Of the 16 secretaries appointed by the Union government last week to head different central ministries, about a dozen of them will have more than two years of service left before they superannuate in the normal course. This is a welcome sign. Secretaries should have at least a minimum of two years at the helm of a central ministry to provide continuity and stability in decision making, which should hopefully result in improved efficiency and performance.
While the government should be complimented for this, a few caveats need to be entered to facilitate a more reasoned assessment of the situation. The
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