Bengal has appointed retd chief secretary BP Gopalika as chief adviser to CM. He's the latest in long line of retd civil servants given top charge in state. TMC calls it 'all-India trend'.
While some lateral entrants feel a sense of achievement, number of officers recruited is considered too small to have an institutional impact. Now, its future hangs in balance.
BJP blames the apathy of govt officials towards party MLAs & workers for Lok Sabha setback. Party MLAs in UP seem to have taken it upon themselves to discipline ‘corrupt’ govt officials.
The programme was attended by 45 officers from various countries including Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, Tunisia, Seychelles, Gambia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan.
Since 2nd term, Modi govt has retained top civil servants beyond retirement for ‘continuity in policymaking’. But extensions are also being seen as service rule violations & demoralising.
A group of 91 retired officers who served in govt has written to environment ministry urging it to withdraw a notification outlining green credit rules, calling them 'unscientific'.
An 18-month fellowship aims to bridge the gap between public and private sector senior officials to hasten reforms in governance, and better delivery of citizenship services.
There’s a reason senior government officials rely more on consultants than their own subordinates. They walk the extra mile that mid or junior-level officials won’t.
Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Bengal is steeped in corruption – from top to bottom.
It’s really sad and disheartening.
When we were young, the city of Calcutta was like a fairytale for us. Whosoever visited the great city, on returning, had to quench the curiosity of everyone in the village. Usually people got tired answering a huge range of queries.
Bengal is steeped in corruption – from top to bottom.
It’s really sad and disheartening.
When we were young, the city of Calcutta was like a fairytale for us. Whosoever visited the great city, on returning, had to quench the curiosity of everyone in the village. Usually people got tired answering a huge range of queries.
Not fair to say this after a mandarin in another model state was given fifteen extensions.