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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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Topic: Joint Secretary

Facing a shortage, Modi govt tweaks empanelment criteria to attract more IAS officers to Centre

As of 2023, only 442 IAS officers were working with Centre against required strength of 1,469. The latest policy applies to IAS officers from batches 2010 and after.

Only 33% joint secretaries belong to IAS. How the service’s dominance has eroded under Modi govt

RTI response reveals that only 80 of 236 joint secretaries at Centre are from IAS. Officers attribute trend to deliberate attempt under Modi govt to cut the service down to size.

Why an Uttarakhand HC order may put Centre in a spot over contentious 360-degree appraisal process

HC directed Centre to provide all records on empanelment of IFS Sanjeev Chaturvedi, who claimed that despite having requisite qualifications, he was denied promotion to joint secy post.

I was an IAS officer for 36 yrs, not a dull moment. Sanjeev Sanyal got civil services wrong

I will challenge anyone and everyone who claims that the civil services don’t offer avenues for growth and innovation.

‘Outsider tag, hostile IAS lobby’ to blame? Modi govt sees 2nd lateral hire exit since 2020

Of 12 domain experts hired for the civil services as lateral entrants in 2019 & 2021, 9 are in service. There's also been a dip in applications for lateral entry posts.

Under Modi govt, IAS appointments to joint & additional secy posts have shrunk by over 50%

Civil servants say this fall is part of a growing trend that reflects the government's attempt to break 'babu dominance' and address the crunch of IAS officers available for deputation.

Loopholes have failed the new 360° assessment to empanel IAS officers. It needs reforms

The govt needs to encourage officers with experience to bring their perspective to the table. So far, only 'non-preferred cadres' have been chosen.

Arun Goel, lateral entrant joint secretary in commerce ministry, resigns after a year

Arun Goel, former vice-president of ShopClues, had joined the govt last year, but DoPT officials say he left due to ‘bureaucratic tangles’.

More reform for IAS officers as Modi govt adds new criteria to pick joint secretaries

Starting with the 2007 batch, IAS officers can’t join the central govt as joint secretaries straight from their state cadres, a DoPT office memorandum said.

The IAS has thinned at the top of the bureaucracy under the Modi government

Just 11 IAS officers have been empanelled by the government this year for joint secretary posts, down from 87 officers in 2014.

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Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

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.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.