DoPT has directed candidates to terminate their existing contracts with coaching centres upon receiving an offer of appointment. It’s a move toward integrity and professionalism.
Ten states have withdrawn general consent granted to CBI. Opposition-ruled states have been alleging that Centre 'misuses' central agencies for political gains.
Of 928 posts at level of director & above, 120 are SC/STs against mandated 208, says report by committee on welfare of SCs/STs. Representation 4.8% among secys.
Senior officials will have to access e-mails & e-files even when on leave, tour or training. Union health ministry issues order dispensing with system of link officers.
In order, dated 23 September, 2022, govt withdrew incentives like 25% hike on basic pay & policy of retaining accommodation allocated at last posting before going to northeastern states.
The ‘unusually long’ tenure of DS Mishra signals a change in the Yogi govt’s approach towards the Modi govt, say former bureaucrats. It also comes at a crucial time for UP.
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration has roped in experts from World Bank, IMF SARTTAC & revamped study module for IAS trainees to change bureaucratic system.
Civil servants are being sent for immersive training programmes in corporate sector as part of govt's Mission Karmayogi, which focusses on capacity building.
State-wise data tabled in Rajya Sabha Thursday says India facing a crunch of 1,472 IAS officers across states, which is close to 22 per cent of sanctioned strength.
Tarun Kapoor worked during pandemic to design & implement free LPG cylinders-to-households scheme. Two serving IAS officers also inducted into PMO, DoPT gets third woman secretary..
With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
Coaching, as understood in Indian academic circles and job markets, is a deep-rooted malaise, which will be difficult to cure. It kills not only a sincere effort to succeed by fair-play, it corrupts the system in material as well as ethical terms. If you close coaching shops, they will arise in some other forms, because of a strong pull from aspirants and their parents and the lure of making big money and developing contacts in an easy way- by delivering lectures and selling study material.
Government must have a multi-pronged strategy to chech this menace. Reforms in testing methods are long overdue. Unfortunately, UPSC’s decadal committes too do not handle this aspect. In the name of reforms, some organizations dealing with big number of competitors have moved to compter-based/ online tests, but that only makes their task easy and does not filter for suitabilty, integrity and other desirable qualities.
Coaching, as understood in Indian academic circles and job markets, is a deep-rooted malaise, which will be difficult to cure. It kills not only a sincere effort to succeed by fair-play, it corrupts the system in material as well as ethical terms. If you close coaching shops, they will arise in some other forms, because of a strong pull from aspirants and their parents and the lure of making big money and developing contacts in an easy way- by delivering lectures and selling study material.
Government must have a multi-pronged strategy to chech this menace. Reforms in testing methods are long overdue. Unfortunately, UPSC’s decadal committes too do not handle this aspect. In the name of reforms, some organizations dealing with big number of competitors have moved to compter-based/ online tests, but that only makes their task easy and does not filter for suitabilty, integrity and other desirable qualities.