An essay marking the 60th year since Ram Manohar Lohia's death examines the scarcity of marginalised officers in India's top bureaucratic roles, including Cabinet Secretary and DGP. It argues inter-se seniority and age relaxation create lifelong barriers, producing what it calls administrative untouchability. Proposed fixes include equal service years and treating batchmates at par after training.
Lohia's Equality Vision and Bureaucracy's Top Posts
Source: The Hindu