Parliamentary panel to examine issue of lateral entry
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Parliamentary panel to examine issue of lateral entry

The Hindu  

The issue of lateral entry to fill key posts in government departments, which triggered a political row earlier this year over lack of reservation for these positions, will be examined by a parliamentary panel. According to details put out by the Lok Sabha secretariat, lateral entry in civil services is among the subjects selected by the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice for examination in 2024-25. In August this year, the Union Public Service Commission had advertised 45 posts — 10 of Joint Secretaries and 35 of Directors and Deputy Secretaries — to be filled through the lateral entry mode on contract basis. The Many leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, and Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav slammed the government's policy for not having reservations for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Classes candidates.

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63 experts appointed via lateral entry from 2019 to 2023: Center tells Parliament
1 month ago

63 experts appointed via lateral entry from 2019 to 2023: Center tells Parliament

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government has appointed 63 specialists across Central government departments via lateral entry from 2019 to 2023, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha on Thursday. “Lateral recruitment at the levels of joint secretary, director, and deputy secretary has been undertaken since 2018 to appoint persons for specific assignments, keeping in view …

Lateral entry pull-out: Key government posts to fall vacant
4 months, 1 week ago

Lateral entry pull-out: Key government posts to fall vacant

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Five top level positions will become vacant in the in important ministries in September as the government decided to withdraw its lateral entry drive. These positions are held by officers appointed at the joint secretary level via lateral entry process, and their tenures are set to conclude this month between September 11 and September 22. The UPSC is …

On the controversy over lateral entry into the civil services | Explained
4 months, 1 week ago

On the controversy over lateral entry into the civil services | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Union Public Service Commission had withdrawn its What is merit versus spoils system? The merit system is aimed at building career bureaucrats who are expected to function without any political leanings and provide independent advice to the incumbent political executive. The spoils system on the other hand works on the adage ‘to the victor belong …

Should lateral entry in civil services be encouraged? | The Hindu parley podcast
4 months, 1 week ago

Should lateral entry in civil services be encouraged? | The Hindu parley podcast

The Hindu  

Last week, just days after issuing an Should lateral entry in civil services be encouraged? Guests: Ashok Vardhan Shetty, retired IAS officer from Tamil Nadu cadre and former vice-chancellor of the Indian Maritime University; Harsh Shrivastava, a former CEO of the Microfinance Institutions Network, deputy speechwriter to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and a consultant in the Planning Commission Host: …

UPSC Cancels Lateral Entry Recruitment Notification For 45 Posts
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UPSC Cancels Lateral Entry Recruitment Notification For 45 Posts

ABP News  

UPSC Lateral Entry Notification 2024: The Union Public Service Commission has cancelled the notification regarding recruitment through lateral entry. "It is for information of all concerned that the Earlier today, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of Personnel and Training, wrote a letter to the Union Public Service Commission, urging it to cancel the "Lateral entry was endorsed by the Second Administrative …

Kharge says Cong’s campaign forced govt to seek lateral entry advert cancellation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kharge says Cong’s campaign forced govt to seek lateral entry advert cancellation

Hindustan Times  

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said his party’s campaign forced the government to seek cancellation of the “Long live the Constitution! The Congress’s fight for social justice for our Dalits, tribals, backward and weaker sections has foiled the BJP’s plans to snatch away reservation.” He referred to Union minister Jitendra Singh’s letter to Union Public Service Commission chairperson Preeti …

'Cancel lateral entry ad': Minister Jitendra Singh writes to UPSC head amid massive row
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Cancel lateral entry ad': Minister Jitendra Singh writes to UPSC head amid massive row

India TV News  

Union Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh on Tuesday wrote to the Union Public Service Commission chairman to cancel lateral entry. The UPSC on Saturday issued a notification for recruiting 45 joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries through lateral entry -- referred to as the appointment of specialists in government departments. Further, it is …

What Is Lateral Entry In Bureaucracy? All About The UPSC's Policy And Why Opposition Is Criticising It
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What Is Lateral Entry In Bureaucracy? All About The UPSC's Policy And Why Opposition Is Criticising It

ABP News  

In the biggest tranche of lateral recruitment being undertaken by the Centre, the Union Public Service Commission has invited applications for 45 specialist posts in different central ministries. Again addressing the topic in 2024, Singh said, “Keeping in view their specialized knowledge and expertise in the domain area, lateral recruitment at the level of Joint Secretary, Director and Deputy Secretary …

Privatisation of IAS is 'Modi's guarantee' for ending reservation: Rahul slams lateral entry recruitment
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Privatisation of IAS is 'Modi's guarantee' for ending reservation: Rahul slams lateral entry recruitment

New Indian Express  

Usually, such posts are manned by the officers of all-India services—the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, and Indian Forest Service —and Group A services, among others. "Reservation of SC, ST, and OBC classes is being openly snatched away by recruiting through lateral entry on important posts in various ministries of the central government," Gandhi said in a post in …

Rahul Gandhi slams govt’s lateral entry move in top jobs: 'Centre openly snatching reservation of SC, ST, OBC'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi slams govt’s lateral entry move in top jobs: 'Centre openly snatching reservation of SC, ST, OBC'

India TV News  

Lateral entry​ in top jobs: Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, called the government's decision to recruit public servants through lateral entry an 'anti-national step', alleging that it is 'openly snatching away' reservations for SCs, STs, and OBCs. The former Congress president also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of 'attacking the Constitution' by recruiting public …

