“Administrative efficiency is enhanced by keeping at a minimum the number of organizational levels through which a matter must pass before it is acted upon.” (Herbert A Simon). Comment.

Answer: Administrative Efficiency generally means incurring lesser time & energy to inculcate rapid & effective decision regarding a matter that contain significant scope of Institutional decision making at large.
Lesser number of levels in an administrative hierarchy for example in public administration leads to centralization of decision making though in a Democratic way with same implication of all the remaining organs of state at function. The disposal of information will be under scrutiny by the same accountability insurers like Judiciary, Higher Authority, Media, Pressure groups etc which will ultimately bring momentum to the files in circulation in order to obtain the Goal in lesser time. The Hindrance appears due to individual interest or laziness if exist in the hierarchy backed by the spirit of pointing the finger at one another for the delay & varied interpretation, legal or procedural obstacles to the matter in motion which can sharply be curtailed if a greater decision-making responsibility been imposed on a single individual along with a fewer number
of individuals into the whole system at work. Minimization in levels though effective in the sense that it will downscale the time taking
tendency in routine & clerical works yet accompanied by defects due to the fact that the stakeholders in the system may require expertise in number of matters to take decision upon which again will bring forth the scope of stretching decisions to be taken as it will definitely
involve the herd of consulting experts to advice on the matter concerned. More or less the task specific levelling is the need of time.
Even 2nd ARC has recommended to reduce the number of levels to three.

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