New Delhi (02.02.2025): Is this a helpless acknowledgment by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that bureaucrats still rule to roost in administration whatever the political dispensation may be or it is a praise of bureaucracy which does not allow anything let go without weighing pros and cons of any decision at the top level. This is in the context of the Finance Minister’s statement when she said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted tax relief but bureaucracy delayed it.
"...The PM was very clear that he wants to do something. It is for the ministry to have had the comfort level and then go with the proposal. So, the more work that was needed, was needed for convincing the board that efficiency in collection and honest taxpayers' voice... all this was work here in the ministry, not so much for the PM..." Sitharaman said.
FM says, PM backed tax cuts, bureaucratic approval took time
By IndianMandarins - 2025-02-02 14:37:00
New Delhi (02.02.2025): Is this a helpless acknowledgment by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that bureaucrats still rule to roost in administration whatever the political dispensation may be or it is a praise of bureaucracy which does not allow anything let go without weighing pros and cons of any decision at the top level. This is in the context of the Finance Minister’s statement when she said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted tax relief but bureaucracy delayed it.
"...The PM was very clear that he wants to do something. It is for the ministry to have had the comfort level and then go with the proposal. So, the more work that was needed, was needed for convincing the board that efficiency in collection and honest taxpayers' voice... all this was work here in the ministry, not so much for the PM..." Sitharaman said.