Delhi Confidential: ‘RARE' Credit
SOON AFTER the Centre announced its decision to enumerate castes in the next Census, the Telangana government came up with a moniker — RARE (Rahul Gandhi and Revanth Reddy) — to assert its contribution to the exercise. It was a 'RARE phenomenon' that made the government take note of the caste census in Telangana and implement it across the country, the CMO said. Telangana conducted the caste survey in 2024. The caste survey was one of the promises made by the Congress for the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections. The party swept to power that year, defeating the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).The 'RARE' moniker is going to stick as it's being used copiously by several Congress leaders.
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The Agriculture Ministry's wait for new officers appears to be growing longer. Currently, two Additional Secretary and three Joint Secretary positions remain vacant. Key initiatives, including PM-Kisan, are reportedly being run without a Joint Secretary. Each time the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet issues an order, officials at Krishi Bhawan watch with hope for new appointments, but their wait continues.
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With 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service officer Arun Singhal superannuating Wednesday, the National Archives of India — the key repository of modern Indian history — awaits its next head. Earlier this week, National Museum Director General B R Mani retired and ADG Ashish Goyal was made its interim head. Appointments are now awaited at both key organisations under the Ministry of Culture.
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