WW ) she removed state gov employees ( around 6 laks ..that's what I remember) in one shot !!

A PM for any country needs that kind of guts. I always feel if there is any remote chance in future she is a better candidate for INDIA as PM.

Debate wide open..
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