6 Vacancies: Corporate affairs ministry asks for applications from retired government officers

THE ministry of corporate affairs has invited applications from retired and willing government servants as consultants in the ministry. The monthly remuneration, according to the circular issued on December 20, will be the last drawn salary minus the pension plus dearness allowance. The consultants won’t, however, be given any perks, allowance or even leave. The consultants are needed at the following level:

Secretary Reshuffle: Preeti Sudan appointed new health secretary, Ajay Narayan Jha in expenditure, Injeti Srinivas corporate affairs

THE government on Wednesday made a major administrative reshuffle by appointing new secretaries in the department of expenditure, and in ministries such as health and environment. The orders also included debarring of an 1980 batch IRSEE officer for appointment to any post in the Central Staffing Scheme. Here below are the appointment details:

Shakuntala Gamlin Saga: Who will defend an officer if she is publicly shamed?

THE controversy around two IAS officers, Shakuntala Gamlin of Delhi and Amit Kataria of Chhattisgarh, during the last one week, has raised one pertinent question: How should an officer react to or defend herself if she is shamed publicly? If the officer speaks directly to the media to defend her, there is a possibility that she could be charged of violating the conduct rules. And if she does not, it will be assumed that the officer concerned has conceded to be guilty! Let’s first see how 2004 batch Chhattisgarh cadre IAS…

Know Your Babu: Delhi’s new acting chief secretary Shakuntala Gamlin

FOR the last couple of days, 1984 batch AGMUT cadre IAS Shakuntala Gamlin, has been in news, as she is sandwiched in the jung (war) between Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government and Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. Kejriwal did not want Ms Gamlin as his acting chief secretary (Delhi chief secretary is now in US on a personal visit), but Jung found her the most suitable among the names proposed by Delhi government. In fact, Delhi government formally asked her not to take charge, but on Saturday, Ms Gamlin took over as the top bureaucrat of the Delhi. Here are 10 things you may like to know about Ms Gamlin.