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Equality at the Gate, Hierarchy at the Summit: Why Access Is Not Power

An essay marking the start of the 60th year since Ram Manohar Lohia's death argues that civil service rules on seniority and retirement keep officers from marginalised communities out of apex posts. It proposes equal service length and an end to lifelong batch seniority. An essay in The Hindu marks the 60th year since socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia's death by critiquing civil service rules, arguing that fixed inter-se…