How Paradigms Shift in Development Issues?
The other day was reading in news paper that death toll among the children due to malnutrition in District Khandwa has risen to 39 infants. The Government officials visited the site & a few of them accepted that yes these deaths were due to malnutrition as one of the main causes. The acceptance of the problem changes the paradigm of development workers. I congratulated the Principal Secretary for this courageous step of the public servants. Now the service providers will innovate the ways & means to reduce malnutrition. For development acceptance of the problem is first step & a necessary step.
On the other hand the public servant most of the time fighs for not accepting the problems. In that case all his subordinates down the line remain busy in hiding the problem & covering up the causes. Thus they never allow the real caues to surface out. Thus the solution to the problem can be achieved.
Who is to be blamed?
Media? Yes they encourage or force the service providers to hide. If media present the efforts by the service more than the outcome, it will encorage the service providers to analyse the causes openly.
The Senior Bosses?
Yes they put the blame on the subordinates for the problem & keeping them absolved from the problem. The sbordinates fear for any action to be taken where their bosses will not support them.
Who looses?
It is the community.
Who wins?
It is the problem which survives a longer life.
All these responsible persons should think& decide who should win?
Dr S K Trivedi
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