CA Manohar Lal Gupta

CA (1986) |CS | Dip IOD (London) | Ex-Finance Director, Alstom/GE | Ex-Global Internal Controls Director | Former Mentor, IIT Gandhinagar | Corporate Governance

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

Maximizing revenues always is the preferred strategy of the Government, and not paying attention to the way the collected revenues are used and spent. There is a whole adminstration machinery to maximize revenue realisations. There isn't corresponding, equally stringent, adminstration machinery to monitor and control the expenditure. We see wastage of resources callously everyday. Admin may not care, public doesn't consider this as its money.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

Dear FSSAI, do you think ordering recall is sufficient cost and consequence for an erring supplier and manufacturer? Simply, it means that suppliers can play with health of the people freely? I think such actions may be sufficient only if you are able to guarantee 100% tests on quality. The consequences for those who play with the health of the people must be indeed prohibitive and with impactful costs and consequences. If you are really serious...
@Tukaram_IndIAS

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

Sure, but for that contol, the government should not cause all the pain to all and sundry. Only GOI issues passport, Aadhar Card and PAN, among othere. Why not have one or more documents that can be trusted and useful for all purposes. Right now, you need aadhar card for passport, passport for aadhar card, etc

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

This is good that the monitoring will be improved for air pollution. You may kindly also announce your targets for AQI for next 4/5 years, year by year, and specific actions towards improvements that are being implemented/ planned, with expenditures, name of the responsible position and completion date. It will be great if you organise that at least monthly updates on plan and results are published. This will help the residents to know the real seriousness with which the government is working to resolve this most basic condition of healthy living in NCR.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

OMG. This is how MCD is dealing with illegal structures. You can immediately see how poorly it is done - with hand hammers and no safety gear. Most primitive approach. Are the human lives really important? No regard to safety. A private company will be severely penalized for such callous approach. And then MCD considers this action !! With this mindset, the city is going nowhere.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

The point is not that the Commissioner should personally inspect every building. It is that Section 59 of the DMC Act places the entire executive power of MCD, and supervision/control of its officers, with the Commissioner.

So asking “was this particular illegality reported to the Commissioner?” is only part of the question. Why did the Commissioner’s system not detect, escalate and act on such gross violations? Were inspections effective? Were exceptions flagged? Were complaints tracked? Were failures by JEs/AEs/EE etc. identified and acted upon?

A Commissioner cannot personally do every job—but he is responsible for ensuring that the people who are supposed to do those jobs actually do them, and that a non-functional chain does not continue unchecked.

That is organisational accountability. It is different from presuming his personal culpability for the collapse.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

@ANI OMG. This is how MCD is dealing with illegal structures. You can immediately see how poorly it is done - with hand hammers and no safety gear. Most primitive approach. And then MCD wants to achieve safety. With this mindset, the city is going nowhere.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

As air pollution subject deeply affects the life and functioning of the public, kindly arrange to announce the top planned outcomes with timelines and who are responsible. These needs to be measurably monitored and reported to the public, and accountability enforced relentlessly. Unfortunately, all have become accustomed to shoddy performance as a routine, and waking up in emergency situations only.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

This is also failure of press that is independent to relentlessly follow issues of substance, report regularly and enforce accountability. Unfortunately, press is guided more by everyday breaking news than really doing something for performing what is socially relevant and expected. More soundbites less substance

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

@MCD_Delhi @gupta_rekha @CMODelhi @praveshwahi Please visit Ashok Vihar Delhi 110052. Everyday issue- stray cattle cause risk to safety and unclean roads and pavements.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

It's really inspirational to dream big. But with reality check, making clear roadmap with milestones for each outcome each quarter each year that takes us to the dream of India 2047. Without a clear and integrated roadmap and delivery and regular performance updates, it is good but can be disappointing for all, and risk that it remains like daydreaming.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

In general the government of India primary motivations are keep winning elections, and for this keep maximizing revenue collections without any responsibility for citizen- centric outcome, and complete freedom on expenditures. Unfortunately, the society and all parts here don't seem to realise that all money is provided by it and that it should demand transparent, focused and output oriented expenditures only. One can notice wastage of money and resources effortlessly.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

@gupta_rekha Congratulations, Delhi. Great performance by Delhi government. Don't ask about infrastructure, air quality, traffic, education. Winning elections is supreme goal!

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

Sure, with this mindset we will of course be Viksit Bharat in 2047. Till then, don't perform and don't target to perform. If someone challenges non- performance, highlight someone else's non-performance. There is a good competition in non- performance. God bless our great nation 🙏

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

Sure, with this mindset we will of course be Viksit Bharat in 2047. Till then, don't perform and don't target to perform. If someone challenges non- performance, highlight someone else's non-performance. There is a good competition in non- performance. God bless our great nation 🙏

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

@htTweets Great job. First blame the predecessors. Now, do you accept responsibility? What is your action plan? Kindly share the same and periodically share the updates. HT and the Government of Haryana.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

Thank you, Honourable LG, Hopefully, priority and focus of all concerned will result into a clear action plan, with each department/ official named, timeline, outcomes and expenditure involved. Kindly arrange that this is made public because this concerns public, and progress reported periodically. Otherwise, we all know, we all have become accustomed to getting alarmed in emergency situations, make all the sounds and then like many things, conveniently choose to forget. The public forgets, the government forgets and the press forgets.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

@tavleen_singh In the present set up, winning elections is easier than delivering what the electorate really needs.

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

India does need,for each public service department, at every level, a clear set of outcomes they are responsible to provide, and a rating system against those, also including ethics and compliance, for any member to see and participate. Such system should cover each department, each officer, each project above certain size, each service and public facility. We have a system that maintains a big wall between the public service providers and public service users while the latter funds and maintains the service. God bless our great nation!!

[CA Manohar Lal Gupta @MLGupta69958163]

@somyalakhani Delhi may have the worst traffic conditions. No rules followed even on the busiest roads and crossings. Not sure if there is any system to monitor the performance of Delhi Traffic Police. Most abysmal conditions