Centre's Fresh Lateral Entry Push Sparks Political Storm; Congress, RJD Slam Modi For 'Usurping Rights'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre's Fresh Lateral Entry Push Sparks Political Storm; Congress, RJD Slam Modi For 'Usurping Rights'

ABP News  

UPSC Lateral Entry Push: After reshuffling the top bureaucracy earlier this week, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government also announced a lateral entry drive again to recruit 45 domain experts as joint secertaries and deputy secretaries to introduce fresh talent. As the Modi government issued the lateral entry notification, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the move, alleging that it was …

3rd term in sight, Modi govt pushes ahead with lateral entry appointments
10 months ago

3rd term in sight, Modi govt pushes ahead with lateral entry appointments

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s preferred lateral entry, introduced with much fanfare in 2018, received a lukewarm response and soon got passed over and forgotten. In a recent development, the appointments committee of the Cabinet headed by Mr Modi has greenlit the appointment of three joint secretaries and 22 directors/deputy secretaries across various Central government departments. But the latest wave of …

Modi govt to appoint 25 private sector specialists to key posts in Centre via lateral entry
10 months, 1 week ago

Modi govt to appoint 25 private sector specialists to key posts in Centre via lateral entry

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Twenty-five private sector specialists will soon be joining key posts in the Centre as part of the Modi government's ambitious plan to infuse such talents to further improve the ease of governance, officials said on Friday. They said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of three joint secretaries …

Modi government gives fresh push to lateral recruitment, decides to induct 17 private sector specialists
1 year, 7 months ago

Modi government gives fresh push to lateral recruitment, decides to induct 17 private sector specialists

The Hindu  

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 has asked the Union Public Service Commission to induct these senior officers from the private sector in six departments at the level of joint secretaries, …

UPSC recommended least number of govt jobs in FY 2022—Lowest in 10 years
2 years, 5 months ago

UPSC recommended least number of govt jobs in FY 2022—Lowest in 10 years

Live Mint  

Ministry of Personnel revealed that UPSC recommended 4,119 candidates for central government jobs in Financial Year 2021-22. This is the lowest number of job positions in central government ministry in the past 10 years, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said. And, in 2018-19, 4,399 candidates were recommended for government jobs against 5,207 advertised vacancies. The civil services …

UPSC recommends 31 candidates as joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries in various ministries
3 years, 3 months ago

UPSC recommends 31 candidates as joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries in various ministries

India TV News  

Thirty-one private sector specialists were on Friday selected as joint secretaries, directors and deputy secretaries in central government departments, the Union Public Service Commission said. The UPSC launched online recruitment application for joint secretary and director level posts on February 6 and for deputy secretary level posts on March 20. Three joint secretaries would be joining finance ministry, commerce and …

31 selected for lateral entry to administrative service
3 years, 3 months ago

31 selected for lateral entry to administrative service

The Hindu  

The Centre on Friday recommended 31 candidates from private sector and public sector undertakings for appointment at senior and mid-level positions in various Union Ministries under the “lateral entry” programme on “contract basis”. As per norms, the post of Joint Secretary, Director, and Deputy Secretary are drawn from officers belonging to the All India Service ‘Group A’ service, which includes …

UPSC Lateral Entry Recruitment: Centre Declares List of 31 Candidates to Senior Posts
3 years, 3 months ago

UPSC Lateral Entry Recruitment: Centre Declares List of 31 Candidates to Senior Posts

News 18  

The central government declared a list of 31 lateral appointments through UPSC to senior positions in different departments/ministries on contract basis or deputation on Friday. Among the 31 lateral entries are three joint secretaries, 19 directors and nine deputy secretaries appointed in various departments under ministries of agriculture and farmers’ welfare; commerce and industry; finance; law and justice; consumer affairs; …

Following in Centre's Footsteps, Bengal to Go in for Lateral Entry in Bureaucracy
3 years, 3 months ago

Following in Centre's Footsteps, Bengal to Go in for Lateral Entry in Bureaucracy

News 18  

The Mamata Banerjee government is mulling following in the footsteps of the BJP-led central government by opting for lateral entry into the bureaucracy in senior positions such as Special Secretary and Joint Secretaries, a senior official said on Tuesday. The lateral entry scheme could see these officials posted in different departments as advisors. The pay and perks of these lateral …

Govt to Induct 3 Joint Secretaries, 27 Directors, 13 Deputy Secretaries Through Lateral Entry
3 years, 9 months ago

Govt to Induct 3 Joint Secretaries, 27 Directors, 13 Deputy Secretaries Through Lateral Entry

News 18  

The Centre proposes to induct three joint secretaries, 27 directors and 13 deputy secretaries in the central government through lateral entry, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Through lateral recruitment, eight joint secretaries were appointed in 2019 in the ministries/departments of Civil Aviation, Commerce, Economic Affairs, New and Renewable Energy, Financial Services, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Road Transport and …

Govt to induct 3 joint secretaries, 27 directors, 13 deputy secretaries through lateral entry
3 years, 9 months ago

Govt to induct 3 joint secretaries, 27 directors, 13 deputy secretaries through lateral entry

Live Mint  

The Centre proposes to induct three joint secretaries, 27 directors and 13 deputy secretaries in the central government through lateral entry, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Accordingly, it is now proposed to fill three posts at joint secretary level," Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply. Through lateral recruitment, eight joint secretaries were appointed …

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