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WHISPERS IN THE CORRIDORS

Govt servant is a favorite punching bagThe government servant is a favorite punching bag for all and sundry. It is assumed that he is corrupt and inefficient. He is supposed to have no privacy and all his personal details are expected to be made private in the name of transparency. In the time of Corona infection, all run to the government officials for help. Surprising? If the assests fo the government servant are to be made private, the same law should apply to all the people of the country. The assests of all citizens should be made public. There should not be any discrimination against the government officers. It is strange that an ex government officer has issued such an order.

G V Shivkumar

Reviving credit growth DFS-MOF under his guidance has already recommended a very big plan to leverage its financial Institutions viz. SIDBI, EXIM Bank, IFCI, IIFCL to revive credit growth in all the manufacturing sectors to boost economic growth. of the country post COVID - 19. Amongst all FIs, DFS is of view to strengthen IFCI, the first development financial Institution. Recommendations are to recapitalise state-owned financial Institution IFCI to the tune of Rs.15000 Crore and expand its authorised capital to Rs.20,000 crore to support MSME sector, industrial and infrastructure sectors. This has been done after lot of consultation with economists and industrialists of the country for economic growth.

BMA

Points well made Points well made, Mr. Gupta. With your knowledge and vast experience can you specify at least three decisions that you would like the Government to take.

R Subramanian

Highly commendableAt the time of this COVID crisis all extraordinary efforts done by Central and State Govts. are highly commendable and any word of praise will be less, Yes I would express my gratitude by expressing that first time in the independent history of India such an expression and resolve of the state for welfare measure has been demonstrated. May i add that this is the situation where today India have more than 2-3 lakh MBBS qualified students are sitting idle at home for furthering their progression for higher studies but are at home without gainful employment and the irony is at this time of crisis their services could have been utilized to tackle this menace. I hope concerned authorities will take notice of this and make use of them.

Arun Sharma

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Whispers in Corridors is doing great work keeping people fully informed of latest developments with regard to bureaucracy and corporate affairs etc. even during this most difficult time. Keep doing the good work !

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Hats off to your resourcefulness even in midst of unprecedented constraints.S Jha

Even in the midst of lockdown, your information is prompt and accurate to the dot ! Great achievement !

A K Singh

Excellent. Great achievement. Super. I feel proud of your successive successes. Heartiest congratulations.

I K Jain

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Appointments Pg. 05

Secretaries resume new postings Pg.07

Whispers that came true Pg. 10

Opinion Pg. 12

Contribution towards tacking Covid-16 Pg. 16

Best of Whispers Pg. 18

Biz-Buzz Pg. 45

Volume 12, Issue 10Month - June 2020

Price : 50/-

Editor- in -Chief : Dr. Suresh Mehrotra

Executive Director : Dr. Asha Mehrotra

Chief Executive Officer : Sapna Mehrotra

Editor : Sanjay Sharma

Editor (Digital) : Santosh Chowdhury

News Editor : Sunil Salve

Sub Editor : Nidhi Jain

Spl. Correspondent Delhi : Ajay Chaturvedi

Group Vice President : Abul Hasan

GM- Business Development : Rajiv Ranjan

Marketing Manager : Barkha Soni

Designing/ Graphics : Radheshyam Dangi 'Rajesh',

Girish Parmar

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WHISPERS IN THE CORRIDORS

Govt servant is a favorite punching bagThe government servant is a favorite punching bag for all and sundry. It is assumed that he is corrupt and inefficient. He is supposed to have no privacy and all his personal details are expected to be made private in the name of transparency. In the time of Corona infection, all run to the government officials for help. Surprising? If the assests fo the government servant are to be made private, the same law should apply to all the people of the country. The assests of all citizens should be made public. There should not be any discrimination against the government officers. It is strange that an ex government officer has issued such an order.

G V Shivkumar

Reviving credit growth DFS-MOF under his guidance has already recommended a very big plan to leverage its financial Institutions viz. SIDBI, EXIM Bank, IFCI, IIFCL to revive credit growth in all the manufacturing sectors to boost economic growth. of the country post COVID - 19. Amongst all FIs, DFS is of view to strengthen IFCI, the first development financial Institution. Recommendations are to recapitalise state-owned financial Institution IFCI to the tune of Rs.15000 Crore and expand its authorised capital to Rs.20,000 crore to support MSME sector, industrial and infrastructure sectors. This has been done after lot of consultation with economists and industrialists of the country for economic growth.

BMA

Points well made Points well made, Mr. Gupta. With your knowledge and vast experience can you specify at least three decisions that you would like the Government to take.

