PDF, 6th July 2016
Even as the 25th anniversary of the economic reforms is being observed, two unrelated
developments at the Centre and the States, respectively, draw attention to the functioning of the
machinery of government. We have news from Delhi that, following the recommendation
(अनु रोध) of the Seventh Pay Commission, the Cabinet has approved a 23.5 per cent hike in the
salary of Central government employees. Then, from Kerala there is news that its government is
considering constituting an administrativereforms commission to be headed by former Chief
Minister V.S. Achuthanandan. The Kerala government has also shown itself to be concerned
over the constitutional propriety of its plan in that it has sought advice on whether the proposal
would run afoul (गलत तर के से) of the principle of ‘office of profit’, as Mr. Achuthanandan is a
sitting MLA. Both announcements have implications ( न हताथ) for us as citizens.
I start with the news from Kerala. The said proposal for an administrative reforms commission
has come from a left-wing government. This is significant (मह वपू ण), as the intellectuals linked
to the communists have generally played down the will to power of the bureaucracy
(द तरशाह ). They concentrate their energies on demonising the market. While it is absolutely
essential following the triumphalism that has accompanied the collapse of the former Soviet
Union to query the efficacy of the market mechanism, social analysis that ignores the role of the
bureaucracy implies (समझना) credulousness when it is not actually complicit. Perhaps the Left
intellectuals avoid the critical approach as they fear alienating (बेचान करना) the bureaucracy on
whom their party must rely when it eventually comes to power. From the point of view of social
critique, however, this is deficient (दोषयु त), as the bureaucracy in India has shown itself to be
quite capable of slowing down, when not actually subverting (पलट दे ना), the programmes of
democratically elected governments. This it is able to do with impunity (द ड मु ि त) given its
near-exclusive control of the machinery of government. Attempted oversight has proved to be
too distant to be effective. While India’s top bureaucracy is protected by statute, its lower
echelon achieves independence by closing ranks whenever the action of its members is
challenged; the clogged courts are hardly a source of redressal for the citizen having to engage
with the latter on a daily basis.
1. Recommendation (N) अनु रोध / अनु शस
ं ा
 Synonyms : Advice / Approval / Charge / Order / Proposal

Antonyms : Disapproval / Refusal / Blame / Rejection
2. Afoul (Adv.) गलत तर के से

Synonyms : Wrongly / Badly / Faultily / Out of turn

Antonyms: Good / Well / Right
3. Implication (N) न हताथ / उलझाव

Synonyms : Association / Suggestion / Overtone / Hint

Antonyms : Measurement / Truth / Reality / Proof
4. Significant (Adj.) मह वपू ण / अ भ ायपू ण

Synonyms : Compelling / Important / Powerful / Serious

Antonyms : Trivial / Minor / Unimportant / Meaningless
5. Bureaucracy (N) द तरशाह / नौकरशाह

Synonyms : Red tape / Authority / Ministry / Government / Management / Ministry /
Commission
6. Imply (V) समझना / सु चत करना / का अथ होना

Synonyms : Entail / Hint / Involve / Mention / Betoken / Import / Evidence / intend

Antonyms : Define / State / Express
7. Alienation (N) मन फराव

Synonyms : Division / Separation / Rupture

Antonyms : Charm / Agreement / Connection / Friendliness
8. Deficient (Adj.) दोषयु त / कमी

Synonyms : Defective / Faulty / Amiss / Lacking

Antonyms : Abundant / Perfect / Ample / Strong
9. Subverting (V) पलट दे ना / नाश करना

Synonyms : Unload / Invert / Distort / Destroy
10. Impunity (N) द ड मु ि त

Synonyms : Freedom / Liberty / License / Security

Antonyms : Denial / Veto / Prohibition
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