India, May 15 -- The government's latest restructuring of ministries has triggered unease among former administrators and serving bureaucrats, with many questioning the rationale behind the mergers, renaming and redistribution of portfolios.

Much of the criticism surfaced after the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration was merged with the Ministry of Land Management and Cooperatives to create the newly named Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration.

Former bureaucrats argue that the two ministries operate on fundamentally different mandates, making the merger administratively impractical.

Dr Ramesh Prasad Singh, former member of the National Planning Commission and former s...