R Subramanian

Highly commendableAt the time of this COVID crisis all extraordinary efforts done by Central and State Govts. are highly commendable and any word of praise will be less, Yes I would express my gratitude by expressing that first time in the independent history of India such an expression and resolve of the state for welfare measure has been demonstrated. May i add that this is the situation where today India have more than 2-3 lakh MBBS qualified students are sitting idle at home for furthering their progression for higher studies but are at home without gainful employment and the irony is at this time of crisis their services could have been utilized to tackle this menace. I hope concerned authorities will take notice of this and make use of them.

Arun Sharma

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US !

Whispers in Corridors is doing great work keeping people fully informed of latest developments with regard to bureaucracy and corporate affairs etc. even during this most difficult time. Keep doing the good work !

D V Singh

Hats off to your resourcefulness even in midst of unprecedented constraints.S Jha

Even in the midst of lockdown, your information is prompt and accurate to the dot ! Great achievement !

A K Singh

Excellent. Great achievement. Super. I feel proud of your successive successes. Heartiest congratulations.

I K Jain

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Appointments

Rajiv Kumar Chairperson, PESBRajiv Kumar, former Secretary Finance, appointed Chairperson, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), for a period of three years or until further orders, is a 1984 batch retired IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre who has over three and a half decades of experience in public policy and administration across various sectors. As Secretary, Financial Services, he initiated several reforms in the country's banking sector, to clean up the bad loan mess and make public sector banks (PSBs) stronger.

Sanjeeva Kumar Secretary, Border ManagementSanjeeva Kumar, Special Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has been appointed Secretary, Department of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Having over three decades experience of working on several important administrative positions both in the cadre and at the Centre, he has also served as Additional Secretary Health and Family Welfare.

Ms Vasudha Mishra Secretary, UPSCMs Vasudha Mishra, Special Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has been appointed Secretary, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Department of Personnel & Training. The 1987 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre has vast administrative experience of working on important positions including Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Additional Secretary - Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.

Anurag Jain Vice Chairman, DDAAnurag Jain appointed Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, is a 1989 batch IAS officer of MP cadre. He has over three decades experience of working on several important administrative positions both in the cadre and at the Centre which include as Joint Secretary in the PMO looking after Personnel & General Administration and Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, D/o Financial Services looking after Banking & Finance.

Shiv Das Meena Chairman, CPCBShiv Das Meena, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has been appointed as Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre who has over three decades experience of working on several important administrative positions both in the cadre and at the Centre which include Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary - M/o Housing and Urban Affairs at the Centre.

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Rajiv Kumar Chairperson, PESBRajiv Kumar, former Secretary Finance, appointed Chairperson, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), for a period of three years or until further orders, is a 1984 batch retired IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre who has over three and a half decades of experience in public policy and administration across various sectors. As Secretary, Financial Services, he initiated several reforms in the country's banking sector, to clean up the bad loan mess and make public sector banks (PSBs) stronger.

Sanjeeva Kumar Secretary, Border ManagementSanjeeva Kumar, Special Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has been appointed Secretary, Department of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Having over three decades experience of working on several important administrative positions both in the cadre and at the Centre, he has also served as Additional Secretary Health and Family Welfare.

Ms Vasudha Mishra Secretary, UPSCMs Vasudha Mishra, Special Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has been appointed Secretary, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Department of Personnel & Training. The 1987 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre has vast administrative experience of working on important positions including Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Additional Secretary - Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.

Anurag Jain Vice Chairman, DDAAnurag Jain appointed Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, is a 1989 batch IAS officer of MP cadre. He has over three decades experience of working on several important administrative positions both in the cadre and at the Centre which include as Joint Secretary in the PMO looking after Personnel & General Administration and Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, D/o Financial Services looking after Banking & Finance.

Shiv Das Meena Chairman, CPCBShiv Das Meena, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has been appointed as Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre who has over three decades experience of working on several important administrative positions both in the cadre and at the Centre which include Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary - M/o Housing and Urban Affairs at the Centre.

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Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi joins as Secretary, New & Renewable Energy

Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi has assumed the charge as new Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Ajay Tirkey takes over as Secretary, W& CD

Ajay Tirkey has taken over the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. He succeeded Rabindra Panwar retired on April 30, 2020.

Bajaj takes over as Secretary, Economic Affairs

Tarun Bajaj, Additional Secretary in Prime Minister Office, has taken over the charge as Secretary, Economic Affairs. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Aramane joins as Secretary, Road Transport & Highways

Giridhar Aramane has taken over the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

AK Sharma takes over as Secretary, MSME

Arvind Kumar Sharma has assumed the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Amit Khare takes overas Secretary I & B

The PMO has reposed faith in Amit Khare to handle the sensitive and most difficult Ministry as Secretary I& B along with HRD. This is for the second time that 1985 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre has taken over as Secretary I&B.

