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The News
- A couple belonging to the IAS, Sanjeev Khirwar and Rinku Dugga were accused of getting a Delhi stadium vacated to walk their dog, were transferred to Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh respectively.
- While the transfer order, issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, is being widely perceived as ‘punishment’ for the IAS couple, there are also voices raised as to why a posting to these border areas is called a ‘punishment posting’ at all.
Some Questions to be Answered
- Why did MHA pass the order?
- How are IAS officers transferred?
- Is this a punishment posting?
- Is India still reeling under colonial hangover?
1. Why did MHA pass the order?
- Both IAS officers, Sanjeev Khirwar and Rinku Dugga belong to the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories) cadre of the IAS.
2. How are IAS officers transferred?
IAS Cadre Rules
Civil Services Board
3. Is this a punishment posting?
- After scrapping Article 370, the J&K cadre of All India Service Officers comprising IAS and IPS was merged with that of the AGMUT cadre.
- Areas administered by officers of AGMUT cadre are divided into two categories
- Category A or ‘regular areas’ (Delhi, Chandigarh, Goa, Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu).
- Category B or ‘hard areas’ (Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, J&K and Ladakh).
4. Is India still reeling under colonial hangover?
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