The question is whether the country has an ecosystem in place to ensure a steady supply of public policy professionals
4 min read2 Jul 2019The average tenure of IAS officers in a posting has increased sizeably in the last 5 years. But it’s still at an abysmal level, of 15 months
5 min read22 Apr 2019The Delhi government issues order saying the approving authority for transfers of senior bureaucrats would be the chief minister but the services department refuses to comply
1 min read5 Jul 2018PM Narendra Modi expresses concern over procedural delays in processing files and asks bureaucrats to make the best of technology to bring a change in the common man's life
2 min read21 Apr 2018Most of bureaucrats, including transport commissioner Varsha Joshi and PWD principal secretary Renu Sharma skipped the State Road Safety Council meeting chaired by AAP minister Kailash Gahlot
1 min read26 Feb 2018As per a proposal, all file movement and notings would be put online and also live feed of official meetings with audio output would be made available on a website
1 min read26 Feb 2018L-G Anil Baijal meets Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues, says smooth functioning of the govt must continue and governance shouldn't get affected after officers began boycotting meetings called by ministers
2 min read24 Feb 2018State control has enabled rather than prevented massive frauds
3 min read16 Feb 2018The DoPT has written to all Central government departments, states and union territories asking them to ensure submission of Immovable Property Returns by IAS officers working with them by 31 January 2018
1 min read26 Dec 2017In other news, Kristen Roupenian, author of Cat Person, has signed a two-book deal with Simon & Schuster imprint in the US at a reported value of $1 million
3 min read21 Dec 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared