Tag: Ias

Defence-production
Ajay Kumar appointed as new Defence Production Secretary

New Delhi: Senior IAS officer Ajay Kumar was appointed as the new Secretary, Defence Production, in the Defence Ministry on Tuesday , a government notification said. A 1985-batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, Kumar is at present Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. He has been appointed to the new post […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Gautam Bambawale named India's Ambassador to China

New Delhi: In a significant development following the Doklam standoff between the Indian and Chinese troops on the India-China-Bhutan international trijunction, Gautam Bambawale, India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, has been appointed the country’s new Ambassador to China. A 1984 batch IFS officer, Bambawale is expected to take up the new assignment shortly, the External Affairs […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
UPSC civil services main exam 2019
Candidates can now withdraw from UPSC exams; read to know more

New Delhi: Claiming that only half of the over 10 lakh aspirants who apply for civil services exam actually write the test, the UPSC Monday said it has decided to allow the candidates to withdraw from the examination, according to an official statement. The arrangement will be implemented beginning with Engineering Services Examination, 2019, it […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Govt finalises new cadre policy for IAS, IPS officers

New Delhi: A new policy for cadre allocation has been finalised by the Central government for IAS, IPS and other officers, aimed at ensuring “national integration” in the country’s top bureaucracy. Officers of all-India services — the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) — will have to choose […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
Central Goverment
Deadwood under radar: Govt reviews service books of 67K staff

New Delhi: The central government has undertaken an exercise to review the service records of about 67,000 employees, including IAS and IPS officers, to identify non-performers. The review exercise is a part of the government’s efforts to further improve the service delivery and governance system. A senior official in the Department of Personnel and Training […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
IAS Partha Sarathy
Vigilance sleuths book suspended IAS officer again

Cuttack: The anti-corruption wing of Odisha Police has registered a fresh case against suspended IAS officer Partha Sarathi Mishra, who was arrested in February on corruption charges. Mishra was granted conditional bail by the High Court last month. Booked afresh, the beleaguered IAS officer now faces criminal charges for allegedly entering into a criminal conspiracy […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
Partha sarathi
6 teams to probe corruption charges against IAS officer

Bhubaneswar: Six teams comprising senior officers have been formed by the Odisha Vigilance department for expeditious probe into the corruption case against arrested IAS officer Partha Sarathi Mishra. “Considering the voluminous documents, records and importance of the case, six teams consisting of senior officers assisted by other staff have been formed on the orders of […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
Nirmala-Sitharaman
Over Rs 235 crore budget for training of bureaucrats abroad and in India

New Delhi: Over Rs 235 crore has been allocated to the Personnel Ministry in the Union Budget for domestic and foreign training of bureaucrats and augmenting necessary infrastructure during the ongoing fiscal. The Budget was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday. Of the total allocation of Rs 235.91 crore for 2019-20, which is […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Asit Tripathy Appointed Chief Secretary In Major Bureaucratic Rejig in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a senior level bureaucratic reshuffle, Odisha government today appointed senior IAS officer Asit Tripathy as the new Chief Secretary of the State. A 1986-batch IAS, Tripathy, presently serving as the Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary and Chief Administrator KBK will take over the new post from the outgoing AP Padhi who has been appointed […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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Gagan Kumar Dhal appointed chairman of OFDC

Bhubaneswar: In a reshuffle in bureaucracy, the Odisha government today appointed Gagan Kumar Dhal as chairman of Odisha Forest Development Corporation(OFDC), a post equivalent in status & responsibility to the post of Chief Secretary provided in the IAS cadre of the State. Senior IAS officer Dhal had resigned from service yesterday. Dhal, who is a […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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Opposition Questions State govt’s ‘Zero Tolerance Towards Graft’

Bhubaneswar: Following Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s decision to dismiss 15 government employees for alleged involvement in graft cases, both BJP and Congress today questioned the State government’s inaction against 11 IAS and 227 OAS officers with corruption charges. The Opposition said the State government’s ‘zero tolerance towards corruption’ policy is only an eyewash as it […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
IAS
73 IAS empanelled for secy, additional secy-level posts

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday approved the empanelment of 73 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers for holding Secretary and Additional Secretary level posts, a government order said. Of the 73 names, 41 have been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet for Secretary-level posts, while 32 names have been cleared for holding Additional […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
IAS
10 IAS Officers Transferred In Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle

New Delhi: In a major administrative reshuffle, the Centre on Tuesday transferred and promoted 10 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, while upgrading the ranks of 13 others to the post of Special Secretary. Braj Raj Sharma, a 1984-batch officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, who is currently Secretary, Border Management in the Ministry of […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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6 New IAS Officers Allotted To Odisha Cadre This Year: CM Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: Only six new Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers have been allotted to Odisha cadre this year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said on Monday. The chief minister said this in a written reply to a question in the Assembly. Patnaik said to run the administration the state government has promoted many senior Odisha Administrative Service […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Quota For Local Officers in IAS, IPS To Be Decreased By 17 Percent

The Centre has decided to lower the quota from existing 50 per cent to 33 per cent for local officers from state services to IAS, IPS and IFoS in the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, officials said on Tuesday. The Personnel Ministry has finalised all modalities in this regard and an official […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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