India gets appreciation in OECD’s Paris seminar; DoPT joint secretary Devesh Chaturvedi represented India in the meet

Devesh Chaturvedi (File photo)

INDIA’s Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) scheme received appreciation from panelists from across the world who spoke in a G-20 seminar held in Paris on Monday, according to a statement issued by Central government’s personnel department — DoPT. The seminar, organized by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), was centered around the theme of corruption and global economy. India was represented by 1989 batch IAS officer and joint secretary in…

Know Your Babu: New chief of Direct Benefits Transfer Scheme, Sundareshan

Sundareshan (Left) with Deora (File photo)

THIS photo was taken sometime in October 2010. S Sundareshan, then petroleum secretary was enjoying the moment, as his boss Murli Deora apparently cracked a joke at a press conference. “If boss cracks a joke, you have to laugh even if you don’t enjoy it, or even understand it,” one of the readers posted a comment while reacting to this photo published in BoI earlier. Sundareshan, a retired IAS belonging to Kerala cadre, has now genuine reasons to smile. The government has…