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Government of Bengal. Report of the Bengal Administration Enquiry Committee 1944-45

1945

The Burden on the District Officer 89 Organisation of the District 92 Five Main Divisions of the District Office 93 Grading of the principal posts in the District Office 95 Additional assistance to the District Officer 98 District Officer to be relieved of certain duties 101 Greater delegation of Authority to the District Officer 103 C.—SIZE OF DISTRICTS. [...] Again the treatment of one of the chief rivers of the Province involves not only the Department of River Utilisation but also the Department of Commerce Labour and Industries (the provision of hydro-electric power) the Department of Health (anti-malarial interests) the Agricultural Department (increased cultivable area) and the Communications Transport and Buildings Department. [...] We propose therefore the creation of a Development Board presided over by the Chief Secretary who would become the Civil Service Head of the Chief Minister's Department and consisting of the Secretaries of the Development Departments together with the Secretary of the Finance Department. [...] While remaining ultimately responsible to the Chief Minister for all the functions assigned to the Chief Minister's Department he should be relieved to the maximum extent possible of the day-to-day administration of the Department the control through the Organisation and Methods and Establishment Divisions of the business of Government and also of the day-to-day control of appointments. [...] The present position is in our judgment thoroughly unsatisfactory both from the point of view of the District Officer himself as well as from the point of view of efficiency of the Government machine and the welfare of the people in the District.
government politics public policy
Pages
148
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.141507
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
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Introduction
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Chapter I. The Background
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Chapter II.The Tasks Ahead
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Chapter III.The Machine—Structure(a)at Headquarters
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Chapter IV.The Machine—Structure(b)in the Districts
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Chapter V.The Machine at Headquarters—The Structure of a Component Unit
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Chapter VI.The Machine—Some of its Headquarters’ Components
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Chapter VII.Manning the Machine
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Chapter VIII.Speeding the Machine
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Chapter IX.Conditions of Service
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Chapter X.Local Self-Governing Bodies
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Chapter XI.Conclusion
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Summary of Recommendations
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