What will happen to TARC Report?
THE Government archives are full of bulky reports that have gathered layers of dust over decades, submitted by high power and high-level Committees and Commissions. The TARC has given a report with more than 1500 pages to the Finance Minister. Surely, the FM is not expected to read the whole report. Will the Revenue Secretary read it? The TARC had recommended abolition of his post! Will the Chairmen of the two Boards read it? They must be too busy and in any case will retire in a few months. Will the other officers in the Boards read it? They all have better things to do and in any case are too busy to have time to read a 1500 page report. Maybe the FM should appoint another Commission to study the recommendations of this commission.
Some of the recommendations of the TARC are eminently worth implementing - the problem is that the powers that be know the solutions - only they do not have the will to see them through.