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Thursday, July 17, 2025
TopicAGMUT

Topic: AGMUT

Why Maharashtra & UP send fewer IAS, IFS officers on central deputation, while Odisha & AGMUT dominate

Data shows that until October 2024, of the AIS officers working at Centre as secy, additional secy & joint secy, only 7 were from Maharashtra & 12 from UP—2 of the largest cadres of AIS.

IAS state cadre spends time in comfortable capitals. AGMUT officers are ever ready to move

From the officers’ viewpoint, the best part is that the cadre controlling authority is the Ministry of Home Affairs, while in all other cadres, it is the state government.

IAS duo transferred for walking dog in stadium joined ‘punishment postings, then took long leave’

Sanjeev Khirwar & Rinku Dhugga were transferred to Ladakh and Arunachal in May after a media report said a sports stadium in Delhi was closed early to athletes so couple could walk their dog.

IAS couple with dog can be UPSC case study. But don’t miss modus operandi behind transfers

‘Punishment’ postings are not new. If you want to punish an IAS officer through transfer, which has been the practice in several states and now Centre, there is no need to search for ‘hard areas.’

Modi govt reorganises AGMUT civil service cadre, keeps IPS strength same in J&K after merger

J&K cadre was merged with AGMUT last year. Now, UT of J&K has been allotted 70 IPS posts and Ladakh 10. Fewer positions likely to fall vacant with J&K categorised as ‘hard area’.

After bringing J&K, Ladakh under IAS-IPS AGMUT cadre, Modi govt tags them ‘Hard Areas’

Areas under AGMUT cadre are divided into 'Regular' & 'Hard', based on topography & sensitivity. Officers posted there get incentives. Arunachal & Mizoram are other 'Hard Areas'.

Chandigarh DGP thanks ‘lord Ram, PM Modi & Shah’ for promotion, triggers row

IPS officer Sanjay Beniwal, who has been posted in Chandigarh since June 2018, was promoted in the DGP scale by Union Home Ministry Tuesday.

Anticipation & confusion among J&K’s IAS, IPS officers as they await AGMUT cadre merger

With the state set to be bifurcated into 2 UTs from 31 October, IAS, IPS officers meant to serve in J&K will now be recruited from the AGMUT cadre.

After political furore in Punjab, Modi govt suspends notification on Chandigarh cops

Punjab's ruling Congress and opposition Akali Dal have been protesting against centralisation of Chandigarh bureaucracy and dilution of state's role.

On Camera

Stop telling South Indians to learn Hindi. In Hyderabad, languages coexist without imposition

I was surprised when Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan advocated for Hindi—at a time when states like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are opposing its imposition.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

3 top ULFA-I leaders ‘killed’ in Myanmar, Indian Army denies role as insurgent group alleges involvement

The banned group claimed their leaders & cadres were killed in ‘drone strikes’ by the Indian Army. Guwahati Defence PRO denies any such operation.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.