Reducing VIP Culture in India - Addl Inputs
Before we finalize the whitepaper on this subject, we wanted to get any other specific implementable solutions you have on this subject.
The solutions identified by you to reduce VIP culture in India are listed below:
1. Except for the President, Prime Minister, Governors and Chief Ministers of states, armed forces service chiefs, no one should be granted VIP status
2. Use of the red and blue beacons should be restricted
3. Roads should not be closed for more than 10 minutes for a VIP movement
4. The international travel plans of the VIPs should be scrutinized
5. Family members of VIPs should not be allowed on official tours with them
6. The VIP quota in Railways should be trimmed and should be usable only in case of emergency
7. The idolising of bureaucrats and ministers should be stopped
8. Government should not try to satisfy the ego of the VIPs by giving them these privileges; it should be based on needs
9. Some privileges should be withdrawn for the VIP culture to diminish
10. The darshan procedure at religious places should be equal for everyone
11. VIPs should not be considered to be above the law – they should be tried like a common man
12. No free frills for VIP. They should foot the bill and claim from the respective department, which should have budget more