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  • R K Mathur appointed as defence secretary

    Indian Administrative Service officer Radha Krishna Mathur was on Friday appointed defence secretary to succeed Shashikant Sharma who has taken over as Comptroller and Auditor General. "R K Mathur was on Friday appointed as the defence secretary," a ministry   from Rediff Read more »

  • Shashikant Sharma takes over as Comptroller and Auditor General of India

    tenure ended yesterday. Sharma will have a tenure upto September 24, 2017. Sharma, a 1976-batch Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was the country's Defence Secretary prior to taking over as CAG. Sharma holds a Masters degree in Political   from Webindia123 Read more »

  • Shashi Kant Sharma sworn-in as new CAG

    Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Shashi Kant Sharma, a Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was Thursday sworn-in as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the government’s official auditor. Sharma, 61, a former defence secretary, was sworn-in   from TDNpost.com Read more »

  • NULL Vinod Rai retires today after redefining CAG’s role

    enter the area of environmental auditing. Another step taken by Rai, a 1972-batch, Kerala-cadre officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), was to improve access of media to his office. He appointed a media advisor in 2010. BS Chauhan, who was appointed   from Zee News Read more »

  • NULL Watching the watchmen

    has meant that the position has led to a turf war between the Indian Audits and Accounts Service (IAAS) and the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Anomalous, since other independent institutions such as the judiciary and the Central Vigilance Commission   from The Hindu Read more »

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About Indian Administrative Service

The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) (Hindi: भारतीय प्रशासनिक सेवा Bharatiya Prashasanika Seva ) is the administrative civil service of the Indian government. One of the three All India Services (along with the Indian Police Service and the Indian Forest Service), the IAS plays a major role in managing the bureaucracy of both the Union Government (Central Government) and the state governments, with its officers holding strategic posts across the country.

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