Telangana CM Revanth takes dig at IAS officers, says they need to change their thought process

In the past, IAS officers used to enlighten politicians on the consequences of the proposals submitted to them. These days, that practice has declined, he says

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy stressed the need for IAS officers to change their thought process and said they should change their attitude of creating hurdles and causing inconvenience, besides writing negative comments on files.

“I am clueless as to which direction the system is heading. I am not happy over the attitude of a few officers,” he said.

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In the past, IAS officers used to enlighten politicians on the consequences of the proposals submitted to them. These days, that practice has declined, he said.

Speaking after releasing ‘Life of a Karma Yogi – Memoir of a Civil Servant’ written by retired IAS officer Gopalakrishna Naidu here on Sunday, he said as per the Secretariat business rules, officers should help the political executives and prepare file notes and explain the issues. “But these days, I am coming across officers, who encourage committing mistakes. This is not good for the society,” Revanth Reddy said.

Many civil servants sacrificed their family time and worked hard for the development of the nation. These days, new officers were taking wrong precedents in society as role models. While undergoing training, they were sporting uniforms and sitting in police stations to fix civil panchayats. This was unfortunate, he said.

“Despite repeated instructions to the IAS officers to conduct field inspections, they were hesitating to step out of their AC rooms. I don’t know if AC usage is a disease,” Revanth Reddy said.

As policy executives, a few political decisions were taken, and it was the duty of executive officers to implement those decisions. They have to enlighten politicians and create awareness on all subjects, he said.

He directed the Chief Secretary to conduct interactive sessions for Collectors and SPs with senior and retired bureaucrats and make them learn from their rich experiences.