Had it not been for its IAS officers, Kerala’s flood damage would have been worse
The one thing that stood out during the devastating Kerala floods was the effective response of the civil administration, especially when compared with poorer and flood-prone states like UP and Bihar. The grit and commitment of young IAS officers leading their teams into relief and restoration operations against the havoc of the floods were striking. […]
Revamping Schools To Curb Child Marriage: How An IAS Officer is Transforming Rajasthan
Rajasthan has witnessed major social evils like child marriage, dowry, untouchability, lack of education for girls, and so on… for many decades now. Ironically, all these malpractices continue to prevail in many parts of the state even to this day. In the Dalit community, most girls are not allowed to go to school, while on […]
Collector Ritu Sain turned a stinking Chattisgarh into the cleanest small city
Ritu Sain, a 2003-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, can’t forget the first sight that greeted her when she entered Ambikapur city, in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, in February 2014. “There was a big signpost welcoming people to the municipal corporation of Ambikapur, and bang opposite that was a huge open dumping yard. The stink […]
Beyond Duty: IAS Officer Admits Prison Inmate’s Daughter in International School
Sanjay Kumar Alang, the District Collector of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, was doing the annual inspection of the city’s Central Jail. While he was checking and discussing the personal details of the inmates, their concerns, and how well the police officers are maintaining the jail, he came across a scene that took him by surprise. A young […]
These IAS officers are scripting stories of change across India & making lives better
New Delhi: Hari Chandana Dasari, zonal commissioner, Hyderabad, is a recycling crusader. From beautifying over 120 parks in the city with discarded plastic bottles to making furniture out of used tyres and oil drums, Dasari has been showing the way in waste management. “I noticed that some unused tyres are lying in the municipal corporation’s […]
State Proves International Level Education Possible in Gov Schools
Providing students of government schools with education of international standard is what Nand Kumar (IAS) hopes to do. Till 2018, Kumar was the principal secretary for school education in Maharashtra and oversaw the implementation of various initiatives focused on improving the quality of education, teachers’ performance and promoting healthy competition among schools. He spearheaded CM […]
जिस IAS की मोदी ने की तारीफ, खुद साफ करते हैं शौचालय
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने चंपारण सत्याग्रह के शताब्दी समारोह के समापन कार्यक्रम में एक रिटार्यड आईएएस ऑफिसर की जमकर तारीफ की. इस आईएएस अफसर का नाम है परमेश्वर जी. अय्यर. मोदी ने कहा कि अय्यर खुद शौचालय साफ करते हैं और वे अमेरिका से नौकरी छोड़कर आए हैं. असल में अय्यर ने स्वच्छ भारत मिशन […]
CSR: An Honest Bureaucrat At Work
Once a bureaucrat proves that they are credible, nobody dares to threaten them directly. This is the experience of a brave IAS officer Dr Renu Raj in the state of Kerala. Dr Raj who scored All India Rank 2 in 2014 batch of the UPSC civil services exam in her first attempt, received her first […]
CM Lauds Ganjam Collector for Working with Farmers in Paddy Field
Bhubaneswar: Ganjam district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange, who on Monday worked with the farmers in paddy land, received appreciations from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The Chief Minister praised the official for his dedication to serve the people. Kulange set a benchmark in public service when reached out to the farmers in Bharasa village of Mathura […]