Secretaries resume new postings Manoj Ahuja Chairman, CBSEManoj Ahuja, Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training, appointed Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre. Having vast experience of three decades of working at several important administrative positions, he has numerous training modules and research papers to his credit and is also credited with extensive experience and professionalism.

Ms Vidyavathi is DG, ASIMs V Vidyavathi, appointed Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. The 1991 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre has nearly three decades experience of working on several important administrative positions both in the cadre and at the Centre which include Joint Secretary - Environment, Forest & Climate, Joint Secretary - Cabinet Secretariat, Joint Secretary - M/o Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.

Rajendra Kumaris DG, ESICRajendra Kumar, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Director General, Employees' State Insurance Corporation, Ministry of Labour & Employment in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. The 1992 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre has nearly three decades experience of working on several important administrative positions both in the cadre and at the Centre which include Principal Secretary - Youth Welfare & Sports development department in the cadre.

Viswas MehtaChief Secretary, KeralaViswas Mehta, appointed Chief Secretary of Kerala, is an IAS officer of the 1987 batch, who was Additional Chief Secretary (Home) when appointed on the coveted post. Having more than three decades experience of haing worked on several important administrative positions, he has officiated as Health Secretary, Educational Principal Secretary, Revenue Principal Secretary, Revenue Additional Chief Secretary among others in the past.

R Sreelekha,DGP in KeralaFirst woman IPS officer of Kerala, R Sreelekha, appointed first woman DGP, Fire and Rescue Services, in the state is a 1987 batch IPS officer who was also the first woman Superintendent of Police to be appointed on the post in 1991. The recipient of the president's police medal for her work with the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, she was the State Transport Commissioner when appointed on the above post.

Appointments

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Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi joins as Secretary, New & Renewable Energy

Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi has assumed the charge as new Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Ajay Tirkey takes over as Secretary, W& CD

Ajay Tirkey has taken over the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. He succeeded Rabindra Panwar retired on April 30, 2020.

Bajaj takes over as Secretary, Economic Affairs

Tarun Bajaj, Additional Secretary in Prime Minister Office, has taken over the charge as Secretary, Economic Affairs. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Aramane joins as Secretary, Road Transport & Highways

Giridhar Aramane has taken over the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

AK Sharma takes over as Secretary, MSME

Arvind Kumar Sharma has assumed the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Amit Khare takes overas Secretary I & B

The PMO has reposed faith in Amit Khare to handle the sensitive and most difficult Ministry as Secretary I& B along with HRD. This is for the second time that 1985 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre has taken over as Secretary I&B.

Secretaries resume new postings Manoj Ahuja Chairman, CBSEManoj Ahuja, Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training, appointed Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre. Having vast experience of three decades of working at several important administrative positions, he has numerous training modules and research papers to his credit and is also credited with extensive experience and professionalism.

Ms Vidyavathi is DG, ASIMs V Vidyavathi, appointed Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. The 1991 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre has nearly three decades experience of working on several important administrative positions both in the cadre and at the Centre which include Joint Secretary - Environment, Forest & Climate, Joint Secretary - Cabinet Secretariat, Joint Secretary - M/o Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.

Rajendra Kumaris DG, ESICRajendra Kumar, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Director General, Employees' State Insurance Corporation, Ministry of Labour & Employment in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. The 1992 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre has nearly three decades experience of working on several important administrative positions both in the cadre and at the Centre which include Principal Secretary - Youth Welfare & Sports development department in the cadre.

Viswas MehtaChief Secretary, KeralaViswas Mehta, appointed Chief Secretary of Kerala, is an IAS officer of the 1987 batch, who was Additional Chief Secretary (Home) when appointed on the coveted post. Having more than three decades experience of haing worked on several important administrative positions, he has officiated as Health Secretary, Educational Principal Secretary, Revenue Principal Secretary, Revenue Additional Chief Secretary among others in the past.

R Sreelekha,DGP in KeralaFirst woman IPS officer of Kerala, R Sreelekha, appointed first woman DGP, Fire and Rescue Services, in the state is a 1987 batch IPS officer who was also the first woman Superintendent of Police to be appointed on the post in 1991. The recipient of the president's police medal for her work with the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, she was the State Transport Commissioner when appointed on the above post.

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Why did Bala Prasadmiss the bus ?

