No Work for Existing CBEC Ombudsmen - Three More to be appointed
AS is well known, the three Ombudsmen of CBEC at Delhi, Bangalore and Lucknow have practically no work. The CBEC doesn't provide them proper infrastructure and does not publicise their existence. No institution can survive without public confidence and an institution like the ombudsman should not be allowed to be withered away because it is a nuisance for the administration. Now they have called for applications for the post of Ombudsmen in Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Chennai. They had called for applications for these posts in February 2012, but it seems only one application was received and selection could not be made. The willing officers are to apply before 30 September 2012.
Can't they strengthen the existing ombudsmen before appointing new ones?