Development Department being ruined by administrators for personal reasons

The other day I was talking to a senior officer of International agency about the scenario of Health Department in a State. He quipped that I stopped now taking interest in any new innovations. He said that the bureaucrats   in the helm of affairs have developed their own likings & dislikings for research & consulting organizations & individuals. They say in open that the study be given to this or that organization & not to that. He says the names suggested by them are useless ones & who are no way comparable with the shortlisted organizations. This personal liking & disliking for consulting & research agencies had damaged the growth of the department. The bureacrates starting treating the department as their fifedom though they are public servant supposed to serve the public. The duties, responsibilities, powers & authorities are given to them for good governance & not for satisfying personal egos. The whims & fancies of Head of the Departments if not controlled it will affect the governance. There are few departmental heads who think that they are the most honest persons in the universe but all others are dishonest. This results into concentration of power & centralization of decisions to such a level that speed of work slows down resulting into disaster.  But unfortunately the disaster in development department is not visible in the immediate future, it takes a decade or so. By that time this culprit would have moved to another place to damage for his sedestic pleasure.