Trusted I A S off icer of the President Ram Nath Kovind, E L S N Bala Prasad missed the bus of his posting as Secretary and K D Tripathi was brought in as new Secretary .In fact, Bala Prasad was Principal Secretary to the President Ram Nath Kovind when he was Governor of Bihar. The1986 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer was

recently empanelled as Secretary and it was almost certain that he would succeed Sanjay Kothari as Secretary to the President. What is the mystery ?

Luckiest batchempanelledSeven IAS officers of 1985 and 1986 batches who were empanel led as Secretary in GoI are the luckiest. These officers were empanelled on May 6, 2019. Presently among these seven IAS officers four o ff i ce rs - Br i j Kisore Agrawal , Pawan Kumar Agrawal, Anil Jain and Ravi Capoor-are Secretaries in GoI while ELSN Bala Prasad and Amta Prasad are Spl Secretaries and Asit Kumar Tripathy is the CS of Odisha.

Major empanelment atSecy level from GujaratAs many as six IAS officers of 1988 batch and one of 1987 batch, who have been empanelled as Secretary in Government of India, are from Gujarat. They are Rameshwar Prasad Gupta (1987) ; Arvind Kumar Sharma, Ms Anita Karwal, Ms S Aparna, Bidyut Bihari Swain and Mukesh Puri.

No empanelment at Secylevel from eight CadresNo IAS officer of 1988 batch from eight Cadres has been empanel led for Secre tary and Secre tary equivalent posts in Government of India. However, no IAS officer of 1988 batch was from two States: C h h a t t i s g a r h a n d O r i s s a t o c l a i m f o r t h e empanelment. Names of six Cadres are missing in the list include: AGMUT, Bihar, Manipur, Sikkim, Telangana and Tripura.

Why AK Sharma waschosen for MSME ?

When A K Sharma was shifted from the PMO, so many theories were spread in the corridors of power. Now it's clear that Arvind Kumar Sharma, who assumed the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Mic ro , Smal l and Med ium Enterprises, was the choice for this Ministry by Prime Minister himself. Sharma, who is a 1988

batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, was serving as Additional Secretary to Prime Minister. For PM Narendra Modi now MSME is top priority.

Three Secy equivalentrank officers now Secy Three IAS officers of 1987 batch, who were empanelled as Secretary Equivalent in October 2019, have now been empanelled as Secretary in Government of India. They are: Rameshwar Prasad Gupta of Gujarat cadre; Ajay Tirkey and Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Four, of 24, IAS officers of1988 batch are Secretaries Out of total 24 empanelled officers of 1988 batch, only four IAS officers have been posted as Secretaries, while the postings of seven officers of this batch presently on central deputation were upgraded to Secretary level in Government of India.

Three UP cadre IAS officersempanelled as Secy in GoIThree 1988 batch IAS officers of UP cadre have been empanelled as Secretary in Government of India. They are; Alok Kumar-I, Arvind Kumar and Ms S Radha Chauhan.

Three M'rashtra IAS officers empanelled as Secy. in GoIThree 1988 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officers have been empanelled as Secretary in Government of India. They are: Apurva Chandra, Arvind Singh and Sanjay A Chahande.

Two 1986 batch IAS officersyet to get posting as SecyTwo 1986 batch IAS officers are still waiting to get Secretary level postings in the Government of India.

It's all about Secretary empanalment

Only one officer each of 10 states empanelled as SecyGoing by the recent empanelment of 28 IAS officers as Secretary in the GoI, it is clear that there are 10 states from where only one IAS officer each has been empanelled. They are Armane Girdhar, AP; Ali Raza Rizvi, HP; Tarun Bajaj, Haryana; T K Jose, Kerala; Anil Kumar Jha, Karnataka; Rajiv Bansal, Nagaland; Ms Anjali Bhawara, Punjab; Jatinder Nath Swain, TN; Sukhabir Singh Sandhu, Uttarakhand and Indeevera Pandey of West Bengal cadre.

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Why did Bala Prasadmiss the bus ?

Trusted I A S off icer of the President Ram Nath Kovind, E L S N Bala Prasad missed the bus of his posting as Secretary and K D Tripathi was brought in as new Secretary .In fact, Bala Prasad was Principal Secretary to the President Ram Nath Kovind when he was Governor of Bihar. The1986 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer was

recently empanelled as Secretary and it was almost certain that he would succeed Sanjay Kothari as Secretary to the President. What is the mystery ?

Luckiest batchempanelledSeven IAS officers of 1985 and 1986 batches who were empanel led as Secretary in GoI are the luckiest. These officers were empanelled on May 6, 2019. Presently among these seven IAS officers four o ff i ce rs - Br i j Kisore Agrawal , Pawan Kumar Agrawal, Anil Jain and Ravi Capoor-are Secretaries in GoI while ELSN Bala Prasad and Amta Prasad are Spl Secretaries and Asit Kumar Tripathy is the CS of Odisha.

