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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
TopicLateral entry

Topic: Lateral entry

Niti Aayog hires 38 domain experts at director, deputy secretary level in lateral-entry push

The 38 lateral-entry appointees, of whom 20 have already joined Niti Aayog, will be overseen by central civil service rules.

50% drop in IAS, IPS officers promoted in central govt in 2018, and no one can explain why

According to govt data, appointments through promotion at the level of deputy secretary, joint secretary, additional secretary & secretary fell to 2,918 in 2018 from 5,953 in 2016.

5 weddings and a mundan — that’s how many Modi has managed to attend despite busy schedule

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‘Lateral entry in civil services vital to state’s ability to deliver to citizens’

Speaking at CPR Dialogues 2020, T.V. Somanathan, secretary in Department of Expenditure, said lateral entries should be based on merit & not on political connections.

Lateral entry, biometric attendance won’t fix Modi’s bureaucracy issue. Reinvest in the state

Contrary to popular belief, the Indian state is remarkably thin. Compared to other G20 countries, India has the smallest number of bureaucrats per capita.

These are the new steps Modi govt is planning to make civil services dynamic & attractive

The Modi government is seeking to expand the civil services reforms it began in its first term — introduction of lateral entry for example.

Govt says reservation in lateral entry of professionals difficult and not viable

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the lateral entry procedure was designed to be objective and hence background would not matter, just one's capability and experience.

Modi govt ready for second round of lateral entry recruitment for 40 posts

Posts for lateral entry have already been identified at the level of director and deputy secretary, and advertisement for this will be released soon.

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 is shaking the foundation of India’s IAS-led civil service — one reform at a time

Modi govt has forcibly retired officers, pushed for lateral entry & sought to break IAS stranglehold, earning both praise & flak for tinkering of civil service.

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Nuapada byelection may change Odisha’s political landscape. It should not be ignored

The byelection follows the death of MLA Rajendra Dholakia, a Gujarati businessman-turned-politician of the BJD who also served as a minister in the previous government.

Digital push for grassroots banking: 2 new apps to transform urban cooperative banks for 9 cr users

Cooperation Ministry takes a step towards financial inclusion with Sahkar DigiPay and Sahkar DigiLoan. They will enable faster and seamless access to financial services in small towns.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.