Indian Administrative Service
also referred to as: ias
7 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 4 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Feb 9, 2024 by Dr. C. Rangarajan · said 49 times in 9 episodes since 2020 · across every show →
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brought up most by Siddhartha Ahluwalia (28), Duvvuri Subbarao (11), Pranay Kotasthane (2), Montek Singh Ahluwalia (2), Dr. C. Rangarajan (2), Sajith Pai (1)
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2025 3 mentions in 1 episode
2024 44 mentions in 6 episodes 7 per episode
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- G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant On UPSC, Working With PM Modi, Incredible India & Amrit Kaal I Neon Show
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- MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA PODCAST: Top Economist Explains India’s High Growth Years On The Neon Show
- What UPSC Books Won’t Teach You - Public Policy 101, Mumbai Mafia Backstory, & On-Ground Reality
- Dr. C Rangarajan on Dr. Manmohan’s Legacy, 1991 Reforms & Future Economic Plans I The Neon Show
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2022 1 mention in 1 episode
Everything said about Indian Administrative Service, oldest first
Feb 9, 2024 positive
Rangarajan: 1991 Reforms Brought Outside Economists Into IAS Bureaucracy
“Somewhere around that time, it was decided that the government will also take in people from outside who are competent into the system. Essentially, the government, the was run by the bureaucrats. Particularly the civil servants, the IAS officers, and other si…”
Apr 27, 2024 positive
Kant: Real-time mobile data transforms district-level Indian governance and outcomes
“When I did the aspirational district program, it is possible to get data on your mobile on a real time basis now. So you can govern much better based on data. You can make districts compete on data. You can know the learning outcomes, the health outcomes, the …”
May 11, 2024 neutral
May 31, 2024 negative
Subbarao: Multiple IAS Attempts Select for Exam Technique Over Competence
“What happens when you give so many attempts is that the people who typically qualify, I'm making a, you know, ballpark judgment, which is that those people who qualify are more likely people who master the technique of the examination rather than people who ha…”
May 31, 2024 negative
Subbarao: UPSC Should Cap Civil Service Exam Attempts at Three
“So I think you must give more than one chance, certainly, because there's an element of luck, but two chances, at the most three chances. But giving three, six opportunities under a long lifespan of 20 to 32 years is pushing youngsters into this sunk cost fall…”
May 31, 2024 negative
Subbarao: Broken Incentive Structure Is the Biggest Problem in the IAS
“In my view, the biggest problem in the IIS is, A wrong system of, ah, rewards and penalties. There is not enough reward for good performance. There is not enough penalty for bad performance. And that system of rewards and penalties has to be reformed.”
Nov 1, 2024 negative
Sanyal: District Magistrates chair dozens of bodies they never meet
“You'll be amazed that the average district magistrate is the chairman of literally Dozens of institutions. Now, that person is going to be there for 18 months, if you're lucky for two years. Most DMs are there, I think, 18 months. So, most of these DMs have ne…”