Major empanelment atSecy level from GujaratAs many as six IAS officers of 1988 batch and one of 1987 batch, who have been empanelled as Secretary in Government of India, are from Gujarat. They are Rameshwar Prasad Gupta (1987) ; Arvind Kumar Sharma, Ms Anita Karwal, Ms S Aparna, Bidyut Bihari Swain and Mukesh Puri.

No empanelment at Secylevel from eight CadresNo IAS officer of 1988 batch from eight Cadres has been empanel led for Secre tary and Secre tary equivalent posts in Government of India. However, no IAS officer of 1988 batch was from two States: C h h a t t i s g a r h a n d O r i s s a t o c l a i m f o r t h e empanelment. Names of six Cadres are missing in the list include: AGMUT, Bihar, Manipur, Sikkim, Telangana and Tripura.

Why AK Sharma waschosen for MSME ?

When A K Sharma was shifted from the PMO, so many theories were spread in the corridors of power. Now it's clear that Arvind Kumar Sharma, who assumed the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Mic ro , Smal l and Med ium Enterprises, was the choice for this Ministry by Prime Minister himself. Sharma, who is a 1988

batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, was serving as Additional Secretary to Prime Minister. For PM Narendra Modi now MSME is top priority.

Three Secy equivalentrank officers now Secy Three IAS officers of 1987 batch, who were empanelled as Secretary Equivalent in October 2019, have now been empanelled as Secretary in Government of India. They are: Rameshwar Prasad Gupta of Gujarat cadre; Ajay Tirkey and Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Four, of 24, IAS officers of1988 batch are Secretaries Out of total 24 empanelled officers of 1988 batch, only four IAS officers have been posted as Secretaries, while the postings of seven officers of this batch presently on central deputation were upgraded to Secretary level in Government of India.

Three UP cadre IAS officersempanelled as Secy in GoIThree 1988 batch IAS officers of UP cadre have been empanelled as Secretary in Government of India. They are; Alok Kumar-I, Arvind Kumar and Ms S Radha Chauhan.

Three M'rashtra IAS officers empanelled as Secy. in GoIThree 1988 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officers have been empanelled as Secretary in Government of India. They are: Apurva Chandra, Arvind Singh and Sanjay A Chahande.

Two 1986 batch IAS officersyet to get posting as SecyTwo 1986 batch IAS officers are still waiting to get Secretary level postings in the Government of India.

It's all about Secretary empanalment

Only one officer each of 10 states empanelled as SecyGoing by the recent empanelment of 28 IAS officers as Secretary in the GoI, it is clear that there are 10 states from where only one IAS officer each has been empanelled. They are Armane Girdhar, AP; Ali Raza Rizvi, HP; Tarun Bajaj, Haryana; T K Jose, Kerala; Anil Kumar Jha, Karnataka; Rajiv Bansal, Nagaland; Ms Anjali Bhawara, Punjab; Jatinder Nath Swain, TN; Sukhabir Singh Sandhu, Uttarakhand and Indeevera Pandey of West Bengal cadre.

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Development on May 21

3,108 Corona patients in Delhi and 5,589 in Mumbai on April 27Today (May 21) Mumbai figure is 24,000 and Delhi figure is 11300

(WE SAID THIS ON APRIL 27 )Number of Corona patients to go up in Delhi and Mumbai ?It is widely believed that number of Corona patients will only go up in Mumbai and Delhi despite all out efforts to fight COVID-19.


Announcement on May 19 in the evening-Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will be chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board (WE SAID THIS IN THE MORNING OF MAY 19, 2020)Who will be Chairman Executive Board WHO ? This time one Indian Official is going to be the Chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO) this month. ..................................................Chintala appointed NABARD Chairman on May 19 (WE SAID THIS ON FEB 20, 2020)BBB recommends name of G R Chintala as NABARD Chairman The Banks Board Bureau has recommended name of G R Chintala as Chairman of NABARD. ................................

Suryakumar appointed DMD NABARD on May 19 (WE SAID THIS ON DEC 26, 2019)P V S Suryakumar eligible for both DMD vacancies of NABARD in reserve list P V S Suryakumar will be eligible for both vacancies of Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of NABARD in the reserve list. ...........................

Shaji KV appointed DMD NABARD on May 19 (WE SAID THIS ON DEC 26, 2019)Shaji KV recommended for 1st DMD vacancy in NABARD The Banks Board Bureau has recommended Shaji KV for the first vacancy that arose for the post of NABARD Deputy Managing Director (DMD) on May 1, 2019. .....................................


