Expect no lean govt

Manifestos of both the BJP and the Congress hold out no hope that the size of the next government will be reduced

The lateral induction of nine professionals into government service in different central ministries is to be welcomed. But it also underlines how much more remains to be done to reform the country’s governance structure. The fact is that despite promises of minimum government and maximum governance, there is little that the government in the past few years can claim by way of reducing the size of the government or introducing civil services reforms. 

Thus, it will be instructive to take a quick look at what the 2019 election manifestos of two national political parties have promised in this area. Not