Trend of appointment driven by patronage, favouritism a concern

TAKING a potshot at various states for its approach of holding onto some of the officials favouring them by giving an extension of service in government, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said, "Extensions in service, extensions in any form for a particular post are a setback to those who are in line. Extension indicates that some individuals is indispensable. Indispensability is a myth. Talent abounds in this country. No one is indispensable. And therefore, it lies in the domain of public service commissions at the state and the central level that when they have a role in such kinds of situations, they must be firm."

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Delivering the inaugural address at the 25th National Conference of Chairpersons of All-State Public Service Commission at Bengaluru on Saturday, the VP expressed concern over the visible trend of appointment driven by patronage, and favouritism.