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Opinion: A Long Due Bharat Ratna - Narasimha Rao I Met Three Decades Ago
Rao remains one of the most underestimated Prime Ministers in Indian history. Despite widespread scepticism, he boldly pursued economic liberalisation, dismantling bureaucratic impediments and initiating reforms to attract foreign investment.
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Ex-Infosys CEO To Head Task Force To Help Bring Major Reforms In Bureaucracy
Former Infosys CEO SD Shibu Lal was on Wednesday appointed chairperson of a three-member task force formed to help the government in bringing major bureaucratic reforms through its ambitious "Mission Karmayogi".
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"Mission Karmayogi" To Prepare Civil Servants For Future: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that ''Mission Karmayogi'', a major bureaucratic reform exercise approved by the Union Cabinet, will "radically" improve the government's human resource management practices, asserting that the programme aims to prepare civil servants for the future.
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Arun Jaitley Holds Key Meet On GST Glitches: 10 Points
Industry bodies and exporters raised their concerns about the Goods and Services Tax, including filing tax returns and timely refund of duties, with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today. The meeting, meant to discuss fixing glitches in the implementation of the mega tax reform, was also attended by the chief of the Goods and Services Tax Netwo...
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I Do Not Lack Political Will, PM Narendra Modi Tells Bureaucrats On Civil Services Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged bureaucrats to change their mindset and style of working and "make excellence a habit". He also stressed on political will to push reforms and said - "I do not lack it".
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Centre's New Push Soon On 'Hire And Fire' Law To Boost Jobs
The Narendra Modi government is to make a renewed drive to overhaul labour laws, hoping to create millions of new jobs by making it easier to hire and fire, the labour ministry's top bureaucrat said today.
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India's 7.5 Per Cent Growth Rate May Be Overstated, Says US
India's 7.5 per cent growth rate may be "overstated" and the Narendra Modi government has been "slow" to match its rhetoric in economic reforms, the US State Department said in a report yesterday.
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Pope Francis Levels Blistering Critique at Vatican Bureaucrats
Pope Francis issued a blistering indictment of the Vatican bureaucracy Monday, accusing the cardinals, bishops and priests who serve him of using their Vatican careers to grab power and wealth, of living "hypocritical" double lives and forgetting that they're supposed to be joyful men of God.
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Indonesian Officials Ordered to Eat Street Food to Trim Budget
Indonesia has ordered officials to eat local street food at meetings instead of fancy foreign fare and stop holding lavish parties, the latest moves by the new government to crack down on bureaucratic excess.
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Arvind Subramanian is India's New Chief Economic Adviser
US-based economist Arvind Subramanian has been selected as India's chief economic adviser. The decision comes on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an overhaul of labour laws and his government picked Rajiv Mehrish, a bureaucrat from Rajasthan which has pushed dramatic free market reforms, as the new Finance Secretary.
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India Needs to Undertake Difficult Structural Reforms: Singapore Prime Minister
India needs to undertake difficult structural reforms, cut the bureaucratic red tape, eliminate graft and strengthen infrastructure to move ahead, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said today as he expressed confidence in the Indian economy.
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No verbal orders from politicians, no frequent transfers: Supreme Court orders for babus
The Supreme Court today said IAS officers should not take verbal orders from their political bosses, and ordered landmark reforms to insulate the bureaucracy from victimization. The court also asked for a law to check arbitrary transfers of officers, in a verdict seen as a big step towards giving officials some breathing space from political contro...
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Opinion: A Long Due Bharat Ratna - Narasimha Rao I Met Three Decades Ago
Rao remains one of the most underestimated Prime Ministers in Indian history. Despite widespread scepticism, he boldly pursued economic liberalisation, dismantling bureaucratic impediments and initiating reforms to attract foreign investment.
-
Ex-Infosys CEO To Head Task Force To Help Bring Major Reforms In Bureaucracy
Former Infosys CEO SD Shibu Lal was on Wednesday appointed chairperson of a three-member task force formed to help the government in bringing major bureaucratic reforms through its ambitious "Mission Karmayogi".
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"Mission Karmayogi" To Prepare Civil Servants For Future: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that ''Mission Karmayogi'', a major bureaucratic reform exercise approved by the Union Cabinet, will "radically" improve the government's human resource management practices, asserting that the programme aims to prepare civil servants for the future.
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Arun Jaitley Holds Key Meet On GST Glitches: 10 Points
Industry bodies and exporters raised their concerns about the Goods and Services Tax, including filing tax returns and timely refund of duties, with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today. The meeting, meant to discuss fixing glitches in the implementation of the mega tax reform, was also attended by the chief of the Goods and Services Tax Netwo...
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I Do Not Lack Political Will, PM Narendra Modi Tells Bureaucrats On Civil Services Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged bureaucrats to change their mindset and style of working and "make excellence a habit". He also stressed on political will to push reforms and said - "I do not lack it".
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Centre's New Push Soon On 'Hire And Fire' Law To Boost Jobs
The Narendra Modi government is to make a renewed drive to overhaul labour laws, hoping to create millions of new jobs by making it easier to hire and fire, the labour ministry's top bureaucrat said today.
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India's 7.5 Per Cent Growth Rate May Be Overstated, Says US
India's 7.5 per cent growth rate may be "overstated" and the Narendra Modi government has been "slow" to match its rhetoric in economic reforms, the US State Department said in a report yesterday.
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Pope Francis Levels Blistering Critique at Vatican Bureaucrats
Pope Francis issued a blistering indictment of the Vatican bureaucracy Monday, accusing the cardinals, bishops and priests who serve him of using their Vatican careers to grab power and wealth, of living "hypocritical" double lives and forgetting that they're supposed to be joyful men of God.
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Indonesian Officials Ordered to Eat Street Food to Trim Budget
Indonesia has ordered officials to eat local street food at meetings instead of fancy foreign fare and stop holding lavish parties, the latest moves by the new government to crack down on bureaucratic excess.
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Arvind Subramanian is India's New Chief Economic Adviser
US-based economist Arvind Subramanian has been selected as India's chief economic adviser. The decision comes on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an overhaul of labour laws and his government picked Rajiv Mehrish, a bureaucrat from Rajasthan which has pushed dramatic free market reforms, as the new Finance Secretary.
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India Needs to Undertake Difficult Structural Reforms: Singapore Prime Minister
India needs to undertake difficult structural reforms, cut the bureaucratic red tape, eliminate graft and strengthen infrastructure to move ahead, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said today as he expressed confidence in the Indian economy.
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No verbal orders from politicians, no frequent transfers: Supreme Court orders for babus
The Supreme Court today said IAS officers should not take verbal orders from their political bosses, and ordered landmark reforms to insulate the bureaucracy from victimization. The court also asked for a law to check arbitrary transfers of officers, in a verdict seen as a big step towards giving officials some breathing space from political contro...
