Kerala and Tamil Nadu joined West Bengal in opposing changes to the IAS (cadre) representation rules proposed by the Centre, in separate letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the rule change would create a “phobia” for officials, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin likewise spoke out against federalism. “Blow”.

“The proposed amendments to the All-India Service Representation Rules are sure to provoke fear, psychosis and indecision among All-India Service officers regarding the implementation of state government policies made up of parties that are politically opposed by the ruling party,” said the center. ”, Vijayan said in the letter.

“In our federal system, the state governments are equal to the central government because they are both elected by the people, although the division of powers in the Constitution does give the federal jurisdiction over broader subjects.” We need to recognize , in a dynamic democracy and federal government, the states and the center can be ruled by political organizations with very different ideologies and political views. But these governments operate within a constitutional framework,” the letter said.

Echoing the views of his counterparts in West Bengal and Kerala, Stalin strongly opposed the proposed changes.

Stalin said that, if implemented, the proposed amendments would “inflict irreparable damage to the spirit of cooperative federalism that exists between the unions and the states, and lead to a concentration of power in the union government.”

“I would also like to highlight the fact that many state governments also have a severe shortage of officials at certain levels, mainly due to the wrong cadre management policies being followed by union governments.”

While unions utilize the common pool of Group 1 officers at the national level, state governments are entirely dependent on the limited pool of IAS officers available in the state.

State governments are at the forefront of implementing a variety of programs, including union government programs at the state level. States also face frequent natural disasters that require the services of their IAS officers more than anywhere else. Stalin said that in this case, forcing the state government to appoint officials will inevitably exacerbate the “governance deficit” of the states due to the shortage of officials, and it is also an “insult” to the administrative framework of the states.

“Furthermore, I would like to state that horizontal onboarding by the union government has also affected the morale of officers who seek representation on their own terms. I would like to point out that this new proposal will ultimately undermine the uniqueness of the All India Service, a fundamental element of the Indian Constitution. feature.”

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