Govt gets 5.59 lakh public grievances so far this yr

The Centre received 5.59 lakh public grievances against various government departments in the first half of this year, with the Department of Financial Services (DFS) getting most of such......

Task force to coordinate filling up of vacancies in central ministries

A task force has been formed to coordinate the progress of filling up the vacant posts in different government ministries, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. IMAGE:......

Some foreign universities acting as centres of anti-India activities: Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said "dangers are emanating from outfits", including some foreign universities, doubling up as centres of subversive anti-India activities out to......

Govt ushers in de-layering in bureaucracy, jt secretary reports to secretary

The Centre has taken a major step towards increasing efficiency in decision-making by empowering joint secretaries to report to secretaries directly, officials said on Wednesday. Joint secretaries......

New simplified pension form for retired govt employees

Government on Friday introduced a new pension form for its retired employees which simplifies the process of sanctioning pension and doing away with the requirement for submission of affidavits.......

PMO's plans to help tax payers

With a view to improving services to the tax payers, the Prime Minister's Office has directed the Income Tax department to adopt the benchmark World Bank governance model in its offices. The PMO......

DCA may let companies report online

The department of company affairs has drawn up an ambitious computerisation and e-governance programme, which will enable companies to file their reports electronically.The automation plan, which......

Modi replaces top finance mandarin Mayaram in 1st major shake up

In first major Secretary-level shuffle by the Narendra Modi-government, Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram has been transferred out of the Finance Ministry to a low profile Tourism Ministry. Mayaram,......