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Personnel Ministry spearheads govt offices transformation in 2023

Following the mantra of 'maximum governance, minimum government,' the Personnel Ministry in 2023 took several steps to transform the government offices, generating wealth from waste, and ensuring ease of living for pensioners. Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh described the year as a "significant" one, due to the various pro-people and pro-employee measures taken by the central government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured that technology is used as a tool to ensure transparency, accountability and citizen centricity in the governance, he said. "The year 2023 has been a significant one for the Personnel Ministry. Several pro-people and pro-employee steps were taken. This included grant of mass-promotions to a large number of employees, cleanliness campaign was undertaken at a record over one lakh sites and a high number of public grievances were resolved," he told PTI. Singh said the central government has earned Rs 1,162.49 crore in revenue selling scrap and

DSSSB Recruitment 2023: Apply for 109 Section Officer positions from Jan 9

Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) has announced notification for the recruitment to the position of Section Officer (Horticulture) today, December 26 at dsssb.delhi.gov.in

PM to chair conference of chief secretaries in Delhi on Thursday-Friday

The key focus of the National Conference of Chief Secretaries this year will be 'Ease of Living'

Ex-PM Vajpayee proved how stable govts can be beneficial: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Atal Bihari Vajpayee proved during his tenure as the prime minister of the country how stable governments can be beneficial and that tradition continues to this day. He was addressing the 'Atal Geet Ganga Programme' organised on the eve of the former prime minister's birth anniversary here. Adityanath said Vajpayee laid the foundation of schemes benefiting the poor and significant infrastructure projects. "Former prime minister Vajpayee proved during his tenure how stable governments can be beneficial for the country. The tradition continues today. Even while working for a long time, one can serve the people with values, ideals, and dedication... Whether on domestic or international fronts, Atal Bihari paved the way for the country's growth," he said. The chief minister said the temple dedicated to Lord Ram in Ayodhya embodying the values and ideals of Vajpayee will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January

NPS adoption by govt employees hit 6-month high in September: NSO data

Earlier, 85,586 new subscribers had joined the NPS in March

IB recruitment 2023 notification released for 995 positions at mha.gov.in

The Intelligence Bureau issued the notice for IB ACIO Recruitment 2023 on November 21. The recruiting campaign for the posts of ACIO Grade-II Executive is now available

Govt policy tailwinds to drive 15% CAGR in India's defence production

The government's ongoing policy push for import substitution and exports is a big propellent, driving the 15 per cent CAGR in India's defence production turnover

Centre looks to hit throttle on Rs 76,000 crore Vadhavan Port project

Inter-ministerial consultations on, proposal may get go-ahead soon

A grainy picture: Tough to measure Covid's impact on poverty without data

The impact of the pandemic on pov­erty and inequality in India has been a contested issue in the absence of govern­ment data

BPSC TRE 2023 phase 2 registration started from Nov 5 at bpsc.bih.nic.in

Applicants who are eligible and interested can apply for BPSC TRE Phase 2 on bpsc.bih.nic.in or onlinebpsc.bihar.gov.in. The last date of registration is November 14

How interim Budget became a potent tool in the hands of poll-bound govts

Former Lok Sabha Secretary-General PDT Achary says it is not appropriate for a government facing elections to announce programmes and policy changes for the next year

Govt won't curb PC, laptop, and other IT hardware product imports

Puts in place 'contactless' authorisation system

Govt's stance on Israel-Palestine conflict is disappointing: K C Venugopal

AICC general secretary K C Venugopal has strongly criticised the Union Government's stand on the Israel-Palestine war, terming it as "highly disappointing". He said India's approach on the conflict used to be different from the very beginning. India used to extend support to the Palestinian cause and advocate for their rights, the Congress leader said in a Facebook post in Malayalam. However, when it comes to any aggression or counter-aggression, India used to strongly condemn it, he said. "Unfortunately, the current Indian stance is not sufficient to put an end to the war," the Rajya Sabha MP said. He urged the Union Government to express its views on the matter with dignity and respect, just as in the past. The senior Congress leader condemned the loss of lives of common people in the war and the attack on a hospital in Gaza that killed over 500 Palestinians. "When women and children, who are innocent and helpless, are caught in the crossfire, how can India stand by without a

Govt mulls subsidising carmakers investing in local EV production

The government plans to extend incentives to carmakers based on the investments they make to manufacture cars locally, an official aware of the development said

Pre-Budget consultations to start from 10 October 2023, says govt

The department of economic affairs has asked the ministries to ensure that their data for the pre-Budget discussion is ready and filed by October 5

Sugar demand-supply would be comfortable in next season, says Centre

Sugar has a combined weight of 1.13 per cent in the consumer price index (CPI). This is lower than rice, wheat and refined edible oils

LPG price cut may bring down September inflation by upto 30 bps: Analysts

The decision to cut the price of domestic LPG cylinders by Rs 200 for all connections comes amid high inflation and ahead of crucial state and general elections

Amid slowdown, Centre reviews export scenario with promotion councils

The matter was discussed at the Centre's review of sectoral progress in exports with the export promotion councils on Tuesday, people aware of the matter told Business Standard

Higher govt spending likely to help ease liquidity in banking system

There are signs of improvement in the liquidity scenario as banks parked Rs 25, 833 crore with the RBI on Thursday

PM Gati Shakti Master Plan: Everything you need to know about this project

In October 2021, PM Gati Shakti-National Master Plan was launched to foster an integrated and planned infrastructure to save logistics costs