Lateral Recruitment

Lateral recruitment to senior govt posts will show bureaucrats they are not irreplaceable, can't ride exam success forever

As someone who has worked in the private sector for more than five years, I was elated reading the notification regarding 'Lateral Recruitment to Senior Positions in Government of India'

Lateral recruitment in bureaucracy: Merely hiring pros without political reforms won't improve system

Do not demean our talented experts to waste their time dealing with inconsequential parliamentary questions. Equally, do not demean the senior professional civil servant, chosen from among the best talent available in India, with two-or-three-decades of relevant experience – he is generally irreplaceable.