There is No Control over Government Employees

In a village government school, if a teacher does not teach properly  or decides to come late to school or prefers not to come at all , no action can be taken against him, even  if a complaint is filed to this effect  
Similarly, if a doctor in a government hospital does not treat the patients properly or does not prescribe or give medicines when needed no action can be taken against him even if a complaint is filed against him.  The owners of ration shops steal ration blatantly, but you have to remain a mute spectator for no action is ever taken on your complaint. 
In the same way when you go to the police station to lodge a complaint, the station house officer does not accept your complaint and many a times will initiate false cases against you. You can do nothing against him except seethe with an impotent rage.  

There are hundreds of other examples of passport  officers, personnel of revenue departments, licensing agencies, civic agencies dealing with birth death certificates where for smallest of works that common citizen has to get done has to pay bribes. This proves that we as citizens have no control over the government employees. 

We pay taxes. You will be surprised to know that the poorest of the poor including a beggar also pays taxes. Are you aware that every time you buy insignificant products like toothpaste, brush, cloths, copy , pencils, or a soap cake, then excise duty or sales tax is included in the price of that product. This tax that has gone into the government coffers is our money.  There are stamp duties, service taxes, custom duties and plethora of other taxes that go to government coffers. 

The statistics show that 70% of the population spends about Rs.20 only per day, per person. In a family of five, the monthly expense is Rs. 3000. If all kinds of taxes are added they average about 10%. In other words, even a poor family pays a tax of Rs.300 per month or Rs.3600 per year. If there are 1000 families in a village then, on an average they pay a tax of Rs.36 Lacs to the government. In 10years it means your village has paid a tax of Rs.3.6 Crores. You are the owners of this tax which has been collected by the government. All the government officers, bureaucrats, the political leaders are actually your servants. It is tax paid by you that disburses their salary. It is your money that provides them with bungalows. It is your money that runs their air conditioners. It is your money that provides them with those cars with flash lights, its petrol and their servants. 

These are the same people who look down upon you with disdain and indifference once their purpose is served.  It is a paradox that we have no control over the   people who draw their salaries from the taxes paid by us. We have no control over our servants. You can not take action against them, be it a government doctor or a teacher. You can say nothing to the ration shop owners and you fear the SHO of a police station.

Have you ever gone to a collector’s office? Have you tried to meet him? You will realize he is
unapproachable. Not only does the collector has an attitude but even his peon is ensconced in an ivory tower. We have no control over these government officers who are there to serve us and are paid salaries from the tax collected from us.