LUCKNOW, Nov. 14 -- The state government on Thursday appointed IAS officer Amrita Soni as the first DG of the Uttar Pradesh Outsource Services Corporation (UPCOS). The UPCOS has been established by UP government to bring transparency, stability and trust in the employment of outsourced staff in state government departments. A 2003 batch IAS officer, Soni is the chief staff officer to the chief secretary. She has been given the additional charge of DG, UPCOS. IAS officer Atal Rai has been given the additional charge of secretary, vigilance, along with secretary, home. htc...