There has been no adverse effect on the morale of civil servants because of lateral recruitments, said Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh in a written reply to Lok Sabha.
The experts shortlisted by the UPSC for lateral entry into the IAS will undergo a 3-week training programme at the Indian Institute of Public Administration.
One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.
Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
Inducting people like Manmohan, Montek Singh, Bimal Jalan etc. does not make the scheme genuine. It will deprive the chance of many younger experts to work with the govt. It would definitely abet flight of talent from the country causing a brain drain. This lateral entry should be done away with and fresh talents should be encouraged.
Both gentlemen proved their worth, set the bar higher for others who are privileged to follow them. Most important, at that elevated level, is intellectual honesty. The government of the day has the right to reject professional advice, consciously take a decision on political considerations, provided it maintains the right balance between Scotch and soda. What is completely not expected from a top notch lateral entrant is to sing Raag Darbari, read the mind of the political executive, say what they wish to hear, in fact come up with clever justifications for things that are plain wrong or dumb. Phir mazaa nahin aata …
Inducting people like Manmohan, Montek Singh, Bimal Jalan etc. does not make the scheme genuine. It will deprive the chance of many younger experts to work with the govt. It would definitely abet flight of talent from the country causing a brain drain. This lateral entry should be done away with and fresh talents should be encouraged.
Both gentlemen proved their worth, set the bar higher for others who are privileged to follow them. Most important, at that elevated level, is intellectual honesty. The government of the day has the right to reject professional advice, consciously take a decision on political considerations, provided it maintains the right balance between Scotch and soda. What is completely not expected from a top notch lateral entrant is to sing Raag Darbari, read the mind of the political executive, say what they wish to hear, in fact come up with clever justifications for things that are plain wrong or dumb. Phir mazaa nahin aata …