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Virendra Mittal appointed Director Cabinet Secretariat

In a recent order issued by the, Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India,

NTPC gets India’s largest dump truck

Secretary, ministry of power, A K Bhalla recently flagged off the India’s largest dump truck  280 tonne Hitachi with combination of 36 cubic metre leibherr shovel  at NTPC Pakri Barwadih in Jharkhand. The secretary visited the site

PSU banks in sweet spot: Report

If the change of perception for PSU banks, post the mega capital infusion scheme is any indication, dilution of government equity up to 52 percent in the state-owned lenders can fetch valuation much higher than the estimated potential of Rs 58,000

Separate Arunachal Pradesh cadre in All India Services needed

 In the politico-administrative set up of India, executives are a vital part and have been empowered to formulate policies and implement them for the welfare of the people. Executives are of two types. The first category belongs to political

CAT notice to Guj Govt on senior police officer`s plea

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has issued notice to Gujarat government on a petition filed by an IPS officer challenging three charge sheets served to him. A bench of CAT yesterday also issued notice to the central govern

Race for CBI director’s post hots up

The process of selecting the new Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director will begin on October 16 when the first meeting of the selection committee will be held under the chairmanship of chief vigilance commissioner Pradeep Kumar. Present C

DMK min wants to take on cab colleague from Cong

S S Palanimanickam, the only remaining DMK minister in the UPA government (revenue) has sought permission from party chief K Karunanidhi to move a privilege motion against sports minister Ajay Maken. Turns out that Maken had sanctioned Rs 6 crore for

Kerala hegemony in top bureaucracy set to fade

The Kerala bonhomie in the top bureaucracy is all set to end. In 2013, none of the secretaries to the government of India will be from the Kerala cadre. The two sitting secretaries have asked to be sent back to their parent cadre as the post of th

Babus think AI top post is jinxed

The bureaucracy has not taken the unceremonious dumping of Air India chiefs by the union government very kindly. Word is that seniors in the bureaucracy have been advising those whose names have been doing rounds as the replacement chairman for th

Of strip acts and security gaffes

The prime minister’s family was upset on seeing visuals of a man (reportedly an advocate) tearing off his shirt at Vigyan Bhavan right before PM Manmohan Singh was scheduled to deliver a speech there. The PM’s family have communicated

Finance ministry babus sleep over customs’ maiden R-Day tableau

Burdened under the enormous responsibility of managing intrinsic fiscal matters of the country, the finance ministry babus are wont to suffer from occasional bouts of forgetfulness. Why else would they forget as important a matter as inclusion of

Govt asks officers to adhere to 7-yr limit on foreign postings

In the wake of instances of officers on international assignments or deputation overstaying abroad, the government has asked all departments to "strictly" ensure that their overseas stint does not exceed the seven-year limit. In

Officer couples to fill the deficit cadre

The department of personnel and training under the ministry of personnel, public grievance and pension has issued a letter to all the state chief secretaries informing about the new clarification on the inter cadre transfer policy of all India ser

Social welfare scam: FIR filed against 12 officials

The social welfare department here lodged a criminal case against twelve officials including a former district social welfare officer and three public sector bank managers for their alleged involvement in a multi-crore rupee scam. An FIR w

Garg to take over as executive director, FCI

Sudhir Garg, a 1990 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer, will join ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution as an executive director (joint secretary rank) in the food corporation of India. Presently, Garg is working as a joint

Narain joins as secy, WCD

Prem Narain, 1978 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer, will join ministry of women and child development as a secretary. At present, Narain is working as a principal advisor in the planning commission.

Srivastava joins as secy, civil aviation

KN Srivastava, 1978 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer, will join ministry of civil aviation as a secretary. Srivastava is working as a special secretary and financial advisor in the ministry of external affairs. Before this, Srivastava was posted

Shumsher Sheriff likely to be new secy general of RS

Shumsher K Sheriff is likely to be appointed as the secretary general of Rajya Sabha after Hamid Ansari gets his second term as chairman of Rajya Sabha in mid August. Sheriff, at present, is the secretary to chairman Rajya Sabha. An IAS officer of

44 IAS officers empanelled as additional secretaries

As many as 44 IAS officers of 1982 batch have been empanelment as additional secretaries to the government of India. Interestingly Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh got only one IAS officer elevated. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have taken a major share of

Pranab picks career diplomat as press secretary

Venu Rajamoni, a career diplomat, has been appointed as press secretary to president Pranab Mukherjee. It has been a custom to have a media advisor to the president who has a world-view perspective. In keeping with this tradition, Pranab-d

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


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