-The Hindu There is no organised conspiracy against NGOs. It is in the nature of power to exercise greater control, and exempt itself from accountability. The recent changes in the rules governing foreign funding of NGOs under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) have been widely discussed. The last word on it will perhaps never be written. The UPA government initiated this and we see some concrete changes now. Sifting through the...
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DoPT launches HR management pilot project -Devesh K Pandey
-The Hindu The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), under the instructions of the Prime Minister’s Office, has undertaken a pilot project to implement the Gujarat human resources management model in two Central government agencies. The proposal for System of Application of Technology for Human Resources Improvement (SATHI) application was approved by the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2012, developed by IT major Infosys and launched by Chief Minister Anandiben...
More »SCs, STs form less that 10% of Central higher bureaucracy, says Personnel Dept
-The Hindu Business Line Despite long years of affirmative action in India, the higher bureaucracy at the Centre has less than 10 per cent representation from the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), and not a single one from Other Backward Classes (OBC). Higher bureaucracy refers to officers at the level of Secretary, Special Secretary, Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary. According to a written reply by the Department of Personnel and...
More »Battered & bruised, Planning Commission loses more of its teeth -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-The Business Standard Most key functions now handled by the finance ministry and other govt departments When Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently extended a Rs 8,000-crore central support for building roads in Jammu & Kashmir, Union Cabinet's approval for the big-ticket announcement came in barely 48 hours. Unlike in the past, the proposal did not get stuck in the corridors of the Planning Commission, a Nehruvian-era body. The Commission, which occupied the centre...
More »43 IPS officers in UP transferred 40 times in their career -Ashish Tripathi
-The Economic Times LUCKNOW: Another example of why officers in Uttar Pradesh are not able to deliver. They are frequently transferred from one place to the another, making it difficult for them to plan things to tackle problems, execute and deliver results. As many as 43 Indian Police Services (IPS) officers posted in UP have been transferred more than 40 times in their career. The officers include two director general police(DGP)- Vinod...
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