Not so sure you are right. This, by his wife. Quote
The year was 1963. Goa after Liberation. My husband Alban Couto was chosen by the Central Government to help with the transition from Salazar’s dictatorship to a modern democratic state. It was an extraordinary time, personally and professionally. His work was eulogized decades later: “He planned and executed the transition from the Portuguese to the Indian systems of administration in a manner characterized by equanimity and prudence. It was the smoothest transition ever from a dictatorial free-economy regime to a democratic order. He was, at that point in time, a firm believer in guided economy.” This eulogy did not describe the disruption in the lives of the population. While Alban was immersed in complex administrative issues which streamed into political and personal problems, I had to deal with the social side as he was at first also Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, in addition to his main designation as Development Commissioner. Unquote If he was with the Bihar cadre, one must note that in the IAS you are rarely assigned to your home state cadre in his case AGMUT. Remember he did not enter the IAS through the regular route. He was absorbed into it. Roland. > On Aug 31, 2021, at 8:59 PM, Frederick Noronha <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > There is some mix-up here. Alban Couto was an IAS officer from the Bihar > Cadre, if I'm not mistaken. FN >
