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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
TopicPrime Minister's Office

Topic: Prime Minister's Office

From social media pundit to ‘man behind plastic ban’, meet Modi’s A-team in PMO

Many of the high-profile civil servants from Modi’s first term have moved out, but the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is still a power centre. A look at the who’s who.

Rs 35,250 cash, no immovable property, investments — PM Modi owns assets worth Rs 2.24 crore

Details of Modi's declared assets — uploaded on PMO website — show their value went up to Rs 2,23,82,504 in 2021-2022, from Rs 1,97,68,885 in 2020-2021.

Coming to Central Vista: New PMO in Dholpur sandstone inside Rs 1,200-cr Executive Enclave

The Central Public Works Department will soon issue bids for the construction of the enclave, which will also house Cabinet Secretariat & National Security Council Secretariat.

Under PMO’s PK Mishra, his home cadre Gujarat and home state Odisha dominate Modi govt

P.K. Mishra, principal secy to PM Modi since Nripendra Misra resigned in August 2019, has overseen a host of changes in PMO. Many top govt appointments bear his imprint.

PK Sinha, Principal Advisor to PM Modi, resigns citing ‘personal reasons’

Sinha is the only IAS officer to get 3 extensions as cabinet secretary, and was appointed principal advisor in the PMO in September 2019.

In fresh push for common voter list, PMO in huddle with govt officials to ‘iron out’ problems

The idea of common electoral rolls was part of the BJP manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. It was first mooted by the PMO this August.

How Modi helped pressure US to sanction Pakistan during Kargil — new book on Vajpayee reveals

In new book ‘Vajpayee: The Years That Changed India’, the late former PM’s private secretary of many years, Shakti Sinha, details the highs & lows of his tenure in office.

6 years on, PM Modi’s core team is in the grip of IAS, IPS, IRS officers from Gujarat

From the PMO to investigative agencies and key regulators, civil servants from the Gujarat cadre — or those with a connection to the state — wield much power in Modi govt.

PM CARES to fund 2 Covid hospitals in Bihar ahead of polls, opposition says ‘too late’

In a tweet, PMO says two 500-bed makeshift hospitals will come up in Patna and Muzaffarpur, which will go a long way in improving Covid care in Bihar.

Ram Mandir construction could begin in August, PMO given choice of 2 dates for bhoomi poojan

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust to increase height of proposed temple in Ayodhya and tweak the design, expects to complete it in 3-3.5 years.

On Camera

I’m not happy defending Kangana Ranaut but I will—then I’ll move to fighting her on real things

Sometimes, taking the moral high ground absolutely sucks, especially when we are required to side with those we profoundly disagree with.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.