Wide remit for PK Mishra in PMOThe new Principal secretary is known to be a confidant of the PM & worked with him in Gujarat.
17 Sep, 2019, 08.55 AM IST
New-look PMO: Pramod Kumar Mishra is principal secy to PM Narendra ModiPramod Kumar Mishra had been additional principal secretary to the PM since 2014.
13 Sep, 2019, 09.06 AM IST
Govt changes rules to give PK Sinha three more months as Cabinet SecretaryThis may mean that there are slim chances of the country seeing its first woman cabinet secretary as two woman IAS officers, among senior-m...
08 Jun, 2019, 10.18 AM IST
Who is going to be the next cabinet secretary? Here's a list of probablesWhile incumbent PK Sinha could get another extension, there’s buzz about a new top bureaucrat. ET Magazine looks at the probables for the b...
29 Apr, 2018, 06.38 AM IST
States act on Aadhaar, link it to local schemesThis follows a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June on expanding the Aadhaar-(DBT) project after which cabinet secretary...
30 Aug, 2017, 12.35 PM IST
Cabinet secretary asks all invited officers to attend Independence Day ceremonyIn a letter written to all secretaries, Sinha has said that officers who are invited to attend the ceremony should be present but the atten...
10 Aug, 2017, 11.38 PM IST
Government to keep an eye on price rise & GST glitchesThe revenue department had asked all ministries to set up a GST cell in the ministries, subordinate offices and PSUs to iron out any implem...
12 Jul, 2017, 01.37 AM IST
Competition among states promoted by Niti Aayog useful: Cabinet Secretary PK SinhaNiti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said, "Efficiency in governance, administration alone will ensure India's worst performing district becomes the...
10 Jul, 2017, 01.18 PM IST
GST: Government asks all departments to ensure no shortage of consumer itemsThe government has asked all departments to ensure that there is no shortage of products and consumer items to keep a check on prices.
04 Jul, 2017, 12.39 AM IST
10 names shortlisted for Sebi chief's postThe search-cumselection panel headed by the cabinet secretary met December 2 to whittle down the list from more than 40 applications that h...
16 Dec, 2016, 12.08 AM IST
Cabinet Secretariat & PMO held video conferences with all stakeholders to address issues after note banThe PMO and Cabinet Secretariat regularly held video-conferencing with chief secretaries of all states, bank heads and IB officers to asses...
06 Dec, 2016, 01.12 AM IST
Govt to consider all options to check chana dal, sugar ratesState governments have been told to impose stock limits and take action against hoarders to ensure availability of all essential commoditie...
19 Oct, 2016, 06.35 PM IST
Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha wants unified stance in courts between ministriesSinha said it was the responsibility of the administrative ministry or department to take action at each stage, “including filing of a coun...
21 Jun, 2016, 12.58 AM IST
Ease of doing business: Government weighs making PAN a unique ID for companiesGovernment is working on a proposal to make PAN a unique identity for business entities with a view to improving ease of doing business.
04 Apr, 2016, 11.12 PM IST
Government expects tomato prices to cool in coming daysThe spike in tomato prices to over Rs 60 per kg due to disrupted supplies from rain-hit South India is "temporary" and rates are expected t...
18 Nov, 2015, 10.15 PM IST
Rotate government officers for probity, retire if in public interest: Cabinet secretary PK SinhaCabinet secretary PK Sinha has asked for rotation of government officers on sensitive and non-sensitive posts “to ensure probity” in the go...
15 Sep, 2015, 05.01 AM IST
PK Sinha appointed cabinet secretary by Narendra ModiThe Prime Minister has approved the appointment of Pradeep Kumar Sinha, IAS (UP:77), as the next Cabinet Secretary, with effect from June 1...
30 May, 2015, 01.31 AM IST