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
Central govt employees body seeks 'work from home', online meetingsA central government employees' association has urged the Centre to issue guidelines for work from home and virtual meetings. This follows ...
13 May, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
Law Ministry to not advise on cases filed by government officialsIt has also been directed that the Law Ministry should designate a counsel for each ministry so that the court cases are defended well.
08 Jun, 2016, 06.50 PM IST
Ministers to decide on search panels for recruitments: GovernmentIt has now been decided to delegate the power to approve such committees to the respective ministries or departments, the DoPT said in new ...
25 Feb, 2016, 05.14 PM IST
Inter-departmental notes not third party info: Central Information Commission to PMOThe PMO had claimed that the records related to Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) opinion and follow up action were a third party...
01 Feb, 2016, 05.30 PM IST
Now DoPT approval must to suspend IAS officers; rule aimed to protect civil servantsIAS officers working with the Centre can now be suspended only with the approval of the minister in charge of the Department of Personnel a...
30 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Sexual harassment panel can recommend transfer of accused: GovernmentA committee set up to redress complaints of victims of sexual harassment at workplace can recommend transfer of the charged officer or gran...
12 Aug, 2015, 03.12 PM IST
Bangladesh PSC chief Ekram Ahmed calls on DoPT Minister Jitendra SinghBangladesh Public Service Commission Chairman Ekram Ahmed met Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh here and discussed the working...
29 Jul, 2015, 05.07 PM IST
Government cracks whip after PM Narendra Modi-led ACC is snubbedCracking the whip, DoPT in its April 22 letter has now specified a new process to ensure regular updation of AVMS and timely submission of ...
24 Apr, 2015, 08.55 PM IST
PMO sat on CIC appointment file for 3 months before junking UPA style of selecting CICOnce submitted to PMO on July 31 for a final decision to call a selection committee meeting, PMO responded only on October 17 .
03 Nov, 2014, 08.48 PM IST
Government declines info on Lokpal, cites fiduciary relationshipReplying to an RTI query, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said the process of making functional the Lokpal is yet to be com...
06 Oct, 2014, 05.57 PM IST
New Lokpal rules to be notified soonThe Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is finalising the new rules in consultation with the Law Ministry, official sources said.
25 Aug, 2014, 04.41 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
Narendra Modi effect: Special cleanliness drive at MHA, DoPT officesThe drive is aimed at creating healthy working environment for the staff by getting rid of clutter and weeding out old and unwanted files.
08 Jun, 2014, 06.05 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
- CVC aspirants wait for PM's approval as applications pile
Even as the new guidelines on CVC’s appointment await the Prime Minister’s approval, private applications nominating likely candidates for ...
06 Apr, 2011, 06.09 AM IST