Sanjay Chadha gets additional charge of CMD, MMTC on May 13

(WE SAID THIS ON MAY 12, 2020)Sanjay Chadha likely to get an additional charge of CMD, MMTC?Sanjay Chadha, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, is expected to get an additional charge of CMD, MMTC. He is a 1985 batch IRSME officer.


PM announces about relief package at 8 PM on May 12

(WE SAID THIS ON May 12 AT 3 PM)Relief package for MSMEs ready, likely to be announced soonMuch awaited relief package for MSMEs is said to be ready. Union Cabinet is expected to approve the stimulus. After the Cabinet nod, the government is likely to announce the relief package for MSME to act as shot in the arm of those badly hit by the lockdown following COVID outbreak.

UP abolishes allowances on May 12

(WE SAID THIS ON MAY 12 IN THE MORNING)

UP govt to abolish six allowances?UP govt has reportedly decided to to do away with six allowances given to state govt employees. These includes - City Compensatory Allowance, Secretariat allowance and special allowance to JEs. By abolishing these six allowances, the state govt could save Rs 1500 crores annually. Orders in this regard are likely to be issued within a day or two. .......................

Additional Secretary level postings in GoI on May 12

(WE SAID THIS ON MAY 7, 2020)

Addl Secretaries posting likely this week ?More than one dozen officers , who have been empanelled as Addl Secretaries in GoI are likely to get posting this week or next week. Many posts of Addl Secretaries, like Vice Chairman, DDA, DG, ESIC, DG, ASI, are vacant . .............................................Lockdown - 4 starts from May 18- Lockdown to continue and the fourth part will be in new form.


What will be fate of Lockdown?Will lockdown end or will it be extended for at least a fortnight ? According to available indication, now many state governments want that lockdown should be extended till May 31, but some states are in favour of lifting it on May 17. Sources said that the Centre wants more relaxation with some riders so that economic activities could step up. Centre is likely to give this responsibility to CMs . They can decide about the lockdown for their state. ..............................

Retirement age in the Army is set to increase, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on May 13 (WE SAID THIS ON APRIL 1, 2020) Bonanza for defence top brass if retirement age changed to 62! It could be a major bonanza for the top brass of the three wings of the defence forces if the Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat approves the retirement age of officers to 62 years. The proposal it was learnt is at an initial stage right now.

Development on April 29

Ambassodor to UN, Austria,Slovenia, Qatar and Baharin appointed on April 29

(WE SAID THIS ON APRIL 28 ) IFS officers posting file cleared ? If sources are to be believed, the PMO has reportedly cleared the transfers and postings file of about half a dozen IFS officers. It is said that about half a dozen IFS officers likely to get new postings including in UK, EU, Austria , Finland and UN Rep at Geneva. .........TS Tirumurti appointed India's new Permanent Representative to UN on April 29 (WE SAID THIS ON APRIL 27, 2020)PMO clears file to appoint T S Tirumurti as next Ambassador to UN The PMO has reportedly cleared the file to appoint T S Tirumurti , currently posted as Secretary (Economic Relations) in MEA as India's next Ambassador to the UN. He is a 1985 batch Indian Foreign Service officer.There were speculations earlier that Syed Akbarruddin could get service extension who is retiring this month.


Vaidya appointed Chairman of IOC on April 28

(WE SAID THIS ON DEC 12,2019)Shrikant Madhav Vaidya selected as Chairman, IOCL on Dec 12 at 6pm

Will Vaidya be selected as Chairman IOC ?Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Director, Refineries is likely to be selected for the post of Chairman Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).

WHISPERS THAT CAME TRUE(whispersinthecorridors.com)

June 202010

June 202011


3,108 Corona patients in Delhi and 5,589 in Mumbai on April 27Today (May 21) Mumbai figure is 24,000 and Delhi figure is 11300

(WE SAID THIS ON APRIL 27 )Number of Corona patients to go up in Delhi and Mumbai ?It is widely believed that number of Corona patients will only go up in Mumbai and Delhi despite all out efforts to fight COVID-19.


Announcement on May 19 in the evening-Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will be chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board (WE SAID THIS IN THE MORNING OF MAY 19, 2020)Who will be Chairman Executive Board WHO ? This time one Indian Official is going to be the Chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO) this month. ..................................................Chintala appointed NABARD Chairman on May 19 (WE SAID THIS ON FEB 20, 2020)BBB recommends name of G R Chintala as NABARD Chairman The Banks Board Bureau has recommended name of G R Chintala as Chairman of NABARD. ................................

