Another 650 posts at the DS/Director level under the CSS are reserved for promotees from the Central Secretariat Service which cannot be encroached upon as that would require an amendment in the Central Secretariat Service Rules of 2009, they said. DoPT officials have been asked to frame the recruitment process and performance evaluation for selection and appointment of private sector employees. These posts are recognised as “flexi-pool posts,” for which the NITI Aayog usually hires consultants as needed. One key aspect of administrative reforms has been inducting subject experts at senior levels to infuse strategic thinking into the bureaucracy. At present, the joint secretaries — who form the backbone of the administration — are sourced mainly from Indian Administrative Service cadre officers.

Source: Indian Express June 11, 2019 23:26 UTC