64.1 Ministry

 64.1 Minister

 

Question:

What are the characteristics of a competent minister?

 

Answers:

A competent minister is one who deeply inquires,

decides on the ways of execution, and boldly advises.         (Couplet – 634)

தெரிதலும் தேர்ந்து செயலும் ஒருதலையாச்

சொல்லலும் வல்லது அமைச்சு.                                    (குறள் – 634)

 

Explanation:

              During the days of Valluvar, the role of a minister was to advise the king to make the right policy decisions and execute the decisions made by the king. These days, in a democratic government, the legislators and the ministers take the decisions, and the senior civil servants advise the ministers and execute the decisions the legislators make. In the government, the senior civil servants act as the ministers did in a monarchy. In the corporate environment, the Chief Executive Officer assumes the role of the king, and the vice Presidents take the role of ministers. The vice presidents are responsible for advising the CEO and executing the corporate decisions.