Suryakumar appointed DMD NABARD on May 19 (WE SAID THIS ON DEC 26, 2019)P V S Suryakumar eligible for both DMD vacancies of NABARD in reserve list P V S Suryakumar will be eligible for both vacancies of Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of NABARD in the reserve list. ...........................

Shaji KV appointed DMD NABARD on May 19 (WE SAID THIS ON DEC 26, 2019)Shaji KV recommended for 1st DMD vacancy in NABARD The Banks Board Bureau has recommended Shaji KV for the first vacancy that arose for the post of NABARD Deputy Managing Director (DMD) on May 1, 2019. .....................................


Sanjay Chadha gets additional charge of CMD, MMTC on May 13

(WE SAID THIS ON MAY 12, 2020)Sanjay Chadha likely to get an additional charge of CMD, MMTC?Sanjay Chadha, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, is expected to get an additional charge of CMD, MMTC. He is a 1985 batch IRSME officer.


PM announces about relief package at 8 PM on May 12

(WE SAID THIS ON May 12 AT 3 PM)Relief package for MSMEs ready, likely to be announced soonMuch awaited relief package for MSMEs is said to be ready. Union Cabinet is expected to approve the stimulus. After the Cabinet nod, the government is likely to announce the relief package for MSME to act as shot in the arm of those badly hit by the lockdown following COVID outbreak.

UP abolishes allowances on May 12

(WE SAID THIS ON MAY 12 IN THE MORNING)

UP govt to abolish six allowances?UP govt has reportedly decided to to do away with six allowances given to state govt employees. These includes - City Compensatory Allowance, Secretariat allowance and special allowance to JEs. By abolishing these six allowances, the state govt could save Rs 1500 crores annually. Orders in this regard are likely to be issued within a day or two. .......................

Additional Secretary level postings in GoI on May 12


Addl Secretaries posting likely this week ?More than one dozen officers , who have been empanelled as Addl Secretaries in GoI are likely to get posting this week or next week. Many posts of Addl Secretaries, like Vice Chairman, DDA, DG, ESIC, DG, ASI, are vacant . .............................................Lockdown - 4 starts from May 18- Lockdown to continue and the fourth part will be in new form.


What will be fate of Lockdown?Will lockdown end or will it be extended for at least a fortnight ? According to available indication, now many state governments want that lockdown should be extended till May 31, but some states are in favour of lifting it on May 17. Sources said that the Centre wants more relaxation with some riders so that economic activities could step up. Centre is likely to give this responsibility to CMs . They can decide about the lockdown for their state. ..............................

Retirement age in the Army is set to increase, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on May 13 (WE SAID THIS ON APRIL 1, 2020) Bonanza for defence top brass if retirement age changed to 62! It could be a major bonanza for the top brass of the three wings of the defence forces if the Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat approves the retirement age of officers to 62 years. The proposal it was learnt is at an initial stage right now.


Ambassodor to UN, Austria,Slovenia, Qatar and Baharin appointed on April 29

(WE SAID THIS ON APRIL 28 ) IFS officers posting file cleared ? If sources are to be believed, the PMO has reportedly cleared the transfers and postings file of about half a dozen IFS officers. It is said that about half a dozen IFS officers likely to get new postings including in UK, EU, Austria , Finland and UN Rep at Geneva. .........TS Tirumurti appointed India's new Permanent Representative to UN on April 29 (WE SAID THIS ON APRIL 27, 2020)PMO clears file to appoint T S Tirumurti as next Ambassador to UN The PMO has reportedly cleared the file to appoint T S Tirumurti , currently posted as Secretary (Economic Relations) in MEA as India's next Ambassador to the UN. He is a 1985 batch Indian Foreign Service officer.There were speculations earlier that Syed Akbarruddin could get service extension who is retiring this month.


Vaidya appointed Chairman of IOC on April 28

(WE SAID THIS ON DEC 12,2019)Shrikant Madhav Vaidya selected as Chairman, IOCL on Dec 12 at 6pm

Will Vaidya be selected as Chairman IOC ?Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Director, Refineries is likely to be selected for the post of Chairman Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).

Following is the opinion of some of the surfers. Still Trump remains number one.

A B Pandey All the four leaders are trying for supremacy.

N G Ranga USA still super power countryUnited States of America (USA) will always be super power country in the world as far as amassing arms and ammunition and army are concerned. Besides, it has strong support of NATO.

Sachin Shrivastava It is easier said than done for Indian companies to quit China immediately and move their manufacturing bases in India. It would take them atleast two years to wind up in China and another two years to create a base in India.

Raj Singh In this present power game, no one is number one.

