WEB DESK
Nine EXPERTS who have been recruited as senior bureaucrats through the government’s lateral entry scheme were on Friday appointed to various ministries, according to an order issued by the appointments committee of the cabinet (ACC) on Friday.
They were appointed in Level 14 of the Pay Matrix as per the 7th Central Pay Commission, for a period of three years, as per the order.
It is the first case of appointments of people who were recruited into senior bureaucracy from outside of the administrative services.
Lateral entry in bureaucracy was a key recommendation of government think-tank Niti Aayog, which in its three-year action agenda and the Sectoral Group of Secretaries (SGoS) report on governance, recommended induction of personnel in the middle and senior management level in the government.
The selection of the candidates was entrusted to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) which, after conducting the process, had recommended the nine individuals whose names were confirmed on Friday.
In response to Centre’s advertisement, at least 6,077 applications were received last year.
