Uncivil service

When bright young Indians write the civil services examination they opt for security of tenure and an assured pension that comes with the requirement that they observe service discipline, respect the principle of seniority and remain self-effacing till retirement. For years that is how the Indian Administrative, Foreign, Police and other Services (IAS, IFS, IPS, etc) functioned. Over the years the principle of seniority has become so much of a mantra that governments are increasingly scared of using competence as the measure for promotion, shying away from deep selection and sticking to the rule book. 

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