Recommendations for Restructuring State Governments Size of the Council of
Ministers
Rationalising the Number of Secretariat Departments
State Public Service Commission Appointment of chairman and members
Executive Agencies: The State Governments should scrutinize the
functions/activities of each department to confirm whether these activities/
functions are critical to the department's mission and can only be carried
out by government agencies.
Roles and functions of Public Service commissions: The PSC should handle
only the recruitment of candidates for higher-level posts under the State
Government (Class I and Class II positions of various State cadres)
The Institution of District Collector: There is a need to realign the
functions of the Deputy Commissioners/ District Collector so that he
concentrates on the core functions such as land and revenue Administration,
maintenance of law and order, disaster management, public distribution, and
civil supplies, excise, elections, transport, census, protocol, general
administration, treasury management and Coordination with various agencies/
departments
Modernising the Office of the District Collector
Functional and Structural Reforms in local governance: There should be an
integrated governing structure at the district level in the form of the
“District Council” with representation from both urban and rural areas. The
Council will act as the “District Government.”
Personnel Management and Capacity Building of Administration: The North
Eastern Council, in consultation with the Universities and other educational
institutions of the region, should draw up programmes for coaching students
for the Civil Services, and other competitive tests such as the Combined
Defence Services Examination and the Engineering/Medical Examinations
Issues of Recruitment in the Sixth Schedule Areas
AAMMMT specific
Managing finances: Financial Delegation and Operational Flexibility – the
IFA system, Avoiding Fiscal Profligacy, Expenditure Management, Prudent
Budget formulation, Revenue Forecast and Need for a Tax Research Unit,
Mechanism for Internal Control, External Audit