Babu Raj refers to India's bloated civil service system. Highlighted in a March 6, 2008 article in The Economist, many feel that the inefficiency of the civil service system is the root cause of many of India's economic, industrial, public health, and education problems.

1. Central government employs 3 million civil servants
2. State governments employ an additional 7 million
3. Based on the "steel frame" system established during British colonial rule
4. Approximately 300,000 applicants annually
5. Between 60 and 90 accepted annually to central government civil services

• Official Site: Information Primer for Indian Civil Services
• Wikipedia: Indian Administrative Service
• Google News: Babu Raj
• Economist: Battling the Babu Raj (March 6, 2008)
  • "Indeed, all India's administration is inefficient. According to the Congress-led government's own estimate, most development spending fails to reach its intended recipients. Instead it is sponged up, or siphoned off, by a vast, tumorous bureaucracy."

• World Affairs Board: India's Babu Raj

• The Pioneer: Babu Raj Cripples India (March 19, 2008)

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