New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Union MoS for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the government’s focus on transparency, accountability and employee welfare resolved several legacy service‑related grievances that had remained pending for nearly 25 to 30 years.Government remains committed to engaging with employee organisations through regular dialogue and constructive consultations, the minister said while interacting with a 12‑member delegation of the …
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Shillong, July 13 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday called for continuous administrative reforms driven by small but meaningful changes, saying the ultimate purpose of governance is to improve people’s lives through efficient and citizen-centric public service delivery. Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day National Conference on NEXTGEN Administrative and E-Governance Reforms in Shillong, Sangma said governments must overcome institutional resistance to change…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Union MoS for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh said India is entering the next phase of governance transformation through Next Generation Administrative and e‑Governance Reforms with AI, digital platforms at core, an official statement said on Monday.Dr. Singh inaugurated the two‑day National Conference on Next Generation Administrative and e‑Governance Reforms in Shillong, jointly organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms a…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, on Sunday highlighted the Central government’s employee-centric initiatives, particularly the decision to redeploy nearly 65,000 erstwhile Ordnance Factory employees into regular government service, following the restructuring of the Ordnance Factory Board.Addressing a delegation representing Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and affiliated employees’ organisations from across the country, t…
Shillong, June 29 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday reviewed the reform initiatives being undertaken in the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) and Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), aimed at strengthening the functioning of the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) through institutional and administrative reforms.Chairing a review meeting, the Chief Minister said the state government had recently urged both the councils to work closely with it t…
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) In a major move to boost administrative efficiency and bring synergy to governance, the Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday approved the restructuring of various ministerial departments. With this decision, the number of existing administrative departments will increase from 33 to 45 by elevating sub-departments into independent departments. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has anchored this policy on the concepts of ‘Ease of Doing…
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening workplace discipline and modernising attendance management, the Tamil Nadu government has made biometric and Face ID-based attendance mandatory for officers and staff of the Human Resources Management Department at the State Secretariat from June 1. The initiative marks the first time such a system has been formally introduced in a Secretariat department and is expected to be expanded to other departments in phases.According to official sou…
Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the state government has introduced a stricter accountability framework to ensure timely disbursal of pensions to retired government employees, including financial penalties for officials responsible for undue delays in pension processing. Sharing the development in a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister noted that retired government employees had played a vital role in Assam’s development and de…
Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) The Gujarat government has granted in-principle approval to 80 per cent of the new measures announced in this year’s state budget, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel directing departments to speed up implementation so that benefits reach citizens without delay. The decision was discussed at a state cabinet meeting chaired by Patel in Gandhinagar on Friday.Government spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said the chief minister had instructed departments to ensure tha…