Re: kalyan's suggestions for development of india

I offer my best wishes to Mr. Kalyan Chandra in his Indian Civil
Service examinations.
My understanding is that the Indian Civil Service (ICS) officers
implement policy and do not make policy. In a democracy, policies come
out of laws enacted by the parliament and the assemblies. Ministers and
elected members of these bodies pass laws. Ministers oversee the
development of policies, regulations, and rules in harmony with the
laws enacted. Of course, civil service officials assist in the
formulation of bills, policies, regulations, and rules. However, the
key function of ICS (IAS, IFS, IPS, etc.) officials is to implement the
laws, policies, regulations, and rules.
Consequently, the qualifications and competencies required of these
officials will be different from those of political leaders. The Senior
Executive Service (SES) in the US is somewhat similar to the ICS (or
IAS) in India. Selection to the SES is based on Executive Core
Qualifications (ECQ) as follows.
1. Leading Change,
2. Leading People,
3. Results Driven,
4. Business Acumen, and
5. Building Coalitions/Communications.
A detailed explanation of these ECQ's is given at
http://www.opm.gov/ses/ecq.asp.
I believe that aspirants to the Indian civil service can benefit by
taking a look at the ECQ's.