Governor of state Brig. (Dr.) BD Mishra during his meeting with the Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh has conveyed the message that there is a pressing need for creation of separate cadres of Central Services for Arunachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Pema Khandu while interacting with members of Arunachal Pradesh Civil Service Officers’ Association has also highlighted the need for separate IAS cadre for state. It is a demand which the state has been making for long and with fast changing dynamics of administration it is now gradually being felt that a dedicated bureaucracy which a separate cadre might usher in a more effective governance.
The Civil Services of India as we know today is primarily based on the pattern of former ICS  of British India and is the backbone of the administrative machinery of the country. Although the final responsibility for running the administration rests with the representatives chosen by people through electoral mandate, the civil servants are those who actually carry it out. The civil services by virtue of the quality of knowledge, experience and understanding of public affairs gives that very essential support to the chosen representatives by devising the most prudent policies as well as implementing them for the welfare of society and progress of the nation.With  the existing 26 cadres of All-India Services comprising the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and Indian Forest Service, there are five zones and Arunachal Pradesh comes under the All India Services (AIS) grouping of Arunachal, Goa, Mizoram and other Union Territories (AGMUT) which is a part of Zone I.
There are various factors and practical realities which point out why a separate cadre is necessary for Arunachal. It is fact that central government officials under AGMUT normally have short tenures and even if they have genuine intentions of giving their best, short stints are a great hindrance from employing their exact and prolonged concentration, thus creating a lacunae in the administrative apparatus of the state. A separate cadre with a dedicated team of officers will no doubt serve the state in the best possible manner on the strength of superior familiarity with local tribal culture, customs and sentiments. The ready examples which can be cited are the smaller states of Manipur, Tripura and Sikkim who are being greatly benefited for having their own separate cadres.
Thus to ensure that development percolates down to all parts of the state in the real sense, which is also geographically the largest among Northeast block and to unleash its full potential, a separate and dedicated bureaucracy is indispensable. The sooner this necessity is fulfilled, the better it will be for Arunachal Pradesh. 

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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