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Delhi too hot? 56 IAS officers opt for states, just 4 come to Centre
NEW DELHI: At least 56 IAS officers have left their central postings prematurely for their respective state cadres since May 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led BJP government took office.
Most of the officers who have opted for repatriation are senior - in the rank of joint secretary and above. This 'back-to-the-parent-state' movement is rare. According to details available on the department of personnel and training (DoPT) website, just three IAS officers left the Centre prematurely in 2013 and only one between August and December 2012. The numbers spiked to 13 between January and May 2014, in the lead-up to the Lok Sabha polls which resulted in a regime change.
A top DoPT official argued that the "exodus" did not necessarily signal an unwillingness to serve under the Modi regime which has sought to change the way the government functions. "It may have been to take up assignments at senior levels, including as chief secretary, in the state,"
Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ust-4-come-to-Centre/articleshow/48011536.cms
NEW DELHI: At least 56 IAS officers have left their central postings prematurely for their respective state cadres since May 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led BJP government took office.
Most of the officers who have opted for repatriation are senior - in the rank of joint secretary and above. This 'back-to-the-parent-state' movement is rare. According to details available on the department of personnel and training (DoPT) website, just three IAS officers left the Centre prematurely in 2013 and only one between August and December 2012. The numbers spiked to 13 between January and May 2014, in the lead-up to the Lok Sabha polls which resulted in a regime change.
A top DoPT official argued that the "exodus" did not necessarily signal an unwillingness to serve under the Modi regime which has sought to change the way the government functions. "It may have been to take up assignments at senior levels, including as chief secretary, in the state,"
Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ust-4-come-to-Centre/articleshow/48011536.cms
