Centre to recruit 20 private sector specialists as joint secretaries, directors, deputy secretaries

The Centre has decided to recruit 20 private sector specialists as joint secretaries, directors, and deputy secretaries on contract basis in its 12 departments. This is the third such recruitment drive proposed to be undertaken by the Narendra Modi government. The Department of Personnel and Training has asked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to recruit such specialists through "lateral entry" -- that is appointment of private sector specialists in government departments.