The Right to Information Act, 2005 was notified on 21–6–2005 and become fully operational on the expiry of 20 days of its announcement.
This is a past breaking Legislation which, for the first time gave a citizens of the country a statutory right to obtain information from Public Authorities. …
The latest human resource practices across the globe, in governmental organisations as well in the corporate world, are increasingly relying upon the process of 360° assessment of the candidates for fresh recruitment and promotion. Transplanting the same to empanel officers for senior posts in the central government, without modifying it…
The recent decision of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to relegate Punjabi to the status of a minor subject, from its previous status of a major subject, has triggered a controversy on what is potentially an emotive issue.
Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and two of his…
The Union Cabinet on 15th September, 2021 came out with a bold and transparent policy package to rescue and revive the beleaguered Telecom Industry in the country. The Industry as a whole, and a few telecom companies in particular, had been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy, following the Supreme…
The Finance Minister, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman, on Thursday (16/6/2021) revealed the Union Cabinet’s approval of a Central Government guarantee of Rs.30,600 crore to tackle the stressed loan assets of public-sector banks. The non-performing assets (NPAs) to the extent of Rs.2 lakh crore are expected to be addressed, with a target…
In the pre-Partition Punjab, big and absentee landlords were a common phenomenon. Partition of the country, accompanied by unprecedented influx of displaced persons, triggered variety of land reform laws in the erstwhile states of East Punjab and PEPSU. …
Right to Information Act, 2005
The Right to Information Act, 2005 was notified on 21st June 2005 and become fully operational on the expiry of 120 days of its commencement.
This is a path-breaking Legislation which, for the first time, gave the citizens of the country a statutory right to…
The ambitious ₹6 lakh crore “National Monetisation Pipeline” programme unveiled by the Union Finance Minister, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman has triggered the lively debate in the political as well as academic circles. The Minister has been at pains to underscore that the ownership of the underlying underutilized assets would continue to…
THE NEW CHANAKYA’s Gyaan for the modern-day Babus.
When with the politicians, condemn the bureaucrats.
When with the police, condemn the judiciary.
When with the press, condemn the politician.
When with the judiciary, condemn the 3 P’s – police, politician and press.
When amongst yourselves, condemn all, except the top political executive.
When alone, condemn everyone else in the universe and commend and recommend yourself.
A couple of years ago, I had penned down a small article highlighting the political inference in the IAS[i]. It was captioned “Has the Professional Integrity of the IAS been Systematically Eroded?” It was inspired by the #MeToo movement, which was then at its peak. We, however, know that political…
