An advertisement by the government of India on Sunday announced 10 positions at the joint secretary level for ‘talented and motivated’ professionals. Experts weigh in whether it will help.
Experts weigh in on the PMO's proposal that services and cadres should be allocated after civil services entrants complete their three-month foundation course.
The PMO has proposed allocating the cadre and service to probationers only after they complete three-month foundation course. Govt says just a suggestion, no final decision taken.
The findings of the study have significant policy implications because it suggests that bureaucracies can achieve diversity without compromising performance.
A study based on Pakistan's civil servants showed that incentivising officers with a posting of their own choice remarkably improved their performance.
A new research paper suggests letting Indian Administrative Service officials work in their home states may be opening the door for greater corruption.
By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.
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At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
The article has given only a surface view and that too is inflicted with a prejudiced opinion. The writer is an IAS officer of Punjab Cadre, accused of corruption in Punjab on various fronts and incidents. The view expressed is completely infested with this personal interests and ambitions devoid of neutral analysis. Rather than addressing the merits that could come into the system through lateral entry, the article looks like an opinion of a disgruntled officer looking to protect his turf.
The IAS has already damaged the country, so what is wrong if lateral entry people will damage the IAS. Recently during my visit to Rourkel in Odisha, i interected with two young lady IAS officers. Both of them were lacking in maners and proper behaviour. Even their beglhaviour towards my father who is 90 years old was disgusting. Also two IAS officers are CEO of Smart City project of Odisha. What these guys know about town planning. They are tgere to pocket money and pass a part of it to the politicians and ministers.
The article is naive and lacks precision. One by Shah Faesal was poignant. It is more in tone of prophecy and ‘can be’ and that is never the intention of Government.
A little unclear how an administration elected for five years, now towards the close of its term, which the electorate could renew next year, feels so inclined to experiment with basic, foundational features of the system. These have diligently served predecessors, as they will successors. Within the existing system, the permanent civil servants are bound to follow and implement policy decisions taken by the political executive, after tendering the best professional advice and caution. Perhaps, as the Report Card starts getting drafted, it is time to introspect on how power and opportunities have been converted into beneficial outcomes rather than seeking to sharpen the tools of governance.
The article has given only a surface view and that too is inflicted with a prejudiced opinion. The writer is an IAS officer of Punjab Cadre, accused of corruption in Punjab on various fronts and incidents. The view expressed is completely infested with this personal interests and ambitions devoid of neutral analysis. Rather than addressing the merits that could come into the system through lateral entry, the article looks like an opinion of a disgruntled officer looking to protect his turf.
The IAS has already damaged the country, so what is wrong if lateral entry people will damage the IAS. Recently during my visit to Rourkel in Odisha, i interected with two young lady IAS officers. Both of them were lacking in maners and proper behaviour. Even their beglhaviour towards my father who is 90 years old was disgusting. Also two IAS officers are CEO of Smart City project of Odisha. What these guys know about town planning. They are tgere to pocket money and pass a part of it to the politicians and ministers.
The article is naive and lacks precision. One by Shah Faesal was poignant. It is more in tone of prophecy and ‘can be’ and that is never the intention of Government.
A little unclear how an administration elected for five years, now towards the close of its term, which the electorate could renew next year, feels so inclined to experiment with basic, foundational features of the system. These have diligently served predecessors, as they will successors. Within the existing system, the permanent civil servants are bound to follow and implement policy decisions taken by the political executive, after tendering the best professional advice and caution. Perhaps, as the Report Card starts getting drafted, it is time to introspect on how power and opportunities have been converted into beneficial outcomes rather than seeking to sharpen the tools of governance.