Vinod Rai

While IAS officers write primarily about their own exploits, IFS officers write more about the issues and context of their work, while straying also into unrelated fields, notes T N Ninan

Rai, who has stressed in the book the need to give a chance to younger people in administrator positions, feels that everyone has a shelf life.

Those who control the state federations, often on a hereditary basis, become very important

Rai has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in recognition of his services to the country

Rai in an affidavit filed in the court has said that he has inadvertently and wrongly mentioned Nirupam's name earlier

The CAG needs to be more transparent

Saba Karim's style of functioning was incorrect and he often came across as arrogant, board official is quoted by IANS as saying

Former BCCI Committee of Administrators chairman Vinod Rai recently lifted the lid as to why former captain Rahul Dravid turned down Team India's coaching job following the end of Anil Kumble's tenure

The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) will demit office after the BCCI AGM on Wednesday, ending a tumultuous 33-month tenure.

A bench comprising justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao said the job of the CoA will come to an end after former cricketer Saurav Ganguly-led elected office bearers of the BCCI will take charge

He said Dravid has ruled himself out as he'll be busy with his coaching role with India A, U-19 side

Rai though downplays rift between Kohli and Kumble

To complete their assignment of implementing the RM Lodha Committee reforms

However, govt wants to address bad debt problem before any such consolidation, he said

Bad loans of PSBs rose by about Rs 1 lakh crore during the April-December period of 2016-17

About the concept of bad bank, Rai said much can be argued on both sides

Rai has a job that is as arduous and taxing, if not more so, as the CAG's job

Rai will head the four-member committee of administrators to run the BCCI

PSBs are facing a talent crunch, and the entry of more universal and payments banks are expected to add to this

Compensation package of the PSBs needs to be improved in some way, says Rai