IAS Civil List 2020 | UPSC NEWS
HEADLINES:
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches the IAS Civil List 2020 and its e-version
WHY IN NEWS:
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh launched the IAS Civil List-2020 and its e-version here.
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 2 : GOVERNANCE
LEARNING:
Nothing related to the curriculum . But Yes ! You have to update your instincts . Let us jump in for the reforms and innovations .
ISSUE:
WHAT DOES THIS LIST CONTAIN ?
- The List also contains the information of IAS as per batch, cadre state, present posting, pay and allowances, education and superannuation.
- DoPT in the last 5-6 years has resulted in number of innovations and reforms for the common public good.
BEST PRACTISES :
- The decision to do away with the time old practice of getting documents attested by a gazetted officer and replacing the same with self-attestation.
- Three-month Central Government stint as Assistant Secretaries for IAS officers in the beginning of their career.
- PM’s Excellence Awards of DARPG are revolutionary in nature.
NATIONAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY
- The NRA will conduct computer based online Common Eligibility Test for recruitment to non-gazetted posts with test centres in every district.
- More than 25 lakh officers have registered on iGoT fitted to the training needs of frontline workers tackling COVID-19.
- These measure will help in training an IAS officer into a Corona Warrior.
- Similarly, more than 50,000 public grievances regarding COVID has been received in the Grievance Cell, which will soon touch one lakh mark with redressal time of 1.4 days.
IASbhai WINDUP:
These reforms and initiatives will ultimately lead to Ease of Governance resulting in Ease of Living.
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