Lateral Entry in Civil Services Raises Concerns Over Affirmative Action
Channel: NewsClickin
Date: 2019-06-17

The Narendra Modi government is all set to expand the lateral entry of experts into the civil services. A report said that officials of the Department of Personnel & Training have been asked to prepare a proposal for inducting 400 domain experts to fill Deputy Secretary and Director posts. NewsClick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha discusses the issue with former IAS Kamal Jaiswal.