The significance of one of the largest secretary-level reshuffles by the Union government last week has not received the attention it deserved. On Good Friday, to be precise, the government named as many as 18 new secretaries to head its different departments. Normally, such appointments are a routine exercise, undertaken sporadically as and when the need arises. But take a closer look at last week’s decision, and you will get a sense of the government’s current thinking, which is a welcome change from the way such appointments were handled in the recent past.
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