Breaking News: Center extended SIR deadline by 7 days for 12 states. Due to administrative and logistics delays, the draft list will now be released on December 16. Opposition parties had earlier raised concerns over the unrealistic deadline.
New Delhi. Taking a big and important decision, the Central Government has extended the deadline of State Information Report (SIR) by 7 days for all 12 states. The decision came at a time when many states were grappling with administrative delays and logistics problems. Opposition parties were saying for a long time that this process is very big and more time needs to be given for it, otherwise the records will remain incomplete and questions can be raised on the transparency of the entire system.
Why was the SIR deadline extended?
According to one report, many states had told the Center that they would not be able to submit reports on time because work at the ground level was very slow. At some places there was a shortage of officers, at some places there were technical problems in the system and at many places it was taking time to collect records. For this reason, the Center decided to extend the deadline so that all the information can be sent correctly, without mistakes and pressure. According to reports, now the draft list of SIR will be released on December 16. This date is considered important because many leaders claim that this list will prove to be the biggest link in taking the entire process forward.
What did the Central Government give?
The central government says this extension is an “important intervention” so that states have time to prepare their reports completely and there is no haste or mistake. The opposition says that the timeline given earlier was completely unrealistic and could have affected the integrity of the entire process. Now that the deadline has extended, the question is whether all the states will be able to submit complete data on time this time? Will the draft list coming on December 16 eliminate all doubts? Or there will be more new twists to come regarding this report.
Are administrative delays affecting the transparency of the SIR process?
Many states admitted that the work at the ground level could not be done as fast as it should have been. Officials said that the problem of coordination between departments, slow pace of record updating at the field level and lack of technical support were the major reasons.
Will the draft list released on December 16 be able to end all controversies?
Curiosity has increased in political circles regarding the draft list to be released on December 16. The opposition says that this list will make it clear why there was delay and in which states the pace of work was the slowest. The Center believes that this list will prove to be decisive in taking the process forward.
When will SIR’s real picture be revealed?
Opposition leaders had earlier also expressed concern that if the time is not extended, incomplete records would be submitted, which would affect the credibility of the entire SIR process. Now, after the deadline has been extended, it is expected that all the states will be able to send more accurate and complete reports. The Center believes that this step will reduce the pressure on the states, while the Opposition believes that the real picture will be revealed only after the draft list is released on December 16.
Could we see more changes in the SIR process?
Considering the political environment and the continuously arising questions, there is a possibility that more guidelines or amendments may come in this process in the coming days.