Of late, the supervision of the government officials has increased manifold. The two-seated eight rooms are not adequate for the purpose. Moreover, often the rooms are occupied for months by government officials on transfer, thus increasing the demand. Surprisingly, officials from NGOs and international agencies are also found occupying the rooms depriving the govt. officials. Two rooms are always kept reserved for the VVIPs. It is interesting to note that the top dignitaries rarely spend night outside the capital. As a result, these rooms are always found vacant throughout the year. The room rent per night is only BDT 16. One wonders how it is possible to maintain general cleanliness when an ordinary bath soap cost BDT 12.

Meanwhile, the service at the circuit house has greatly deteriorated. Security is totally lacking .The story is different with the arrival of the VIPs. It appears that the caretaker's only duty is to identify the guests and then open the room. The circuit house staffs are not properly dressed. Most of the time they are found in lungi and pyjama. The general cleanliness is lacking. The beds and the mosquito nets are dirty. Cockroaches frequent the wardrobe. The toilets are dirty and run out of water. The catering services are usually not found in most of the circuit houses. However, the story is different with bakshish. The gardens and the environment deserve more attention. Interestingly there is no dearth of staff.

In order to provide accommodation for more govt. officials, an additional floor should be constructed initially in the greater 21 districts. The room rent should also be increased immediately. The government guest houses should no longer be allowed to be subsidized and the maintenance cost should be realized from the guests. It would also be befitting to change the name of the circuit house and officially name it as Government Guest House. The authorities concerned are requested to look into the matter seriously.