Govt may prematurely repatriate Dr Adapa Karthik to Punjab cadre; asks KS Raj to wait before getting inter-cadre deputation to UP

THE government may soon prematurely repatriate 2008 batch Punjab cadre IAS Dr Adapa Karthik from AGMUT (Chandigarh administration) to Punjab cadre, but has rejected the proposal of inter cadre deputation of 2011 batch Punjab cadre IAS Kumar Saurabh Raj from Punjab cadre to Uttar Pradesh cadre, as he has not completed the required service of nine years in the cadre to be eligible for inter-cadre deputation, according to...

Woman officers, Northeast India and Inter-cadre deputation: Govt comes out with some clarity

THE government has clarified that inter-cadre deputation for woman officers posted in a Northeast cadre (Assam-Meghalaya, Manipur-Tripura, Sikkim and Nagaland) could be allowed for 5 years extendable to further 2 years at one go. Thereafter, the deputation for another spell of two years may be allowed after review, thereby taking the maximum number of years on deputation to another state to nine. The issue cropped up when 2004 batch Manipur cadre IAS Ms Nidhi Kesarwani asked for an…

Govt finds good reason for 2002 batch IAS Pratima Satish Kumar Verma's deputation, but unsure – for how long?

THE government has found a unique glitch while considering the proposal of an inter-cadre deputation of 2002 batch Bihar cadre IAS Ms Pratima Satish Kumar Verma from Bihar to Karnataka cadre. The government of Bihar has already issued its formal consent, but a panel headed by DoPT secretary Sanjay Kothari in a meeting held on December 16, found…

Babu Marriage: How can Krittika Jyotsna write her IAS husband’s batch wrong? A typo?

AS recorded in the minutes of a DoPT meeting held under the chairmanship of secretary Sanjay Kothari on Monday, 2014 batch IAS Krittika Jyotsna wrote her husband’s batch wrong in an application of her request for inter cadre transfer on the grounds of marriage to UP cadre IAS Rahul Pandey. “The Committee noted that Shri Rahul Pandey, IAS (UP:2014) belongs to 2014 batch not 2013 as indicated in the application of the officer”, say...

Deepti Uppal’s inter-cadre transfer on grounds of marriage okayed; but Jagannathan’s extension in Kerala lands up in CAT

HERE is a case where sarkari files did not hinder an early reunion of an IAS and an IFoS (Indian Forest Service) officer who wanted to be living together after marriage. Only three days after DoPT secretary Sanjay Kothari took up this case of an inter-cadre transfer of 2011 batch Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS Ms Deepti Uppal to Punjab cadre on the grounds of marriage with Punjab cadre Indian Forest Service officer (2012 batch) Vikram Singh Kundra, the DoPT on October 16 issued an order saying that…

DoPT takes the lead in opening crèches in government buildings; ministries may earmark spaces soon

THE Central government has been exploring the possibility of opening more crèches in government buildings so as to facilitate the young mothers to bring their young children to the office. The issue cropped up during a review meeting on the implementation of the guidelines on prevention of sexual harassment of women at the workplace held on April 16, the minutes of which were released only…