Suspended IAS officer Puja Khedkar’s discharge from service has spotlighted a larger issue within the civil services selection process. Tuhin Kanta Pandey, a senior IAS officer from the Odisha cadre, is India’s new finance secretary, stepping into a pivotal role following the elevation of Dr. T.V. Mr Pandey’s portfolio, which also included the position of secretary of the department of …
The Narendra Modi government’s decision to bring the Department of Public Enterprises under the Finance Ministry from the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises is indicative of the desire to expedite and facilitate privatization. If the government succeeds in selling public sector undertakings, also called public enterprises and public sector enterprises, it will be a big boost to the …
)