3 IAS — T Jacob, Smita Nagaraj and Nikhilesh Jha — elevated as special secretary; More about them

THREE IAS officers of 1984 batch — T Jacob of Tamil Nadu cadre, Ms Smita Nagaraj, also of Tamil Nadu cadre and Nikhilesh Jha of Manipur cadre — were on Monday appointed as special secretary in the rank and pay of union secretary. According to the order issued on Monday, their posts would be upgraded in-situ as they were also empaneled as secretary-equivalent. Accordingly, T Jacob, the present secretary in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), will now be a…

Govt reminds cadre controlling authorities of Group “A” services to furnish their suggestions to Jacob Task Force

THE government has reminded the Cadre Controlling Authorities of Group “A” services to immediately furnish their comments and suggestions to T Jacob-headed Task Force formed on August 16 this year to comprehensively study the cadre structures of all organized Group “A” services of the government of India and suggest ways to mitigate career stagnation of officers of…

10 things to know about Jacob panel studying cadre structure, recruitment and career stagnation of Group "A" officers

THE Central government last week constituted a task force under the chairmanship of T Jacob, additional secretary serving in the department of personnel and training (DoPT) to look into various aspects of cadre structure of Group “A” services. In the backdrop of increasing complaints of stagnation in career from various services, particularly at senior levels, it’s expected that the task force’s recommendations will mitigate stagnation in future. Here are 10 things on the newly-set up task force:

Another Administrative Reshuffle: Alok Kumar appointed as secretary in CVC, KP Krishnan shifted out of North Block

FROM appointing 1984 batch IAS Alok Kumar as the secretary in Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to shifting out finance ministry old-timer and 1983 batch IAS KP Krishnan, the Centre on Monday did yet another round of reshuffle of senior officers. All these officers are just a few batches junior to secretary-ranked officers, meaning they are quite high in bureaucratic hierarchy. The order includes six additional secretary-level appointments too. Here are 11 new appointments: