March on March Past

An interesting phenomenon is distinct in countries with cash budget, cash accounting systems and following April to March Fiscal year! All financial prudence and controls are diluted in the month of March (last month of Fiscal year; and the 'rush to spend' prevails. The authorities want to spend every penny at the year end fearing the lapse of budget allocations. The over-zeal of the authorities to spend make the people with financial wisdom and duties irrelevant and soft targets, to meet their 'expending targets'!

Those not falling in line are viewed as trouble makers and are subjected to all kinds of criticism, humiliation and reprimand etc. Where conscience prevails the systems prevail! The systems are run by people of conscience and integrity; and they would not like to part of the 'rush' without falling the SOP.

Unfortunately, there is seldom any peer or institutional support to the righteousness in the public systems. Except for the principled and self-motivated people, most people fall in line to avid being the soft-targets of the authorities. But that's where the test of the individuals and systems is the issue! In the real World, there are more 'black sheep' than the white ones. The 'blacks' prevail in the systems; but 'white' excel in their own ways with high self-esteem; without being negative about their behaviour in their work. While the collaborators 'March on' with March; the people of integrity are ready to face the 'March- past'.

This is where the transparency and accountability issues hinge on! If the hinge of transparency and accountability is rusted system is fooled; and if the hinge is well functional, systems prevail.

Life for everyone, as usual, goes on anyway; but the choices are made!