How India could end the malaise of ‘missing’ files that open the door to corruption

Transparency can be achieved by design if government operations are computerised and records displayed on websites at the end of each day.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Oct 10, 2022 · 06:30 am

Parameswaran Iyer to replace Amitabh Kant as NITI Aayog chief

A retired 1981-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, Iyer had spearheaded the Centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 25, 2022 · 11:55 am

Proposed changes to IAS rules runs unintended risk of undermining administrative ability of states

Managers of All India Services need to guard against the steady tilt towards a US-style system of appointing personal favourites in the steel frame.

B Ashok

· Jan 30, 2022 · 07:30 am

Ajit Doval speech: A bureaucrat laying out political policy is bad news for Indian democracy

It is troubling that an unelected official chose to lay out what kind of government the country should have. That decision must be left to the people.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Oct 26, 2018 · 09:04 pm

There is a reason why Delhi bureaucrats can protest against Kejriwal government without any fear

Blame it on an odd reporting structure.

Abhishek Dey

· Mar 06, 2018 · 07:30 am

IAS officer’s appointment to top Himachal post puts spotlight on Modi’s 360-degree appraisal system

Vineet Chawdhary was denied a promotion as a secretary in the Union government. But that did not prevent him from getting the top job in Himachal Pradesh.

Nitin Sethi

· Feb 12, 2018 · 07:30 am