YEH MERA INDIA
INDIAN BUREAUCRACY LEAST EFFICIENT
Singapore : SINGAPORE’S civil servants are the most efficient among their Asian peers, a business survey of 12 economies released on Wednesday showed, but they tend to clam up unhelpfully when things go wrong.
India’s “suffocating bureaucracy” was ranked the least efficient by the survey, which said working with the country’s civil servants was a “slow and painful” process. “They are a power centre in their own right at both the national and state levels, and are extremely resistant to reform that affects them or the way they go about their duties”, Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy said in a 12-page report.
Singapore was ranked first for a third time in a poll of 1,274 expatriates working in 12 North and South Asian nations on the efficiency of bureaucrats in those countries.
The poll was last held in 2007. “During normal times, when the system is not stress-tested, it operates very well,” PERC said. “However, during difficult times- or when mistakes are made that reflect badly on the system there is a tendency among bureaucrats to circle the wagons in ways that lack transparency and make accountability difficult,” the report said.
Thailand, despite four years of on-off street protests and a year of dysfunctional government was ranked third.
“For all the country’s troubles- or perhaps because of them- respondents to our survey were impressed with the way Thai civil servants have been carrying out their duties,” PERC said.
It said state offices associated with corruption presented the most difficulties for Thai citizens and foreigners.
PERC managing director Bob Broadfoot said that the controversy around huge investment losses by Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek was a good example of how things could become less transparent in the island- state.
The Singapore government has come under fire from lawmakers and its citizens over several investment losses, particular its exit from Bank of America which resulted in a loss of over $3 billion, according to Reuters calculation.
Wherein medical science bows to religious beliefs
Mumbai : FOR the 59-year-old Kabilar, religious principles are more important than life. Kabilar who was suffering from coronary artery disease, refused to accept any blood even for the sake of treatment.
Explaining his condition, Dr Ajay Chaughule, Cardio vascular Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals, said, “The patient required to undergo Coronary Artery Bypass Graft procedure to enhance the blood pumping ability of the heart. He was ready to check options available for treatment, but firm about not accepting blood”.
These religious convictions of Kabilar made doctors ponder about a treatment that would not require blood transfusion. And the only option that would suit the demand of the patient was beating heart surgery.
In this surgery, a special device stabilises the part of the heart that gets operated upon and blood circulation to the heart muscles is not modified.
Kabilar, suffered from type II diabetes and had a low hemoglobin count.
“Giving or taking blood is in the hands of God. Thus we do not accept blood even for surgery,” opines Nutan, his wife.
Kabilar is a member of Jehovah Witness community, a sect affiliated to Christian religion and opposed to blood transfusions, making the case all the more complicated.
Till deciding the final treatment, doctors informed Kabilar of various other techniques such as autologus blood transfusion in which a required quantity of blood is drawn from the patient prior to the surgery. It is then preserved and transfused back into the patient. But again arose the question of removing and transfusing blood which Kabilar’s religious beliefs oppose.
To improve the hemoglobin count, he was under therapeutic agents (hematenics) which in turn enhance the overall quality of the patient’s blood.
With his hemoglobin counts encouraging, doctors decided to go ahead with the beating heart surgery that continued for three hours giving a new lease of life for this staunch believer.
Singapore : SINGAPORE’S civil servants are the most efficient among their Asian peers, a business survey of 12 economies released on Wednesday showed, but they tend to clam up unhelpfully when things go wrong.
India’s “suffocating bureaucracy” was ranked the least efficient by the survey, which said working with the country’s civil servants was a “slow and painful” process. “They are a power centre in their own right at both the national and state levels, and are extremely resistant to reform that affects them or the way they go about their duties”, Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy said in a 12-page report.
Singapore was ranked first for a third time in a poll of 1,274 expatriates working in 12 North and South Asian nations on the efficiency of bureaucrats in those countries.
The poll was last held in 2007. “During normal times, when the system is not stress-tested, it operates very well,” PERC said. “However, during difficult times- or when mistakes are made that reflect badly on the system there is a tendency among bureaucrats to circle the wagons in ways that lack transparency and make accountability difficult,” the report said.
Thailand, despite four years of on-off street protests and a year of dysfunctional government was ranked third.
“For all the country’s troubles- or perhaps because of them- respondents to our survey were impressed with the way Thai civil servants have been carrying out their duties,” PERC said.
It said state offices associated with corruption presented the most difficulties for Thai citizens and foreigners.
PERC managing director Bob Broadfoot said that the controversy around huge investment losses by Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek was a good example of how things could become less transparent in the island- state.
The Singapore government has come under fire from lawmakers and its citizens over several investment losses, particular its exit from Bank of America which resulted in a loss of over $3 billion, according to Reuters calculation.
Wherein medical science bows to religious beliefs
Mumbai : FOR the 59-year-old Kabilar, religious principles are more important than life. Kabilar who was suffering from coronary artery disease, refused to accept any blood even for the sake of treatment.
Explaining his condition, Dr Ajay Chaughule, Cardio vascular Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals, said, “The patient required to undergo Coronary Artery Bypass Graft procedure to enhance the blood pumping ability of the heart. He was ready to check options available for treatment, but firm about not accepting blood”.
These religious convictions of Kabilar made doctors ponder about a treatment that would not require blood transfusion. And the only option that would suit the demand of the patient was beating heart surgery.
In this surgery, a special device stabilises the part of the heart that gets operated upon and blood circulation to the heart muscles is not modified.
Kabilar, suffered from type II diabetes and had a low hemoglobin count.
“Giving or taking blood is in the hands of God. Thus we do not accept blood even for surgery,” opines Nutan, his wife.
Kabilar is a member of Jehovah Witness community, a sect affiliated to Christian religion and opposed to blood transfusions, making the case all the more complicated.
Till deciding the final treatment, doctors informed Kabilar of various other techniques such as autologus blood transfusion in which a required quantity of blood is drawn from the patient prior to the surgery. It is then preserved and transfused back into the patient. But again arose the question of removing and transfusing blood which Kabilar’s religious beliefs oppose.
To improve the hemoglobin count, he was under therapeutic agents (hematenics) which in turn enhance the overall quality of the patient’s blood.
With his hemoglobin counts encouraging, doctors decided to go ahead with the beating heart surgery that continued for three hours giving a new lease of life for this staunch believer.
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