Cabinet Secretary News
A review meeting will be held today with 8 states regarding the increasing Corona cases in the country.
Cabinet Secretary had a detailed review of the state-specific COVID response strategy with the Health Secretaries and other State officials
The states were advised to ramp up the testing with a special focus on containment zones. Areas of concern with respect to low testing in certain states were also highlighted
The central government directed the states that sustained and aggressive testing is crucial for early identification of cases and to prevent the spread of infection
The government in its advisory said that anyone who has travelled back to India from China since January 15 will be quarantined and temporarily suspended e-visa facility for Chinese travellers and foreigners residing in Beijing with immediate effect.
The meeting will be attended by Secretaries of the various concerned ministries apart from the five Secretaries of the Finance Ministry. The Cabinet Secretary will be taking presentations from the sector-specific Committee of Secretaries (CoS) which will be the basis for setting a five-year vision for various ministries and departments.
The 1982-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre was also appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the Cabinet Secretariat from the date of his assumption of charge till he takes over as the Cabinet Secretary.
Rajnath named former Intelligence Bureau director Dineshwar Sharma as the Special Representative for the dialogue process. Sharma’s new post would be ranked equal to that of the Cabinet Secretary.
He passed away at around 10 pm, due to multiple organ failure, in Goa's Manipal Hospitals, a hospital official said.
After repeated rumours and statements on when and what the Committee of Allowances under Finance Secretary will roll out for central government employees, there is more news to fire the expectations of government employees.
The implementation of the 7th Pay Commission appears to be a matter of a few days now. The Finance Ministry is expected to submit the note on 7th Pay Commission to Cabinet in the next fifteen days.
Seeking to contain expenditure, the Cabinet Secretary has asked top bureaucrats in all ministries to "strictly" follow the austerity code and refrain from holding conferences and meetings in five-star hotels.
Government is moving towards online issuance of PAN cards to companies as part of several measures to improve country's investment climate as well as its ranking in the ease of doing business index.
Secretaries from different departments including DIPP, MSME and Commerce were present at the meeting along with the members of industry body Ficci and exporters.
The Apex Committee, headed by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Kumar Seth, will review the progress of Digital India project - an umbrella programme with an outlay of about Rs 1.13 lakh crore.
India today said its food security concerns cannot be relegated to the back but should be taken forward and addressed upfront at the WTO.
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