ACRs are rubbish : Bureaucrats

A lot has been said and heard about ACRs but do we really need them ? The answer is a big 'NO' if we go by the views of scores of bureaucrats who responded to our debate on "Do the ACRs of officers reflect their true calibre ? ".
Most surprising is that not even one respondent to the above question - put on whispersinthecorridors.com - appreciated the system of writing ACRs by the seniors. The general view about ACR was one of those vestiges of the British Rule which are carried on more by violation than by compliance.
"Be attentive what the boss and the superboss needs, be ready to rush with whatever the superboss needs ..er..may be a cup of tea or a dinner plate..and you are sure to win A++", adding that in most of the cases ACR is certainly not the reflection of calibre of an officer but a reflection of his personal rapport with the seniors.
A buttering master will always get a better ACR than a sincere and hardworking officer, says another respondent who suggests that the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) should now be renamed as Annual Personal Report.
Arguing, yet another bureaucrat said, "It is high time that the format and contents of the forms are drastically changed. The duties and responsibilities for the field staff and the secretariat staff are quite different. The forms contain age old entires, which are totally insufficient to reflect the capabilites of the officer reported upon".
Another evidence that the ACRs do not really reflect the true calibre of an official is that had it been so, we wouldn't be witnessing politicians taking over the reins of administration with no resistence from our bureaucrats/system.
By and large the respondents felt that the officials certainly lack the initiatives marred by urge for small favours they get in the form of lucrative postings etc. thus compromising the bigger interest or duty towards the nation.

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The Commissioner would investigate all matters relating to safeguards provided for linguistic minorities under the Constitution as also the National Agreed Scheme of Safeguards where an annual report is presented to the President which is presented in Parliament after his clearance.
The CLM will function under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with Allahabad as its national headquarters apart from three regional offices in Belgaum, Kolkata and Chennai.