“Misinformation campaign” against officers or “Laatshahi mentality” of bureaucrats? 10 Things on Neta-Babu tussle in Delhi

THE adoption of a resolution by AGMUT cadre IAS officers’ and the DANICS officers’ associations on Tuesday to appeal to the political executive of Delhi government not to resort to unfounded allegations and misinformation campaign against officers, after a minister calling an IAS officer “incompetent, useless n insensitive”, has created an uneasy situation among bureaucrats and political class in the national capital of Delhi. How did the issue originate and where it’s leading to? BoI here presents 10 facts to sum up this new Neta-Babu tussle:

2008 batch DANICS officers are eligible to be IAS, but 1989 batch ones are yet to be inducted; what DANICS want from the govt?

IN THE last one month, two sets of officers — one from DANICS (Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service) and another from Central Secretariat Services — met MoS in PMO and personnel ministry Jitendra Singh to narrate their woes, demanding quick and sound solutions. For example, 2008 batch DANICS officers who have competed eight years of service are now eligible to be inducted into IAS, but the irony is: as senior as 1989 batch DANICS are yet to be…