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Bengal chief secy retired, to act as chief advisor to CM: Mamata Banerjee

The Centre has asked him to join North Block on Tuesday but it cannot force an officer to join it without the permission of the state administration, Banerjee told a press conference

Beyond the sarkari diktat

Book review of Method in the Madness: Insights from My Career as an Insider Outsider Insider

From Andhra Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh, state bureaucracy becomes top heavy

The bloated numbers at the top have reduced the efficiency of state administrations, both for maintaining law and order and to have development works reach the people

Fewer bureaucrats opting for Centre at senior management grades, shows data

It has been matched with an explosion in the number of officers of the same cadres posted to the states.

Best of BS Opinion: Epochal transition, a non-violent 'toolkit' & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Trifurcate the IAS to reform it

The bureaucracy generally, and the IAS particularly, need deep reform, writes T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan

The 'babu' question

Appointment of bureaucrats as PSU heads is illogical

Cabinet approves 'Mission Karmayogi' for major reforms in bureaucracy

The core guiding principles of the competency-driven programme will be to support a transition from "rules based to roles based" HR management to prepare the Indian civil servant for the future

Maximum government, minimum governance

Book review of The Gated Republic: India's Public Policy Failures and Private Solutions

Modi reforms come cropper despite big ideas as bureaucrats lack motivation

Despite big ideas, Modi comes off poorly as a reformer. Because his bureaucrats lack the motivation to push reforms and are beginning to enjoy unbridled power

A peek into the inner functioning of the Indian govt during Covid-19 crisis

PM Modi has tried to make inter-departmental functioning the new norm in GOI on several occasions; Covid-19 might just seal it

President's secy Sanjay Kothari next CVC, ex-IAS officer Julka to be CIC

Both Kothari and Julka are retired Indian Administrative Service officers

Implementation of NRC and CAA: Why a bureaucratic nightmare may be at hand

If the govt goes ahead with the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens, the process for the entire population may span 60-70 years - a test for India's under-staffed bureaucracy

India has stopped working in a routine, bureaucratic manner: PM in Thailand

The prime minister was speaking at an event to mark golden jubilee of the Aditya Birla Group's presence in Thailand

Bring rigour in economic policymaking

Executing schemes or projects is only one part of the government's work

Reforming the bureaucracy: Are we close to having a hire-and-fire policy?

While a mechanism to fire inefficient and corrupt bureaucrats exists, the one to hire lateral entrants is still not formed

How Narendra Modi govt plans to bring a cultural shift in bureaucracy

PM Modi spent nearly two days interacting with a diverse group of nearly 400 civil servants

'Quality of bureaucracy' rated as weakest in India's biz milieu: Survey

On the other hand, a year on from its implementation, perceptions of the GST regime have greatly improve

Two days before budget, tax officers face off with the govt

Similar disquiet brewing in the railway and finance ministries

Bureaucracy alone can't be blamed for project delays: Nitin Gadkari

He said political support will play a major role in executing projects