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Modi govt decides to recruit 17 senior officers through lateral entry mode

Giving a fresh push to its ambitious plan to infuse private sector talent in its departments, the Centre has decided to recruit 17 senior officers through lateral entry mode. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has asked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to induct these senior officers from the private sector in six departments at the level of joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries on contract basis, officials said on Tuesday. This is the fourth such recruitment drive proposed to be undertaken by the Narendra Modi government which had in 2018 initiated lateral entry - referred to as the appointment of private sector specialists in government departments - to bring fresh talent and augment the availability of manpower. Usually, the posts of joint secretaries, directors, and deputy secretaries are held by officers of all-India and Group A services, among others. The latest recruitment will be in the Department of Health and Family Welfare under the

Modi govt made 'historic achievements' during its 9 years: BJP's Nadda

The BJP on Tuesday said the Modi government made "historic achievements" during its nine years in office and India is marching ahead with full confidence, enthusiasm and a resolve to become a developed country. BJP national president J P Nadda said Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps the resolution of 'Antyodaya' and service paramount in his policies, and his government is ensuring that benefits of welfare schemes reach the last man in the queue. Basic needs like health, education, economic self-reliance, road, water, electricity reached the country's remote areas during the nine years of the prime minister Modi's government, he added. "Nine years of the Modi government have been of service, good governance and poor welfare," Nadda tweeted. "Historic achievements have been made in the areas of national security, self-reliance, global prestige, economic strengthening etc." "The reach of the government's welfare schemes is being ensured to the person at the end of the queue. Basic nee

Use social media to spread how India changed under Modi govt: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said social media can be used to spread the word about how India has changed over the past nine years under the Narendra Modi government. Addressing social media influencers during a programme organised at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan here, he said India's stature has increased on the global stage and said that social media has also played an important role in this. "The country's potential is now being seen by the world and we must promote it through social media," Adityanath said. "About 20 years ago, print media was dominant. Then the electronic media appeared. At first, there weren't many news channels, but over time, that number grew. At the same time, social media and digital media have seen rapid growth over the past seven to eight years," he said. "In contrast to the past when people would read the morning newspaper to learn about events happening in the country and abroad, now the news is reaching people every moment

Centre planned reforms with far reaching impact in mind: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh on Monday said the Modi government planned reforms with far reaching impact in mind. He said that in the last nine years India became the world's frontline nation and all this was possible because of personal outreach and vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who emerged as the world's tallest leader and also raised the country's esteem in the international arena. Addressing a press conference here on completion of nine years of the Modi government, Singh said, "All the reforms and schemes were planned with extreme sensitivity with far reaching impact in mind." He said that the basic idea was to take the message of developing, path breaking reforms and the phenomenal infrastructural development that has taken the country on par with developed nations. In order to understand the value and extent of the change, what is required is to compare the times before 2014 and after 2014, the minister was quoted as saying in a statement iss

Modi govt bolstered India's image globally in 9 years: Prahlad Singh Patel

The Modi government not only focused on seva (service), sushan (good governance) and garib kalyan (welfare of poor) but also bolstered the image of India at the international level in the last nine years, Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel said here on Monday. Patel made the remarks while presenting the nine-year "report card" of the BJP-led government at the Centre, highlighting its achievements. Releasing the report card through power point presentation here, Patel said, We are not addressing a press conference but presenting the report card of our performance before the people and are hopeful that they would like to see the Modi government again in 2024." Lauding the initiatives of the Modi government, Patel said free foodgrains to 80 crore people, tap water connections to 11.88 crore households, 3.5 crore houses to the poor under PM Awas Yojana, construction of 11.72 crore toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission, loans worth Rs 39.65 crore to small entrepreneurs, and Direct Bank ...

Modi govt's 9-year rule has seen focus on welfare of poor: Scindia

In the nine years of Modi government, India has forged its image as a self-reliant country while focusing on uplift and welfare of the poor, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday. Addressing a press conference at the Delhi BJP office, Scindia said the Modi government is working with a focus on service, good governance and uplift of the poor. "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has undergone surprising changes in the last nine years and established a self-reliant image," he said. Citing various schemes of the BJP-ruled Centre, he said the Modi government has provided water connections to 12 crore households in nine years, given 9.60 crore cooking gas connections under the Ujjwala Yojna, helped 80 crore people by providing them foodgrains under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojna and covered 50 crore beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme. At the press conference, state BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the nine .

Sitharaman posts impressive report card of Modi govt's 9-year rule

"We have elevated the country's status globally in the past nine years, the poor have got food security with dignity... No other country has achieved so much in the same period in renewable energy"

Modi govt raised Railway budget for NE, helped expedite projects: Vaishnaw

Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said before 2014, the allocation for the railways for the northeast was Rs 2,000 crore but, under the Modi government, it has increased to Rs 10,200 crore, helping expedite projects in the region. Talking to reporters at the Guwahati railway station ahead of the launch of the semi-high speed Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express, he also said by June, all states where electrification of routes has been done, will have Vande Bharat trains. Connecting Guwahati in Assam with New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, the train will help save about an hour of journey time, compared to the current fastest train connecting the two places. It will cover the journey in five-and-a-half hours while the current fastest train takes about six-and-a-half hours to cover the distance, the PMO said in a statement on Sunday. "Fifteen to 20 years ago, whatever good thing used to happen used to go to big cities, these took time to reach the northeast," the minister .

