Director General wanted for good governance think tank; Govt readies to pay a salary of Rs 3.75 lakh per month

THE Centre has been looking for a director general to head National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), a think tank that guides and helps implement good governance reforms through research, policy analysis, advocacy, and capacity building in order to strengthen institutions that deliver good governance and foster democracy. And the government is ready to pay the suitable candidate a monthly salary of Rs 3.75 lakh with the condition that...

New Delhi to host international symposium on public administration on Oct 7 and 8

IAS Probationers (File photo)

COME October 7 and 8, 2014, Indian bureaucrats will have interactive sessions in New Delhi with experts and civil servants belonging to 25 nations across the world. The topic of discussion is how to strengthen public administration and governance. Whether it is the performance framework reforms of UK, or Singapore’s promotion of budget management, or civil services reforms in Ghana or midwives…

DARPG to launch new publicity blitz with good governance films

THE Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), which has been  producing documentary films on good governance practices, wants to go for a publicity blitz. It is making additional 10,000 DVD prints of select films to spread the government's...