Government’ed – I
Ever visited a government office to enquire about some of your pending files? If not that have you ever been thee to ask about the status of your residence certificate?
Mind you, the residence certificates do not take more than two days to process. But the babu in charge will explain the entire procedure of residence certificate processing in such a complicated manner, that you might be sympathetic to them and feel that the process is no easier than fetching a precious coral from an ocean bed.
Have you ever been deceived by an auto-rickshaw driver and taken around for a ride? Well, the experience in a government office is no different. Their guidance is no better than your gut feeling.
The only thing the government offices are firm on are their timings. Or let me rephrase, their closure timings. No one will work after the scheduled 5.30pm. In fact the preparation for this starts an hour prior.
Many certificates have typing errors on them and one wonders how on earth can one give a typo on a certificate when they take their own time to process the same. And it doesnt end there. You are blamed for the typo and the told that the re-corrected certificate will take another week’s time to process. BY this time you are absolutely livid, while the babu tries to lull you down( doesnt matter to him actually) as he sips through his evening tea. 50 ml tea that takes an estimated 30 mins to seep through his esophagus.
So, the next time you visit a government office be sure that you carry a pack of ice to cool your self. 😉
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