A notable feature of the Modi government’s first term and which has spilt into the second term is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s firm belief that, in some instances, experienced bureaucrats can do the job better than even seasoned politicians. In the past, under other dispensations too, there are several instances of babus making the transition […]
In 2014, the Modi sarkar had decided that civil servants after serving as personal secretary (PS) and officer on special duty (OSD) to ministers could not be given the same role again. At the time, it was interpreted as a move to ensure that ministers refrained from choosing officers on their own. Now that NDA […]
They say the ship of state is the only ship that leaks at the top! Concerned about its sleuths leaking sensitive information about ongoing investigations to the media, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued an order that virtually gags its officials at its headquarters. ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra has reportedly directed his officers to […]
It says something about the high confidence of the Modi sarkar in its returning to power. Sources reveal that the Niti Aayog held interviews to select incumbents for five positions of Adviser (JS level) and Senior Adviser (Additional Secretary level) to look after sectors like Economics, Transport, Energy, Human Resources etc. These posts were advertised […]
Barely weeks after polling and with a change of guard being widely expected, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is at loggerheads with the state Chief Secretary L.V. Subramanyam. According to sources, the tussle is about who gets to control the routine administration until the votes are counted and result declared on May 23. […]
Young IPS officers in Tamil Nadu are not amused. With the state government filling nearly half the allotted cadre posts with non-cadre officers, the IPS officers feel that their turf is shrinking shrunk. Sources say that 36 of the 76 cadre posts in Tamil Nadu are occupied by non-cadre officers holding the rank of superintendent […]
Officers on a foreign posting who do not report to their cadre state for duty are not eligible for voluntary Retirement Scheme or pension, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order has directed. The tribunal dismissed the case of former senior IAS officer Sanjeev Singh Ahluwalia, for voluntary retirement from service and pensionary benefits. Mr Ahluwalia […]
Is the Enforcement Directorate (ED) going the CBI way? The agency seems to be getting pulled in different directions, as seen in the recent controversy involving a senior investigating officer. Joint Director Satyabrat Kumar was divested of all duties as in-charge of the Mumbai zonal unit except the supervision of the coal block allocation case […]
Former IPS officer Mayank Jain has put the Madhya Pradesh and Central governments in a peculiar dilemma. Five years after he was suspended following raids by the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta special police establishment officials in a disproportionate assets case, the corruption watchdog has concluded that there is ‘insufficient evidence’ to prosecute him and filed a […]
Babus’ retirement home? The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Niti Aayog under the Modi sarkar is progressively beginning to resemble its earlier Planning Commission avatar at least in one aspect – as a favoured home for retired babus. According to sources, the buzz is that Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar and […]