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With the aim to boost the partnership between the Centre and the State governments, PM Narendra Modi will chair the second National Conference of Chief Secretaries in Delhi today and tomorrow

The three-day Conference, from 5-7 January, will focus on achieving rapid and sustained economic growth in partnership with the States

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the second national conference of chief secretaries here on January 6-7 to discuss six themes covering MSMEs, infrastructure and investments, minimising compliances, women empowerment, health and nutrition, and skill development. In a statement, the PMO said on Wednesday that the three-day conference, which begins on January 5, will host three special sessions on Developed India: Reaching the Last Mile, GST & Global Geopolitical Challenges and India's Response. It will also witness deliberations on four topics : Vocal for Local, International Year of Millets, G20: Role of States, and Emerging Technologies, the PMO said. Best practices from the states and UTs under each theme will be presented so that they can learn from each other, it added. The outcome of three virtual conferences which were earlier held with states and Union Territories will also be presented in this conference. The PMO noted that the agenda of the upcoming conference was

Conclave will focus on two broad pillars: Growth & Jobs, and Health, Gender & Climate, will also set agenda for the next meeting of Niti Aayog Governing Council

Senior IAS officer Paban Kumar Borthakur took charge as the new Chief Secretary of Assam, succeeding Jishnu Barua, who retired from service

The overwhelming number of officers in the CSS cadres are an indication of the clout it wields on key policy decisions across ministries

The first Chief Secretary level meeting between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh was held via virtual mode on Wednesday for mutual discussion of the bilateral issues

Former chief secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopdhayay on Thursday replied to the Centre's show-cause notice served to him under the Disaster Management Act to explain his absence from the cyclone review meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28, an official said. In his reply, Bandyopadhyay said that as per the directive of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, he left the meeting for a review of Cyclone Yaas ravaged Digha, a popular sea resort town in Purba Medinipur district, according to the highly-placed official in the secretariat. The Union Home Ministry had on May 31 served a show- cause notice to Bandyopadhyay under a stringent provision of the Disaster Management Act that entails imprisonment up to two years, amid a tug-of-war between the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee government over him. Bandyopadhyay was set to retire as the chief secretary on May 31, but the state recently sought and received permission for extension of his tenure for three month

Five quotes from the chief minister's letter addressing why she 'can't, won't' release civil servant.

Singh was appointed as the Chief Secretary after retirement of his predecessor Deepak Kumar on February 28.

Describing the incident as 'very unfortunate', the court said it did not reflect the working of a civilised society

P Rama Mohana Rao was today replaced with Additional Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan

100 I-T sleuths, launched raids at 6 am at 15 places