Tag: Bureaucrats
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71 ex-bureaucrats write to PM Modi over prosecution of 4 former officers in INX Media case
They demanded that there should be a reasonable period of time after which files should not be reopened.
October 5, 2019 -
Mining scam: CBI raids premises of three bureaucrats in Uttar Pradesh
Simultaneous raids by CBI teams were conducted at 12 places in Bulandshahr, Lucknow, Fatehpur, Azamgarh, Prayagraj, Noida, Gorakhour and Deoria.
July 12, 2019 -
IAS Barun Ray takes charge of monitoring cell
In view of the public outbursts, government has asked police superintendents to initiate cases on complaints of accepting cut money under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code which calls for a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.
July 3, 2019 -
Babus taking political plunge in Chh’garh
The sudden resignation of Raipur Collector from the coveted IAS and his subsequent induction in the BJP has triggered a wave among retired and serving babus to join the two mainstream parties.
September 4, 2018 -
Odisha bureaucrats up in arms against Dharmendra Pradhan
Union Minister Pradhan had allegedly said that some bureaucrats were functioning like BJD party workers
May 29, 2018 -
Delhi Assembly forms new panel to monitor bureaucrats’ behaviour, work
The 'House Committee on violation of protocol norms and contemptuous behaviour by government officers with MLAs' will be chaired by AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj and comprise 9 MLAs
April 24, 2018 -
Bureaucrats take on ministers
Even as the election heat intensifies in the state, bureaucrats and ministers have become the subject of controversy with a few of the upright babus not hesitating to take on the law makers. An immediate case in point relates to the Hassan district election officer and deputy commissioner, MS Rohini Sindhuri, who, unfazed by the …
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April 13, 2018 -
Gujarat shifts 67 bureaucrats
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Gujarat government on late Monday night transferred 67 IAS officials. This is the first major reshuffle after the new BJP government has been formed. As per the notification issued by General Administration Department, the key changes are the changes of District Collectors in 21 of the state’s 33 districts, …
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April 3, 2018 -
AAP MLAs attack bureaucrats for providing ‘false’ answers
Aam Aadmi Party MLAs on Tuesday attacked bureaucrats for providing “false” and “incomplete” written answers to Assembly questions. Following the allegations, Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel referred the matter to the Question and Reference Committee of the Assembly. Bureaucrats gave the written answers to the ministers concerned, who then presented them in the Assembly. Of …
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March 20, 2018 -
Delhi bureaucrats stick to apology demand, hold protest march over ‘assault’ on CS
Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, who is at the centre of controversy for making an allegation against the AAP legislators for assaulting him, joined a protest march organised by the Delhi government employees’ joint forum here on Wednesday. With demands of public apology from Chief Minister over the alleged assault on Chief Secretary and action …
March 1, 2018 -
Bureaucracy has to change to realise PM’s dream: Official
The bureaucracy has to change its mindset in order to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for speedy delivery of services, an official said on Thursday. C. Viswanath, Secretary of the Central government’s Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, was in Goa to participate in a two-day regional conference. The conference on ‘Good Governance …
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September 14, 2017 -
The real government
Since Independence, a common failing of successive Governments has been a noticeable gap between promise and performance. Tall promises are made for the betterment of every conceivable thing, expectations soar but the situation on the ground hardly ever changes. Repeated failures of the Government to deliver on its promises have led to a deep mistrust …
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September 6, 2017 -
Know the new faces to join Modi cabinet; oath-taking ceremony begins
Former diplomat Hardeep Puri, former union Home Secretary RK Singh, former bureaucrat KJ Alphons, former Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh and five other new faces including MPs Ashwini Choubey from Bihar and Anant Kumar Hegde from Karnataka will be inducted into the Union Council of Ministers in the expansion and reshuffle to be carried out …
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September 3, 2017 -
Modi asks senior officers to work towards creating a New India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with a group of over 80 Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries and asked them to work with clear objectives towards creating a New India by 2022. Highlighting the current positive “global environment in favour of India”, the Prime Minister asked officers to work with “clear objectives towards creating …
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August 31, 2017 -
Goa Minister cracks down on babus stalling transfers
In a written order, Goa's Water Resources Minister Vinod Palyekar has told bureaucrats in his department not to leverage "political pressure" to stop transfers of officials who have been working in the same post for more than three years. In an office order, Palyekar has said that attempts to leverage political pressure "will be viewed …
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July 29, 2017 -
RTI can hinder officials giving advice on decisions: Jaitley
The Indian Right to Information (RTI) Act can sometimes inhibit bureaucrats from giving their honest opinion during the process of decision making, Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday. "Bureaucrats are free to render their advice and opinion during the process of decision making," Jaitley said at an event to release a book …
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July 28, 2017 -
Flutter in the wind
Old habits die hard, and so does the deeply ingrained feudal mindset of our rulers who feel that they are and shall always remain more equal than all others, no matter if the country they live in happens to be a democracy that promises equal rights and liberties to every citizen. So they are not …
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June 24, 2017