Present day world requires experts at the helm. 'Yuva' style propositions do not work in today's world. Often in discussions and articles on the problems facing India, it is proposed, as a solution that country requires educated, clean and young people in politics. This solution does not take us anywhere other than removing corruption at the top.
What we require is experts governing us. If the board of a 100 crore company is so careful in choosing its CEO, how careful should be the people of India be in choosing the heads of its Ministries. An aviation or a shipping minister has to be much more knowledgeable than the CEO of the biggest aviation or a shipping company in India.
These ministers should have spent their life time in these Industries before they become eligible to don these posts.
So how do you elect these people?
Simple. Don't elect. Select.
We don't elect our cricketers, our CEOs or our IAS officers. Then, why in that case we need to elect people who govern us.
This is what I am proposing:
1) Let us have a selection board of 200 eminent people. These people will be drawn from various walks of life. Big industrialists, ex-bureaucrats, ex-RBI Governors, sportsmen, ex-armed forces chiefs, vice chancellors of universities, award winning doctors, writers, singers, film actors, etc. These people can be most recent award winners or the most recent retirees as VC of a top university or as a Governor from RBI, etc. We can define the whole framework as to from which sectors we will draw these people from and the exact basis for their selection.
2) Term of the people in this board will be only for 5 years and that too once in their life time.
3) Every 5 years they will advertise the jobs for all the ministerial posts with a pay that is 5 times higher than the best paying job in India.
4) The applications will be reviewed by these eminent people and the applicants will be interviewed and chosen in the most transparent manner possible. During interviews each applicant has to showcase a business plan on how they are going to go about doing their job.
These ministers who know what job requires can get going from day one and can execute their jobs in the best manner possible.
Imagine what this idea could do to this country. Without politics and such a great governance India can leap ahead.No elections means no parties. And everybody can heave a sigh of relief.
Think over!
