India, Jan. 12 -- The Haryana Rationalisation Commission has recommended wide-ranging reforms to improve efficiency in government departments, citing poor staffing structures, skill gaps and weak human resource systems as key reasons for delays and growing public dissatisfaction with governance.

In its general report to the Haryana government, the Commission said it completed rationalisation exercises in 20 departments between March 2023 and early 2025, with similar reviews under way in around 20 more. Based on consultations with administrative secretaries and heads of departments, it found that most offices were never structured scientifically, evolving instead through ad hoc decisions, court orders and employee regularisation demands r...