8th Pay Commission, OPS and rising court cases: 7 issues key central government employee body raised in its 49th annual meetThe 49th annual meeting of the NC-JCM, presided by Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan, addressed key central government employee concerns. Dis...
19 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
8th Pay Commission pension update: 5 key pension issues discussed in NC-JCM meetingCentral government employees' pension demands were discussed at the NC-JCM meeting. Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan assured that pension in...
19 May, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
Who is Padma Jaiswal? IAS officer dismissed over corruption charges; a look at her career and education qualificationsA 2003-batch IAS officer, Padma Jaiswal, has been dismissed by the Centre over corruption charges dating back to 2007-08. The action follow...
15 May, 2026, 09.21 AM IST
CBI nabs 5 from Jaipur, Gurugram, Nashik in NEET-UG 2026 paper leak probeThe CBI has apprehended five individuals in connection with the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. Arrests were made in Jaipur, Gurugram, and Nashik....
14 May, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
Vivek Joshi appointed Haryana's chief secretaryVivek Joshi, a 1989 batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the chief secretary of Haryana, replacing TVSN Prasad. Joshi, previously the D...
31 Oct, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
Cabinet Secretariat seeks expeditious DoPT views on Ashok Lavasa caseThe Income-Tax department is already probing allegations of tax evasion by the family members of Ashok Lavasa, who is due to be appointed C...
22 Feb, 2020, 10.41 AM IST
Centre forms committee to look into pay related anomalyThe 22-member panel will be headed by Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and it will have members from both the officia...
12 Sep, 2016, 06.33 PM IST
Modi government to give IAS trainees a peek into Centre’s functioningEach officer will be assigned a joint secretary as and 39 ministries will accommodate officers in a specially created post of 'assistant se...
19 Aug, 2015, 04.21 AM IST
Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on quota for persons with disabilitiesThe bench was hearing the plea of the NGO which said that DoPT has issued an OM for providing 3 per cent quota to persons with disabilities.
12 Jan, 2015, 05.41 PM IST
Follow procedures while seeking advice: Department of Personnel and Training tells ministriesDoPT has issued separate instructions for all ministries and asked them to follow procedures for seeking advice or clarification on court c...
31 Oct, 2014, 07.15 PM IST
Take ministers' nod before applying for CVC: Government to babusIAS officers working as secretaries or at equivalent post need consent from their minister in-charge before applying for CVC and VC, the go...
05 Aug, 2014, 07.31 PM IST
Time for 'Corporate' government under Narendra Modi; departments to give 'Employee of the Month' awardsThis comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a meeting with Secretaries to Government on June 4, had emphasized the need for team spir...
26 Jun, 2014, 01.10 PM IST
Department of Personnel and Training mulls incentive plans for ministries, departmentsThe DoPT confers the title of "employee of the month" to the highest achiever, decided by a committee of joint secretaries of the departmen...
10 Jun, 2014, 12.44 PM IST
Will ‘Panama Therapy’ be effective enough for CBI's autonomyCBI Director Sinha and DoPT Secretary Sarkar were away together for a week to Panama for a UN meet on anti-corruption and returned together...
04 Dec, 2013, 01.10 PM IST
DoPT control over CBI affects its independence: CBI to SCDoPT told the Supreme Court while insisting on ex-officio power of secretary to its Director to reduce bureaucratic layers of scrutiny.
25 Nov, 2013, 06.40 PM IST
Fixed tenure to IAS: UP, Gujarat, Meghalaya & Punjab refuse to accept DoPT proposalUttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab have refused to adopt fixed tenures for civil servants despite the central government urging them to do s...
01 Nov, 2013, 07.08 AM IST
- PMO clears new norms for CVC selection
The Prime Minister's Office has finally cleared the new guidelines for appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).
07 Apr, 2011, 12.37 AM IST