May 14, 2020
Before a mid-term evaluation of India’s response in the face of COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential to narrow down the focus to the most reliable section of the statistics, i.e; the number of confirmed deaths per every million of a country’s population. As on 8th May, 2020, India has suffered 1.37 deaths per 1 million […]
Read MoreOctober 30, 2018
Keeping in view the increasing trend of festival celebrations becoming a show of local political popularity, a time has perhaps come for the administration to strictly regulate and minimise the current scenario of a large number of multiple splinter congregations for celebrating festivals of mass participation in every city. It is extremely difficult and almost […]
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2018
The State should be absolutely citizen-centric and go all out to make people’s lives comfortable through efficient delivery of services to them. Ease of living is what a State must ensure for every honest and hardworking citizen at any cost : Sarvesh Kaushal Former Chief Secretary, Punjab ————————— Full text of interview: ————————— * Q: […]
Read MoreAugust 21, 2018
Briefing Mr Ram Jethmalani was for ever a challenge for me because of his incisive inquisitorial disposition
Read MoreAugust 21, 2018
Sarvesh Kaushal motivated educationists at the invitation of STF during Training Course for Master Trainers Of Buddy Programme at MGSIPA Punjab.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2018
Sarvesh Kaushal making an in-depth presentation as Chief Secretary on behalf of State of Punjab before Lordships of the Supreme Court and of various High Courts in 2015.
Read MoreApril 28, 2016
THE SUNDAY SUNDRIES The other day, while interacting with officer trainees in Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, I read out the Greek mythology related to Narcissus to trigger revulsion in their minds against the tendency to stare at a self-painted, self-flattering, make-belief reflection in their own minds about their own ultimate truthfulness, sincerity, […]
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2011
Manifestoes have increasingly been used in the recent past for seeking votes by promising moon to the electors. It is perhaps the tyranny of the electorate that compels the political parties indulge in abrasive display of one-upmanship in offering sop after sop with no holds barred. There is no provision in our laws to ensure […]
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2011
That’s what my politically confused wife said while holding a cup of bed tea precariously close to my snoring nose. I was taken aback as it was she who had over the years encouraged my morning stupor for the tranquility she looked for. “Jago Sarvesh Jago” she said, “We have stepped into the Jago Era”. […]
Read MoreNovember 16, 2010
Friends, if we do not deliver, we shall perish. For saving us as a class from virtual redundancy and eventual extinction from the overall scheme of governance, we need to focus upon quantum and quality of citizen service delivery. The day has come when instead of looking at the peripherals in the name of administrative […]
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