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13 February 2023 ~ Comments Off on IPS officers in Maha need to wait longer for their postings

IPS officers in Maha need to wait longer for their postings

Senior babus in Maharashtra are fretting due to the state government delaying postings. The most likely reason is the continuous tussle between Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Though they firmed up a ‘unnatural’ political alliance to gain power, the duo have not yet settled down in their respective roles. […]

06 February 2023 ~ Comments Off on Bihar IAS body’s silence on release of ‘murderer’ MP irks some babus

Bihar IAS body’s silence on release of ‘murderer’ MP irks some babus

Many IAS officers are upset with the Bihar IAS Officers’ Association’s silence at the state government’s proposal to release former MP Anand Mohan from jail. Mohan is serving a life term for the murder of the former district magistrate of Gopalganj G. Krishnaiah. Sources say that the Nitish Kumar-led government has recently been dropping several […]

30 January 2023 ~ Comments Off on IPS officer as addl chief secy sets off churn in Sikkim

IPS officer as addl chief secy sets off churn in Sikkim

When the Sikkim government appointed 1989-batch IPS officer, A Sudhakar Rao, as Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department, the move drew some comment. This is because Rao’s previous posting was as Special Director General of Police, Special Branch, and even held the additional charge of DGP, Sikkim. While nothing stops the government from appointing […]

06 January 2023 ~ Comments Off on Sukhu favourite emerges as HP’s new chief secretary

Sukhu favourite emerges as HP’s new chief secretary

Prabodh Saxena has emerged as Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu’s choice as the state’s new chief secretary, following the retirement of Ram Dass Dhiman, who has been named as the state Chief Information Commissioner. Saxena, a 1990-cadre HP cadre IAS officer, will have tenure until March 2025. As it so often happens with […]

29 December 2022 ~ Comments Off on With AI & data analytics, will govt files now move quickly?

With AI & data analytics, will govt files now move quickly?

The Modi sarkar is devoting a lot of thought to the 100 years of independence in 2047, with several task forces charged with drawing up a roadmap for the future. Among these, the Group of Secretaries on Governance headed by I&B Secretary Apurva Chandra is currently studying a draft VisionIndia @2047 prepared by a group […]

22 December 2022 ~ Comments Off on Sidelined after pandemic, former Mumbai babu will not get new role

Sidelined after pandemic, former Mumbai babu will not get new role

Retired 1985-batch IAS officer and former Mumbai municipal commissioner Praveen Pardeshi, who during the worst months of the coronavirus pandemic, led the civic body’s efforts to create Covid treatment facilities, is reportedly being brought back as the new CEO of the Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), which is the state’s equivalent of the NITI Aayog. […]

16 December 2022 ~ Comments Off on Customs staff in Mumbai irked by IRS officers’ salute ‘demand

Customs staff in Mumbai irked by IRS officers’ salute ‘demand

A rift has appeared and seems to be widening between Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers and those in Customs and GST over protocol, involving guard of honour and salutes ‘demanded’ by IRS officers. Customs officers say that these rituals interfere with their duties of apprehending economic offenders, including smugglers and traffickers. Unlike the IPS and […]

12 December 2022 ~ Comments Off on Kerala babu finds himself caught in crossfire between Guv, Vijayan

Kerala babu finds himself caught in crossfire between Guv, Vijayan

The ongoing power tussle between Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Mohammed Khan is inevitably affecting the babus. The Vijayan cabinet recently expressed displeasure at the manner in which a senior babu of the state pointed out certain flaws in the draft bill that seeks to remove the Governor as the chancellor of […]

02 December 2022 ~ Comments Off on Non-IAS services making inroads in PMO

Non-IAS services making inroads in PMO

The acronym IFS seems to be working rather well for those lucky enough to hold it. Three Indian Foreign Service officers – Deepak Mittal, Vipin Kumar and Nidhi Tewari – are joining the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) following their appointment at the joint secretary, deputy secretary and undersecretary levels respectively. Their ingress into the hallowed […]

30 November 2022 ~ Comments Off on While UP police top heavy, Centre struggles to fill all its vacancies

While UP police top heavy, Centre struggles to fill all its vacancies

A persistent gripe of the Modi sarkar is that the current shortage of IPS officers at the Centre is due to the states not sending enough officers on Central deputation. Apparently, even BJP-ruled states have failed to meet the central deputation quota.  While many states are becoming top-heavy, Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of […]