TopicMantralaya

Topic: Mantralaya

After almost 2 years of Covid-forced WFH, CM Uddhav back in office at state secretariat

Manasi Phadke - 13 April, 2022

Maharashtra CM has mainly worked from official residence due to pandemic and his health. This was heavily criticised by Opposition BJP, but backed by Shiv Sena's MVA allies.

‘Marks tampering, leaks, confusion’ — series of controversies hits Maharashtra govt job exams

Purva Chitnis - 25 December, 2021

Paper leaks and malpractices in three government recruitment exams in Maharashtra have led to several arrests and a political slugfest. Students, meanwhile, are bearing the brunt.

Clear out old, dusty files & clean up, Uddhav govt tells ‘plush’ Mantralaya

Manasi Phadke - 22 July, 2021

While the entrance to the Maharashtra govt headquarters in Mumbai is plush, it gives way to sloppy, cramped offices, littered with old files, magazines and newspapers.

Video on, formal dress, no screenshots — Maharashtra govt code for official online meetings

Manasi Phadke - 10 July, 2021

With virtual meetings becoming an integral part of governance due to pandemic, Maharashtra general administration department lays down rules for employees.

Pay bill in 7 days, or no tea-coffee on credit — Maharashtra govt tells ministers, secretaries

Manasi Phadke - 5 January, 2021

The Maharashtra govt has cracked down because an undetermined amount of money is owed to the canteen of Mantralaya, the state secretariat.

Mantralaya’s room 602 — an office so ‘unlucky’ that Ajit Pawar has refused to occupy it

Haima Deshpande - 2 January, 2020

Ajit Pawar doesn’t believe in astrology or religion, but has taken up an IAS officer’s room because of the fate of the previous occupants of room 602.