A Crowded Secretariat
The secretariat is under an invasion, literally speaking, by hordes of visitors daily. This can give one an impression that the hub of the country's administration is getting enlivened with increasing activities. Well, it can be a false impression for two reasons: a) not all the visitors enter the premises with duly approved passes; b) too many visitors can indeed mar the working atmosphere instead of making the office truly lively.
As a remedial measure the home ministry had instructed the secretariat staff to display identity cards on their bosoms so that outsiders who do not have entry passes can be easily identified. That this has not been proving effective is clear from the fact of an increasing number of visitors swarming the secretariat. What we like to know is how the outsiders manage to get in. Is it not wise to plug the entry points instead of launching a combing operation inside the secretariat building?
If a foolproof system cannot be put in place at the secretariat itself for regulating flows of visitors, it is futile to expect regulation and discipline coming into effect in different areas of administration and life all across the country. After all, intruders are not scaling the boundary walls of the secretariat. Somebody must have extended a helping hand for such intrusion. This should be looked into. The home ministry would do better if it concentrated on managing this problem.
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