Ministry of Personnel
Centre allowed IAS & IPS officers to retain gifts from Foreign Dignitaries
The Central Government has amended a 50-year-old rule and allowed IAS, IPS and IFoS officers to retain gifts they receive from foreign dignitaries while being members of the Indian delegation. Highlights As per existing rules, these officers were allowed to ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Punjab withdraws general consent to CBI
Punjab had revoked/withdrawn the general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). From now, CBI will have to take permission from the state government to investigate any case. This comes within a week after Jharkhand and Kerala decided to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Common Eligibility Test to be initiated in 2021
As per the recent announcement from Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh, there shall be a common eligibility test (CET) from 2021 for applicants for jobs in railways, banks and lower levels of Central government jobs. The ..
Debasish Panda appointed as Finance Secretary
Debasish Panda, who is currently serving as the Special secretary in the Department of financial services, Union Finance Ministry has been appointed as the new Finance secretary of the country. As per the Personnel Ministry order, the Appointments Committee of ..
MD & CEO of BOI, Canara, and BOB Appointed
As per an order issued on Monday, 20th January 2020 by the Ministry of Personnel, Sanjiv Chadha, who was serving as the Deputy Managing Director in the State Bank of India has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Provisions of RTI Act to be enforced in Jammu and Kashmir
The RTI (Right To Information) act to be enforced soon after passing of notification in the current session. The provisions will be applied as same as other Union Territories. This was announced by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) ..