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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicMinistry of Personnel

Topic: Ministry of Personnel

Govt’s lateral entry scheme to hire pvt sector specialists being overhauled, unlikely to return soon

Since 2018 when scheme was launched, 63 appointments have been made at level of joint secretary, director & deputy secretary on contract/deputation basis in various govt departments. 

Union Minister Jitender Singh holds collective discussion session for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

The session focused on promoting a learning culture within the bureaucracy.

Modi govt says no foreign training for officials this year, cites Covid & austerity measures

Govt officials are sent for mid-career training to universities in the US, UK and Australia, but a 15 June order has stopped that for financial year 2020-21.

Centre orders 10% EWS quota to be implemented in govt recruitment from 1 February

Instructions regarding reservation in admission to educational institutions will be issued by the HRD Ministry.

On Camera

India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.