The move marks a breach in the hegemony of the IASOfficials from the Indian Civil Accounts Service, Indian Railway Personnel Service and Central Secretariat Services have also been selected
1 min read23 Jul 2019In an office memorandum, the finance ministry said it had asked all ministries and departments to submit an action-taken report regarding abolition of posts vacant for over five years
1 min read30 Jan 2018Anuj Sharma and Dharma Reddy Alla have been appointed joint secretaries in the home ministry
1 min read20 Nov 201717 new joint secretaries, including 11 IAS officers, have been appointed in various central government departments as part of a mid-level bureaucratic reshuffle
1 min read18 Sep 2017In other news, joint secretaries in the home ministry could sanction Rs50 crore for infrastructure projects
3 min read6 Sep 2017The home ministry has given financial powers to joint secretaries who can now spend up to Rs50 crore for executing works and purchasing land
1 min read5 Sep 2017As many as 22 joint secretaries, nine of whom are from IAS and remaining from other services, have been appointed in different central government departments
1 min read4 Aug 2017As many as 21 officers, nine of whom are from IAS and remaining from other services, have been appointed in various central government departments
2 min read1 May 2017Arvind Subramanian suggested that it would be useful if there is induction of outside talent in posts above the rank of joint secretaries as they would bring innovative ideas
1 min read6 Apr 2017Appointment of non-IAS officers a silent trend promoted by Modi govt over the past two years
2 min read14 Jul 2016The 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