Of 32 states & UTs with Real Estate Regulatory Authorities, at least 25 are headed by retd civil servants. SC remarked last month that RERAs are 'rehabilitation centre' for ex-officers.
Last week, 1997 batch IAS officer Peeyush Kumar, with stint in Delhi, was appointed principal secretary in CMO. Officers who served ex-CM Jagan were removed within 3 days of election results.
However, order says no nod is needed for literary, cultural, scientific write-ups or broadcast. It doesn't distinguish between pvt & public WhatsApp chats, which has caused concern.
Tambaram police Friday arrested Rajesh Das, ex-special DGP, on charges of trespass, assault & intimidation based on complaint by his estranged wife, energy secretary Beela Venkatesan.
Indian politicians expect civil servants to suck up to them. Ireland envoy Akhilesh Mishra's hit-job on Congress and his admiration of PM Modi will undoubtedly be noted by his political masters.
BJP calls transfers ‘routine process’ but some feel CM is 'under pressure' to perform, build his team. CMO has asked for list of all transfers in past 3 months to apprise PMO, it is learnt.
Bihar chief secretary said in letter to dept heads that private secretaries not picked from administrative services will now only oversee minister's tours & outdoor political events.
Civil servants are usually behind-the-scenes operators, but a new crop of IAS officers is playing to the gallery on Instagram. Some seniors warn ‘fame-seeking’ is a bad idea.
Uttarakhand minister Satpal Maharaj says writing & revising ACRs of civil servants is a ‘minister’s right’. CM asks chief secretary to assess system in states where ministers are involved in process.
For India, the strategic ripples are significant. The immediate concern is Pakistan’s diplomatic gain as it embeds itself deeper into the defence framework of the Middle East.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
If I become the PM, I will slap every bureaucrat 10 times for each third-rate socialist policy he or she makes. I will disband the UPSC and establish union capitalist service commission (UCSC).
You have recently been critical of government despite being close aide of finance minister for 3 years.Like last week you critised it for using rhetoric ‘India is sweet spot in global turbulence, It is fastest growing big economy or it is bright spot.I hope there are more journalist looking closely at economy like you.
Well written article as always and with great examples. As much as I am a supporter of this government, I am afraid that they have been tamed by bureaucracy and Nirmala Sithraman is a prime example of this. Zero innovation and completely House Trained.
Modi’s ministers can perhaps learn from Nitin Gadkari on how he turned around, perhaps the most corrupt dept into one of the most productive ones.
But Nirmala has not time as she ponders over the GST debate on Popcorn and Donuts
If I become the PM, I will slap every bureaucrat 10 times for each third-rate socialist policy he or she makes. I will disband the UPSC and establish union capitalist service commission (UCSC).
I wouldn’t blame them at all. They have no agency.
Sir,
You have recently been critical of government despite being close aide of finance minister for 3 years.Like last week you critised it for using rhetoric ‘India is sweet spot in global turbulence, It is fastest growing big economy or it is bright spot.I hope there are more journalist looking closely at economy like you.
Well written article as always and with great examples. As much as I am a supporter of this government, I am afraid that they have been tamed by bureaucracy and Nirmala Sithraman is a prime example of this. Zero innovation and completely House Trained.
Modi’s ministers can perhaps learn from Nitin Gadkari on how he turned around, perhaps the most corrupt dept into one of the most productive ones.
But Nirmala has not time as she ponders over the GST debate on Popcorn and Donuts