Nine years of Modi govt: Cong Prez Kharge accuses BJP of 'looting' people

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took a dig at the government over the completion of nine years in office, accusing it of "looting" people's earnings through "deadly inflation" while making "arrogant claims" about it. The BJP-led government at the Centre completed nine years in office on May 26. It has highlighted the achievements of nine years of the NDA government and said the country has witnessed "all-round development and inclusive growth" under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Attacking the government in a tweet in Hindi, Kharge said, "With deadly inflation in nine years, BJP looted the public's earnings! GST impacted everything important, spoiled the budget, made life difficult!" "Arrogant claims -- 'inflation is not visible' or 'we do not eat this expensive thing at all'. Journey from 'Acche Din' to 'Amrit Kaal', due to inflation, the amount of public loot has increased!" Kharge said. With Prime Minister Modi completing nine years in office, th

Vande Bharat trains, hi-tech stations drive Railways on growth fast track

The railways started to develop and produce Train 18 at its Integral Coach Factory in Chennai and in 2018 it was rolled out and later rechristened as Vande Bharat Express

Politics divided, 'acchhe din' subsided: Sibal's dig over 9 yrs of NDA govt

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday took a dig at the Modi government as it completed nine years, saying politics was divided while 'achche din' subsided and institutions were "captured" while society was "ruptured". Sibal also called for a change of government in the 2024 general elections. The former Union minister's attack on the BJP-led NDA government came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed nine years in office. In a tweet, Sibal took jibes at the government using rhyming lines. "Nine years of Modi, media is 'Godi' and India is Modi. Fear and deception, no need for correction. Politics divided, 'acchhe din' subsided. Opposition is grounded, key leaders are hounded. Institutions captured, society ruptured," he said. "Let us now pray for change in 2024," Sibal added. Sibal, who was a Union minister during the UPA-1 and UPA-2 governments, had quit the Congress in May last year and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an Independent member with the Samajwadi Party

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9 years of PM Narendra Modi's govt: Leaders outline 'hits', road ahead

The government, however, steered clear of controversial issues like the 2016 note ban, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, and the repeal of three farm laws

Amit Shah to inaugurate day-long conclave on 9 years of Modi government

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a day-long conclave on 'Nine years of Seva, Sushasan, Garib Kalyan' (service, good governance and welfare of poor) organised by Doordarshan on Saturday. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur will be the chief guest for the conference that will feature panel discussions on three themes India Surging Ahead, Jan, Jan ka Vishwas (peoples' confidence) and Yuva Shakti: Galvanising India. Industry captains Sunil Bharti Mittal, Sangita Reddy, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Ritesh Agarwal, Debjani Ghosh, actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Rishab Shetty, sarod exponent Aman Ali Bangash, sportspersons Nikhat Zareen, Viren Rasquinha and Akhil Kumar will participate in the panel discussions. A booklet on the achievements of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the last nine years will be released on the occasion.

Cong to hold events in 35 cities to highlight Modi govt 'failures' in 9 yrs

The Congress on Friday said it will hold press conferences in 35 cities over the next few days to highlight the "failures" of the Narendra Modi government in the last nine years. The press conferences have been titled 'Nau Saal, Nau Sawaal' (nine years, nine questions). As many as 29 pressers will be held on Saturday with Congress general secretary Ajay Maken holding one in Guwahati, Pawan Khera in Dharamshala, Supriya Shrinate in Thiruvananthapuram, Imran Pratapgarhi in Srinagar, Gourav Vallabh in Nagpur, Kanhaiya Kumar in Hyderabad, Vaibhav Walia in Indore and Vineet Punia in Agra, among others. On May 28, three press conferences will be held. Saptagiri Ullka will hold one in Kolkata, Wing Commander (retd) Anuma Acharya in Pune and Alka Lamba in Jodhpur. The party will also hold two pressers on May 29 with one being held by senior party leader P Chidambaram in Mumbai and Manish Tewari in Bengaluru. One press conference will also be held on May 30 by Deepender Hooda in ...

India under PM Modi witnessing all-round development: BJP on 9 yrs of govt

The BJP on Friday highlighted the achievements of nine years of the NDA government and said the country has witnessed "all-round development and inclusive growth" under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The nine years of the Modi government were dedicated to bring about development, which is "inclusive, progressive and sustainable", the party said. Addressing the media at an event organised here to mark the ninth anniversary of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, BJP president J P Nadda said India has seen "all-round development and inclusive growth" under Modi. Nadda cited the prime minister's speech that he delivered on his return from a three-nation tour on Thursday to assert that his government has not only strengthened India's roots, but has also paid equal attention to its growth and development. The event was attended by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and several Union ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister ..

'9 saal, 9 sawaal': Congress asks questions as Modi govt completes 9 years

The document which is titled '9 saal 9 sawaal' lists queries on various subjects which include the economy, corruption, Coronavirus management, and China border row among other things

Narendra Modi govt's road to 2024: Reformist agenda or welfarism?

The BJP has shown political fleet-footedness throughout its nine years in power at the Centre

Modi govt at 9: As 2nd innings nears close, some unfinished business

As the Narendra Modi government enters the final year of its second term, here's a look at some projects that are hanging fire

ED raids Sanjay Singh's aides, AAP leader calls it Modi's 'gundagardi'

The ED admitted its mistake. When they couldn't find anything, today ED raided the homes of my colleagues Ajit Tyagi and Sarvesh Mishra.