babus

Railway babus to get MBA-type training ... The railways are borrowing generously from the top-notch MBA courses around the world to device a training programme for their babus, who work ... More...

In a move that will benefit over 10 million central and state government employees, besides those in the defence services, the ministry of personnel is finalising a proposal to raise the retirement age of central government officials from 60 to 62 years. If approved by the Cabinet, this will be...

Officers of the elite Indian Administrative Service (IAS) want their pay scales to be determined on the basis of prevailing market rates, quite like what happens in the private sector. However, they are not ready to give up the substantial perks they enjoy, like palatial bungalows in city...

Ministers in the state government are "massively corrupt", the performance of legislators "largely unsatisfactory," the culture of giving gifts for securing transfers not only firmly established but "huge and on the rise", Special Economic Zones "unjust", and social activist Anna Hazare's...

Babus are back to the classrooms. Six of world’s leading B-schools have come together to teach officials in the government of India lessons in latest rules and world-wide trends in public management. Premier management institutes IIM-A, IIM-B and TERI School of Advanced Studies have joined...