A group of IIM-trained civil servants is campaigning for meritocracy in the civil services. They are beginning to be heard
Sample this conversation from the book, Yes Minister, between Dr. Cartwright, a bureaucrat, and Right Honourable Jim Hacker, minister, department of Administrative Affairs.
“Such delays happen in practically every project, be it highways, ports or power. Why? You cannot start a project of this scale, involving Rs. 50,000 crore, without first spending enough time on the drawing board. I am pretty certain that nobody from IIM would have advocated this kind of philosophy,” says Salholtra.
(This story appears in the 11 September, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)