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<b>Khanduri tries to rein in babus </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->From its attempt to reign in bureaucrats to stop payments of cheques, the Uttarakhand government’s new decisions have generated considerable curiosity among the people of the state.

<b>Immediately after assuming office, Chief Minister B C Khanduri put a freeze on recruitments for government jobs, a step that is coming under fire from the Opposition</b>.

After two days of uproarious scenes in the state assembly that culminated in repeated adjournments over the issue, Khanduri refused to budge saying he would make sure that recruitments are held in a transparent manner.

In yet another significant decision, Khanduri has put a halt on the foreign jaunts of bureaucrats and disallowed them from using more than one car. “Now onward, a bureaucrat can have only one car,” said Khanduri.
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Earlier, top bureaucrats would have at least four cars at their disposal since most of them were holding three to four departments.

“Even if they hold five departments, they will not be allowed to use more than one car,” said Khanduri.

Stating that there was an administrative collapse in the N D Tiwari government, Khanduri said his first priority would be to bring the administrative machinery back on track. Besides this, Khanduri has also ordered that<b> bureaucrats cannot take their cars outside the state merely on their whims and fancy. “They should prefer trains to car,”</b> the Chief Minister said. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Now Babus will try to make CM lige living hell.