1. It was felt by some of the honest and progressive political leaders of India that some steps are required to be taken to curb the criminalization of politics in India. They realise that India democracy cannot function smoothly and successfully without curbing the nexus between anti social elements and powerful politicians.

Therefore, it was felt that corrective steps must be taken to ensure that this evil nexus is curbed.

2. With this objective in mind,the Prime Minister inaugurated a Conference of Chief Secretaries in November 1996 on 'An Agenda for an Effective and Responsive Administration. The Conference emphasised the need for bringing about transformation in public services so as to make them more effective, clean, accountable and citizen friendly.

3. The Conference also highlighted the necessity of adopting the code of ethics for public services which not only regulates the role of the civil servants but also specifies the relationship between the employees in public services and politicians, so that the basic commitment of the civil servants towards the welfare of the public and the principles enshrined in the Constitution is reiterated.

4. We only hope that the implementation of the proposed Action Plan will be effective.

5. To conclude,a developing nation cannot afford contradictory ethos between the political executive and bureaucracy because it strikes at the root of a progressive administrative culture.

6. The roles of political and administrative elite are complimentary and in the interest of public welfare they must work in harmony with each other.