It is reported that Kerala is facing a financial crisis (especially in the wake of the decision to close down the bars) and the government was planning to stop creating new posts and also imposing new taxes to overcome the crisis. Youth congress has already opposed the move to ban new recruitments. (Actually the proposal for banning creation of new posts and not for recruiting people to the existing posts!)
I would like to suggest the following steps to augment the position in the long run.
a. Review all cases of pending tax recoveries and speed up the recovery measures.
b. Curtail the wasteful expenditure of ministers and top bureaucrats. Outstation travel should be undertaken in exceptional cases only. ( I do not think all the ministers and MLAs should attend all the public functions held across the state)
c. Put a bar on all modification works to ministers' residences. Only the basic maintenance should be undertaken
d. Power and fuel bills of ministers' residences to be reduced. ( petrol and electricity). This should be extended to all offices too.
A review of existing staff strength at various departments to be conducted and any excess staff to be reduced by not filling up the vacancies created by retirement/ death etc. Number of personal staff of the ministers, leader of opposition and chief whip to be halved with immediate effect.
I am sure if the above steps are implemented fully, the state can compensate for the loss of revenue caused due to the decision to close the bars.
I would like to suggest the following steps to augment the position in the long run.
a. Review all cases of pending tax recoveries and speed up the recovery measures.
b. Curtail the wasteful expenditure of ministers and top bureaucrats. Outstation travel should be undertaken in exceptional cases only. ( I do not think all the ministers and MLAs should attend all the public functions held across the state)
c. Put a bar on all modification works to ministers' residences. Only the basic maintenance should be undertaken
d. Power and fuel bills of ministers' residences to be reduced. ( petrol and electricity). This should be extended to all offices too.
A review of existing staff strength at various departments to be conducted and any excess staff to be reduced by not filling up the vacancies created by retirement/ death etc. Number of personal staff of the ministers, leader of opposition and chief whip to be halved with immediate effect.
I am sure if the above steps are implemented fully, the state can compensate for the loss of revenue caused due to the decision to close the bars.
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