Time to Say Goodbye to Clerks, & Hello to Secretariat Assistants?

Here’s what changes would take place if our clerks are re-designated as secretariat assistants.

Sala main toh sahab ban gaya, sahab banake kaisa than gaya… That’s what the modest clerk would soon hum to himself, if he is re-designated as a secretariat assistant. This up-gradation will happen if a proposal of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) goes through.

Why another angrezi name? What happened to sachivalaya sahiyogi? Aren’t we encouraging desi-isms any more?

But the suggestion to rechristen our babus made The Quint think about the changes this re-designation will bring.