Good move to abolish ministers' discretionary powers

The Government is doing good by abolishing a wide range of discretionary powers enjoyed by ministers at the Centre. It has reportedly been disclosed by the Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
The elected representatives in state assemblies and Parliament have allegedly been found either misusing the discretionary powers or making them a source of money, which is totally ille. Mukherjee, who chaired a Group of Ministers (GoM) on dealing with corruption, said that the group had submitted its recommendations which were now now being processed for implementation by the Ministry of Law and Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
The discretionary powers of ministers that have been given up include discretionary funds at the hands some ministries like the Social Welfare Ministry.
Discretionary allotment of gas pumps and issue of gas coupons have already been done away with.
It has been experienced that Ministers, MPs and MLAs' discretionary powers were mostly availed of only by their henchmen. The common people always remain deprived of availing their discretionary powers as their elected representives are out of reach because they are only seen at the time of elections.
Not only the ministers but all the MPs and MLAs must be stripped of all discretionary powers. Abolition of their discretionary powers will go a long way in fighting corruption. Their discretionary powers give birth to corrupt to practices the moment they be come elected representatives or ministers. The discretionary powers also put extra burden on public exchequer for no benefit of common poor people.
The government has clarified that the quota of government of India in medical seats for students from countries like Bhutan and Nepal and appointments of non-official directors of banks did not not fall under the discretionary powers of ministers but collective decision making of the government through the Appointments Committee of Cabinet.