More about private secretaries of 3 ministers -- Amit Shah, Smriti Irani and Jitendra Singh

THE Central government last week appointed private secretaries of three prominent ministers — home minister, Amit Shah, textiles minister, Smriti Irani and DoPT and DoNER minister, Jitendra Singh. Here below are the details:

What do you do with 1 lakh govt retirees every year? At 60, individuals remain energetic, says personnel minister Jitendra Singh

WHAT should the Central government do with 40,000 employees who retire from various ministries and central government agencies annually? The number of retired government personnel could be close to one lakh a year if defence, railways, posts and telecom retirees are factored in, according to a statement issued by the ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions on Wednesday. In fact, minister of state for personnel Dr Jitendra Singh on Wednesday gave a hope to “energetic” retirees, saying that the services of superannuating and retired employees should be…

Centre asks for states’ views on creating All India Medical Service; 36 disciplinary proceedings against IAS officers

WILL there be another All India Service — the fourth one in the country? The Central government has not taken the final call as yet, but has sought views of all states and union territories on the proposal of creating a service to be named, All India Medical Service, according to the reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. At present, there are…

Govt has zero tolerance towards non-performing officers; tries to clear backlog of promotions: Minister Jitendra Singh

Minister Singh with the delegation of Central Secretariat employees

THE Central government has zero tolerance towards corrupt and non-performing officers though it’s highly supportive for performing officers of integrity, said MoS, personnel Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. He further said that he personally felt disturbed to come across government employees who spend their entire service tenure of 30 to 35 years without securing a single promotion, adding that the department of personnel and training (DoPT) is trying to clear backlog of promotions. The minister was…

It’s no longer “collector”, but “district development commissioner”: Minister Jitendra Singh

Outstanding performers of 2016 batch IAS probationers at LBSNAA

INDIAN Administrative Service (IAS) has come a long way since it reincarnated itself from its earlier "Avatar" of British "Indian Civil Services”, said union minister of state for personnel and PMO Jitendra Singh on Friday in Mussoorie while felicitating probationers for outstanding performance in different categories at the felicitation-cum-valedictory function of 2016 batch IAS probationers. The function was held at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie. The minister said, the district head is now the “district development commissioner” and not “collector”, as was…

450 vacancies, but no IRS is eligible! A delegation of IRS officers seeks minister Jitendra Singh’s intervention

SOUNDS odd, but there’s no taker for 450 posts of joint commissioner or JAG level in revenue department which have been lying vacant. The reason is there is no officer of Indian Revenue Service eligible to be promoted, as recruitment rules prescribe minimum residency of five years at deputy secretary level as eligibility criteria. On Tuesday, a delegation of IRS officers approached minister of state for personnel and PMO Jitendra Singh seeking an intervention by…

1600 GoI under secretaries wait for promotion; 73 vacancies at deputy secretary, director level

CSS delegation with minister Jitendra Singh

A DELEGATION of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Forum on Thursday met minister of state for PMO and  personnel Jitendra Singh to highlight their grievances when as many as 1,600 under secretaries in Government of India have been waiting for promotion and thereby pay hikes for nearly four years since the submission of the CSS cadre review. The delegation also drew attention of the minister that there were 73 vacancies at deputy secretary/director level under…

IAS officers seek legal assistance from the government to fight court cases, if needed

IAS officers have appealed to the Central government to revisit laws such as Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, so as to protect officers both working and retired. A delegation of Central IAS Officers’ Association led by its honorary secretary and 1989 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS Sanjay Bhoosreddy met MoS in PMO and personnel Jitendra Singh on Sunday and sought appropriate legal assistance for the officers to fight court cases, if any. The demand has come in the backdrop of…

UPSC toppers spotted in power corridors; MoS in PMO gave them the first prescription

THREE toppers of civil services examination, 2015 — Tina Dabi, Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan and Jasmeet Singh Sandhu along with their parents met MoS in PMO Jitendra Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday in presence of a number of senior bureaucrats including DoPT secretary Sanjay Kothari. The toppers also met telecom minister RS Prasad and secretary JS Deepak. Here are a few tips that Jitendra Singh gave to the young would-be civil servants, as they discovered Delhi's power corridors for the first time:

Mobile App: You can now use your smart phone to lodge and track complaints on GOI

IF YOU have any grievances against the Government of India and you have a smart phone with you, what you need to do now is just to touch the screen to lodge your complaint. Yes, you can use the new Mobile App for the Centralized Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) launched by the government on Wednesday. Thanks to the App’s features, the complainant will be able to track the status of the redress of his or her grievance. But the big question is whether the GOI is equipped to address the quantum of complaints that it may receive now. Since the last 12 months, as many as 9 lakh grievances have been lodged and only...

Will new civil service exam syllabus checkmate engineering students? 10 observations

UPSC Toppers: What backgrounds are they from?

IF THE union personnel minister and MoS in PMO Jitendra Singh’s remarks on Sunday are interpreted, there is a possibility that the government may go in for a more level-playing field for the students belonging to arts and commerce vis-à-vis engineering students in future civil services examinations. While interacting with a group of civil services aspirants in New Delhi on Sunday, minister Singh talked about the allegation that the present syllabus and pattern of civil services/IAS examinations tend to benefit students from mathematics and engineering backgrounds. Here are 10 observations about preparation for the new syllabus:

What MoS in PMO Jitendra Singh told a group of IAS aspirants about UPSC exam pattern

MoS in PMO Singh with an IAS aspirant

IN UPSC examinations, there should be a level-playing field to all student groups regardless of their background -- rural or urban upbringing, their stream or subject of study in high school or graduation, etc., says MoS personnel and PMO Dr Jitendra Singh while talking to a group of civil service aspirants in New Delhi on Thursday. The minister’s statement came at a time when the government decided to…