Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: File)

Dilli Ka Babu: Clean-up time

The campaign against corruption in the administration is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bid to reform the bureaucracy in the public interest.

15 Sep 2019 12:05 AM

Minister of external affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Article 370 nixes MEA meet

The decision to call off the meeting was reportedly taken a couple of weeks after Article 370 was nullified.

08 Sep 2019 7:53 AM

The Chief Content Officer will be responsible for the content functions and operations across the Doordarshan network and will align with the goals of Prasar Bharati.

Dilli Ka Babu: DD tries to stay relevant

According to sources, DD will be restructured to turn its creative functions into a special vertical for content operations.

01 Sep 2019 12:36 AM

At President’s ‘At Home’, babus feel left out

Babus were exhausted by it and were therefore missing and probably many also had homework to do afterwards.

26 Aug 2019 12:25 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: No more pay panels?

The panel suggested that the pay matrix can be reviewed periodically without waiting for 10 years for another pay commission’s recommendations.

18 Aug 2019 12:36 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Modi’s fresh approach to bureaucracy in 2nd term

Modi’s work culture clearly is about direct access, simplifying procedures and eliminating delays in decision-making and implementation.

11 Aug 2019 12:12 AM

Tamil Nadu chief secretary K. Shanmugam (Photo: DC)

Dilli Ka Babu: TN babus divided over circular

It’s no secret that the Centre is struggling to induce states to fulfil their quota of central deputation of IAS and IPS officers.

04 Aug 2019 1:01 AM

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit (Photo: AFP)

Dilli Ka Babu: Grace and grit - Sheila Dikshit

It wasn’t easy, given the myriad obstacles in her path, but she made it seem like it was. Her legacy in a very real sense will be remembered for long.

28 Jul 2019 7:04 AM

After two more hearings, the commission earlier this month dismissed the PMO’s objections to releasing the information that was sought by Mr Chaturvedi.

Dilli Ka Babu: CIC backs whistleblower

The government appointed IPS officer Samant Goel as the new chief of India’s external intelligence agency, the Research & Analysis Wing.

21 Jul 2019 12:55 AM

Bringing in domain experts in the government from outside has been one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet administrative reforms.

Dilli Ka Babu: Reservation in lateral entry?

The posting is part of a unique and fairly new initiative started by the Central government last year to groom bureaucrats at the Centre.

14 Jul 2019 12:16 AM

The government plans to advertise for the direct recruitment of more than four dozen positions in the Niti Aayog at different levels, including directors, joint secretaries and even at the level of additional secretaries, etc.

Dilli Ka Babu: Lateral entry now a reality

The only change is that this task will not be performed by the UPSC and instead will be processed through the Niti Aayog.

07 Jul 2019 12:28 AM

S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Modi reaffirms faith in babus

There is also a school of thought that a civil service background does not necessarily make someone a better minister.

30 Jun 2019 12:36 AM

Dilli Ka Babu: Modi cracks the whip

The government has removed 15 senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers from service.

23 Jun 2019 2:39 AM

Congress activists beat a poster of BMC officer Nidhi Choudhari as they protest her controversial tweet on Mahatma Gandhi, in Thane on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Dilli Ka Babu: A tweet too many

A carelessly worded tweet has landed Maharashtra IAS officer Nidhi Choudhari’s career in hot water.

16 Jun 2019 9:27 AM

nion transport and surface minister and BJP senior leader Nitin Gadkari

Dilli Ka Babu: Will personal staff be retained?

A departmental action by the state government, based on these charges, may result in the DGP’s termination.

09 Jun 2019 12:07 AM

It is also rumoured that Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant may relocate to the PMO.

Dilli Ka Babu: ED gives gag order

There is intense speculation whether the term of principal secretary to the PM Nripendra Misra will be renewed.

02 Jun 2019 6:39 AM

Dilli Ka Babu: Business as usual

Out of 13 shortlisted candidates, four have reportedly expressed unwillingness for the coveted positions, leaving only nine candidates in the fray.

26 May 2019 12:12 AM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu

Dilli Ka Babu: Power tussle during polls

The Modi sarkar has been working at streamlining the bureaucracy, to cut out the deadwood from the government.

19 May 2019 5:07 AM

Cabinet secretary P.K. Sinha’s extension ends on June 12, while Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Rajiv Jain and RAW chief Anil Dhasmana are both slated to retire in May-end.

Dilli Ka Babu: Non-cadre cops for cadre posts

While it is mandatory to fill a cadre post with a cadre officer, there is provision for an exception.

12 May 2019 12:05 AM

The department of personnel and training is clearly not sticking its neck out given that the nation is in the midst of a general election.

Dilli Ka Babu: Big bang lateral entry move

While nearly 6,000 candidates had applied for the posts, only 2 per cent of them qualified for the interview stage.

05 May 2019 1:00 AM

Dilip Cherian