SC closes contempt case against Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla Contempt petition concerned with ad hoc promotions in Central Secretariat service during Bhalla’s DoPT tenure The Hindu · Sep 6, 2022
Special maternity leave in case of infant death Centre offers provision to employees The Hindu · Sep 2, 2022
Only three IPS officers opt for Central deputation No senior-rank officer has sought a posting in the Union government The Hindu · Aug 7, 2022
7.22 lakh permanent central govt jobs in past eight years, over 22 crore applications received, says DoPT in Lok Sabha According to Department of Personnel and Training data, 22,05,99,238 people applied for these jobs since 2014 The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022
Centre constitutes task force for 10 lakh central jobs as announced by PM last month The task force has asked all departments to state the vacant positions and steps taken to fill the posts The Hindu · Jul 15, 2022
Centre gets 5.59 lakh public grievances till June 25 this year, Dept of Financial Services tops list Department of Financial Services (Banking Division), Ministry of Labour and Employment, CBDT, Ministry of Railways are the top ministries which receive(d) the maximum number of grievances The Hindu · Jul 12, 2022
Final view on changing IAS cadre rules yet to be taken: DoPT Eight States oppose Centre’s proposal to overcome acute shortage of IAS, IPS officers willing to serve in Central Ministries The Hindu · Jun 7, 2022
Center eases pension rules for kin of missing government employees The family will now immediately get pension benefits after a govt. employee has gone missing The Hindu · May 23, 2022
Lokpal to get permanent office at World Trade Centre in Delhi, office space bought for ₹ 254 cr. On March 19, 2019, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh was appointed as India’s first Lokpal along with eight other members The Hindu · May 3, 2022
Government lays down norms for quota in promotions Departments asked to collect data on SC/ST representation The Hindu · Apr 13, 2022
SC gives govt 2 weeks to review plea of civil services aspirants who couldn’t appear for Main in Jan. Court uses panel report to nudge govt to re-examine their demand for another chance The Hindu · Mar 31, 2022
22% shortfall of IAS officers, raise yearly intake: Parliamentary panel NEW DELHI: Taking note of the 22% shortage of IAS officers, that it says is compelling states to appoint non-cadre officers to cadre posts, a parliamentary standing committee has recommended that the department of personnel and training (DoPT) “significantly” increase the annual intake of IAS officers, “keeping in view the… The Times of India · Mar 27, 2022
No additional attempt in civil services exam, Centre tells SC The aspirants fell sick with COVID-19 when exam was held in January The Hindu · Mar 25, 2022
Additional attempt in UPSC civil services exam not possible, Centre tells SC NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that additional attempt in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) civil services examination is "not possible." The Times of India · Mar 25, 2022
The Hindu · Mar 24, 2022 Hearing begins on AIS officers’ allotment Centre contests tribunal order against allocation of the officers to AP
Dynamite News · Mar 23, 2022 Civil Service re-examination will have cascading effects: UPSC tells SC The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), while opposing the plea seeking extra attempt for candidates who could not appear in the Civil Services Mains exam, said if the Commission makes a provision for re-examination, then it will have cascading effects on the schedules of other ongoing examinations as well as…
The Hindu · Mar 21, 2022 DoPT to decide on IAS aspirants affected by COVID Petitioners had moved SC seeking an additional attempt
The Hindu · Jan 30, 2022 Delhi HC declines relief to civil services aspirant under EWS Upholds DoPT decision that petitioner did not meet the income criteria
The Hindu · Jan 26, 2022 30% vacancies in Central offices as Government holds promotions for past six years Officers are the backbone as files, documents and orders are processed by them
The Hindu · Jan 25, 2022 IAS cadre rules | DoPT to remind States again Seven BJP-ruled States have consented; five States have opposed; CMs of three States have written to PM opposing move.
The Hindu · Jan 22, 2022 Explained | Why have States raised questions about the Centre’s proposed changes on civil servants’ deputation? In its January 12 letter, DoPT said in spite of existing provisions, States are not sponsoring adequate numbers of officers for Central deputation and the available officers are not sufficient to meet requirements
The Hindu · Jan 19, 2022 States weigh options on IAS cadre rule changes Six of them have written to Centre opposing any such move.
The Times of India · Jan 17, 2022 Need Centre’s nod for CBI probe into Alwar girl’s case: Rajasthan home department JAIPUR: The state home department on Monday recommended a CBI inquiry into the hearing and speech impaired minor girl’s case in Alwar to the Union department of personnel and training (DoPT).
Newslaundry · Jun 11, 2018 Babus Of All Trades, Masters Of None The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) put out an advertisement on Sunday inviting applications for 10 senior-level positions in various departments. The plan is to hire “outstanding individuals” as Joint Secretaries based on their subject expertise. The notifications says candidates can be “Individuals working at comparable levels in Private Sector…
Newslaundry · Apr 15, 2018 #UnnaoCase: Thank god for the Allahabad High Court The judicial intervention in the Unnao case has once again exposed the political-criminal nexus in Uttar Pradesh. Under pressure from the Allahabad High Court, the Prime Minister’s Office cleared the Yogi Adityanath government’s recommendation for the case to be handed to the Central Bureau of Investigation in record time on…