This week’s reading on Bureaucracy left me with a bad taste.
One of the sub headings in the reading was labeled as the “Functions of
bureaucracies,” and what is alarming and concerning is that in our country, one
does not see even one of the functions getting fulfilled efficaciously. Every
nation knows the positive ripple effects of a strong bureaucracy, and the state
of our bureaucracy is nothing but sad.
There are numerous functions that a bureaucracy fulfills,
but in the reading, the four main ones labeled are carrying out administration,
offering policy advice, articulating and aggregating interests and maintaining
political stability. Policy making and effective administration are the aspects
that have been under severe criticism since many years in our country. Not only
is the country lacking in efficient running, barely any efficacious policies
are made regarding any aspect of development. Interests of groups of
individuals are mocked upon and when it comes to maintaining political
stability, the situation is nothing but deploring. Pakistan tries to run on the
principle of democracy and what is amusing is that democratic governments have
failed to complete their tenures almost
every time.
Some would probably comment on my post, telling me to stay optimistic
about my own country, I’d just like to make it clear; I am a firm believer of
criticism for betterment. The CSS exam itself which selects the civil servants
in our country, recruits 7.5% people based on merit and education while the
other 92.5% percent is selected on the basis of the “quota system.” The quota system
is nothing but a farce method of maintaining that there is a equal
representation of minorities across the country. This quota system is full of
corruption and people getting in even if they don’t deserve it at all. Thus
even though we have learned that bureaucracy is what keeps a government running
and it is that structure that maintains efficient running, we really need a
stringent accountability method to ensure our bureaucracy tries to get out of
the numerous flaws and traps which is holding it back.
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