Ias

Govt seeks to fill up posts with hires from non-IAS pool, sparks debate

The decision to extend the application date for head of the competition watchdog underlines the old debate over reserving regulatory heads exclusively for administrative service officers

It is IAS against IPS as the Roopa vs Sindhuri battle rages on social media

The hierarchies between various all-India services have begun to melt, leading to increased friction between them

PM Modi to look into separate IAS, IPS cadres for Meghalaya: Conrad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured to look into the demand for separate IAS and IPS cadres for Meghalaya and Assam, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday. I took up the matter (of separate IAS/IPS cadres) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi a number of times. He has assured of looking into the matter, Sangma said at the sidelines of a cabinet meeting here. He said, The Meghalaya government will continue to pressurise the Centre that a separate IAS and IPS cadres is in the larger and long-term interests of both Assam and Meghalaya. Several letters have also been sent by the Meghalaya government to the union home ministry and it is awaiting positive response on the matter, the chief minister added.

14 IAS, 2 IPS officers transferred by in Rajasthan department of personnel

Fourteen IAS and two IPS officers have been transferred by the state department of personnel in Rajasthan. The transfer orders were issued on Thursday night. Vishram Meena, CEO of Jaipur Smart City Ltd and commissioner of Jaipur Heritage Municipal Corporation, will now hold only the charge of the commissioner of the municipal corporation. Rajesh Kumar Meena, who was under the awaiting posting order (APO) status, will be the new CEO of Jaipur Smart City Ltd. Kanishak Kataria was transferred from the post of SDM Mount Abu (Sirohi) to Kota as SDM Ramganjmandi. Two IPS officers -- Hemant Priyadarshi and Himmat Abhilash Tak -- who were under the APO status, were also given postings. While Priyadarshi was made ADG of Anti-Corruption Bureau, Tak was given the posting of SP law and order, Police Headquarters (PHQ).

A primer on GOI's hidden power centre and why the CSS calls the shots

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

A sedate ringside view

Mr Khanna's narrative is easy to read and as simply structured as the notes he must have written as an IAS officer

The Indian Entitled Service

Some posts are not named but a number of posts at a certain level are declared to be "encadred" or reserved

The provincialisation of All India Services

All India Services were to be all India in character for a purpose. Any dilution of this central tenet should worry policymakers

Nine states oppose Centre's proposal on IAS officers' deputation

Odisha, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Rajasthan have raised their voice against the amendments

Combative federalism

Proposed IAS rule change weakens Centre-state relations

The concept of All India Services needs to be re-examined

The idea of an All India Service is at cross purposes with its actuality.

Mamata again writes to PM flagging proposal to amend IAS cadre rules

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second time in a week expressing her 'strong reservations to the Centre's proposal to amend the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954.

Wasted in the IAS

Ideally, doctors and engineers, because they are more useful as doctors and engineers, should be banned from joining the civil services both at the central and state levels

Centre allows IAS, IPS officers to retain gifts from foreign dignitaries

The Centre has amended over a 50-year-old rule to allow IAS, IPS and IFoS officers to retain gifts received from foreign dignitaries

Babus taking up a private job soon after retirement akin to misconduct: CVC

In an order, the CVC has outlined procedure for government organisations for obtaining vigilance clearance for retired-babus before employing them.

BS READS: Manipur, TN, Sikkim IAS officers among biggest property owners

Business Standard examined immovable property returns of close to 5,000 IAS personnel and found each officer has declared owning property worth Rs 58 lakh on average

Noted economist, member of 10th Finance Commission B P R Vithal passes away

Educated at Madrasa-e-Aliya high school, Hyderabad, Vithal graduated from Madras Christian College and joined the Hyderabad Civil Service in 194, qualifying for IAS in 1950

Horses for courses

Neither the UPA nor the Modi government has much cared what sort of economist it appoints to what job, says the author

Country facing shortage of over 1,400 IAS, 900 IPS officers: Jitendra Singh

A Parliamentary committee has expressed 'serious concern' over persistent shortage of IAS officers

Vacancies in IAS at 'alarming level': Panel

Panel cited vacancies as on Jan 1, 2016 which stand at 1,470 as against sanctioned strength of 6,396