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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: DoPT

Govt wants ministries, depts to ensure ‘equal pay for equal work’ for all temporary staff

The DoPT has asked ministries & PSUs to notify what action they have taken to implement a 2017 SC judgment guaranteeing 'equal pay for equal work'.

Only 153 IAS officers got central deputation in 2018-19, down 50% since 2015-16

A total of 340 IAS officers were appointed at the Centre under the central staffing scheme in 2014-15, and 320 in 2015-16, according to govt data.

How to work like IAS officer — lessons taught to 8 lateral entrants recruited by Modi govt

In a 2-week training programme, the lateral entrants got a crash course on governance matters that will help them begin their journeys as joint secretaries.

Modi govt plans overhaul of IAS, IPS, IFS to modernise services, eliminate redundant posts

Govt has asked all ministries to prepare detailed profiles of the services, to synchronise the system with contemporary governance requirements.

Relax rules for CAPF officers and give them pay parity with IPS, DoPT tells home ministry

The Department of Personnel and Training has recommended that Central Armed Police Force officers be given Non-Functional Financial Upgradation.

Modi govt looking to split DoPT into 2 departments to train its civil servants better

Govt is exploring idea of having separate departments handle personnel matters and training, which could help coordinate training of officials across the country.

Modi govt could soon reduce India’s 60-plus civil services to just 3 or 4

One plan to rationalise is to divide the civil services into technical, non-technical and security-related, with the aim of achieving better harmony.

Modi govt unlikely to relax age limit in quota for poor upper castes despite new demand

The latest demand has been forwarded by the social justice ministry to DoPT without any recommendation on relaxing the age limit.

312 corrupt, inefficient officials forcibly retired in last five years of Modi govt

Union minister Jitendra Singh informs Parliament that government took action after reviewing the work of 36,000 Group A and over 82,000 Group B officers.

After Modi, now Arvind Kejriwal wants to forcibly retire corrupt Delhi officials

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal discusses retirement of corrupt officials with Lieutenant Governor & chief secretary, cabinet to prepare list.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.