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How failure to destroy juvenile crime records is hurting children’s rehabilitation

In India, recruitment drives for the armed forces, central paramilitary forces, and state police organisations often see qualified candidates suddenly disqualified during background checks. In most instances, the issue is not an adult criminal record but rather a childhood infraction that comes to light and derails their careers before they…

Newslaundry · Oct 23

CIC recommends publishing paper-wise UPSC marks, flags no order for 2018 halt

The Central Information Commission has recommended reinstating the practice of publishing the detailed break-up of marks obtained by selected candidates in the Civil Services (Main) Examination after finding that the DoPT had no record of any formal decision behind discontinuing the practice from 2018. The matter gained traction after an…

The Economic Times · Sep 24

NC-JCM seeks Old Pension Scheme for NPS employees recruited against pre-2003 vacancies; who can benefit?

The NC-JCM has urged that older vacancy sanction letters be used to assess eligibility for the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). During a meeting with the DoPT secretary, they emphasized the importance of this pension issue. Legal rulings have favored employees recruited post-January 1, 2004, for OPS benefits, as the New…

The Economic Times · Sep 8

UPSC optional marks row: RTI applicant, DoPT both warn of coaching institutes' misuse before CIC

A dispute over UPSC Mains marks disclosure has reached the Central Information Commission. An RTI applicant and the Department of Personnel and Training both fear coaching institutes could misuse subject-wise marks. The applicant argues lack of transparency allows exploitation. The DoPT fears selective projection of 'high scoring' optional subjects.

The Economic Times · May 19

Senior IAS Tuhin Kanta Pandey gets additional charge of Secretary DoPT

IAS Tuhin Kanta Pandey will hold the additional charge of Secretary DoPT till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders. Read further on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Nov 4, 2024

Lateral entry withdrown: DoPT minister writes to Chairman UPSC

DoPT Minister Dr Jitendra Singh writes a two-page letter to Chairman UPSC on canceling the Lateral Entry advertisement as per directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Full details on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 20, 2024

Major Reshuffle in Union Bureaucracy: Nagaraju Maddirala will be DFS Secretary, Deepti Umashankar Secretary to the President of India, Rajesh Singh Defence Secretary, Katikithala Srinivas Secretary MoHUA, Punya Salila Srivastava Health, Amardeep Singh Bhatia Secretary DPII and Vivek Joshi appointed as Secretary DoPT

Narendra Modi Government on Friday approved a series of significant appointments in various departments including Nagaraju Maddirala as the new Secretary of Department of Financial Services (DFS).

Dynamite News · Aug 16, 2024

‘Endocrinologist’ to ‘arrogant’ IAS trainee who ‘misused’ quota: Who is Puja Khedkar?

Puja Khedkar, a 32-year-old trainee IAS officer from the Maharashtra cadre, is at the centre of a growing controversy amid which the Narendra Modi government has formed a one-member panel to probe the allegations against her.  

Newslaundry · Jul 11, 2024

Union government, Election Commission’s RTI portals face ‘emergency maintenance’, data leaks

Government RTI portals face technical issues, compromising data security and accessibility for applicants, raising concerns about transparency and accountability.

The Hindu · Mar 8, 2024

HC remands back 13 AIS officers’ allocation issue to DoPT

HC remands issue of 13 AIS officers' allocation to Telangana & AP to DoPT for reconsideration in accordance with Pratyusha Sinha Committee guidelines.

The Hindu · Jan 3, 2024