R K Jain

India cannot be an economic superpower simply because of its dependence on China for raw material in the industrial space. The US economy will bounce back in a year or two for sure.

M M Singh US, European companies in China may prefer to relocate to Vietnam or Indonesia. Some Indian companies operating in China may decide to relocate to home country but by and large most of the US and American companies would prefer to move to their home country or Vietnam or Indonesia but not India.

S K Malviya China to restore to its economic super powerNow that the corona is almost over, relative normality has returned to the China. It will restore to its economic glamour with emerging as super power country in trading sector in the world.

Nitin Saxena India certainly will have an edge atleast on trade vis-à-vis China in the aftermath of COVID-19 but United States will remain the military superpower and may invest more in India. In the trade game, Russia will still have lot of military hardware to sell to India.

Jaiprakash Gupta

C O V I D-19 makes powerful countries powerlessIn the present context, COVID-19 has emerged as super-power making super power countries: USA, Russia, China and India powerless.

Manoj Kumar

The race to economic supremacy of any country post COVID-19 would depend upon top leadership of that country. It is still very early to say who is going to get the superpower tag.

Ketan Kumar USA is still super power amid COVID-19United States America (USA) is still supper power as far as military strength is concerned. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) will not much wreck havoc on the country.

Anup Kumar US may start investing in South East AsiaThe United States may certainly bring down its investments in China but that does not mean India will have an edge as the United States will look for markets in South East Asia to invest.

K N Kumar Indian companies desirous of moving out of China will prefer India. Similarly, American companies will move base back to their country. You can't imagine American companies shifting base from China to India in huge numbers as they would have done it otherwise much earlier. The European companies may shift base to south-east Asia where manpower is still very cheap. All foreign companies do a lot of due diligence and nobody would just pack up and shift base to India. It would anyway take months for a company to move to their home country and shifting is not as easy as it is being reported.

K K Sinha First of all it is to be seen if any Indian company is even ready to move out of China immediately. We haven't heard of any yet. Let us wait and watch. It is not that you make a call and they will come running back.There are many things that needs to be considered before shifting. The biggest issue is the cost of shifting. Who will finance them? Will they get that money in advance? Where will set up your base in India.This is also very important. Everything looks very good on paper until you see the results.

Mohan Khatri


Opinion

US used to be super‐power – both military and economic ‐ till now but with CoronaVirus inciting new power game, no one knows what the future has in store for it as also for the countries, specially China, vying to become more powerful in the days to come.

whispersinthecorridors.com has asked its surfers, “US used to be super‐power till now but with CoronaVirus inciting new power game and COVID ‐19 pandemic becoming a testing ground, where do the four big countries viz. US, China, Russia and India stand”.

And the majority were of the opinion t h a t t h e c o u n t r y w h i c h exc e l s economically post COVID‐19 will be on top of the world.

“Economic supremacy that will be of utmost importance post COVID‐19 would depend upon top leadership of that country”, said a surfer adding, “Thus, it is too early to say who is going to get the superpower tag”.

“India certainly will have an edge at least on trade vis‐à‐vis China in the aftermath of COVID‐19 but United States wi l l remain the mi l i tary superpower and may invest more in India. In the trade game, Russia will still have lot of military hardware to sell to India”, said another surfer.

But, said a surfer, “Business decisions are not based on popular perception. They are based on sheer business sense on what is best for the business”.

June 202012

June 202013

Following is the opinion of some of the surfers. Still Trump remains number one.

A B Pandey All the four leaders are trying for supremacy.

N G Ranga USA still super power countryUnited States of America (USA) will always be super power country in the world as far as amassing arms and ammunition and army are concerned. Besides, it has strong support of NATO.

Sachin Shrivastava It is easier said than done for Indian companies to quit China immediately and move their manufacturing bases in India. It would take them atleast two years to wind up in China and another two years to create a base in India.

Raj Singh In this present power game, no one is number one.

R K Jain

India cannot be an economic superpower simply because of its dependence on China for raw material in the industrial space. The US economy will bounce back in a year or two for sure.

M M Singh US, European companies in China may prefer to relocate to Vietnam or Indonesia. Some Indian companies operating in China may decide to relocate to home country but by and large most of the US and American companies would prefer to move to their home country or Vietnam or Indonesia but not India.

S K Malviya China to restore to its economic super powerNow that the corona is almost over, relative normality has returned to the China. It will restore to its economic glamour with emerging as super power country in trading sector in the world.

Nitin Saxena India certainly will have an edge atleast on trade vis-à-vis China in the aftermath of COVID-19 but United States will remain the military superpower and may invest more in India. In the trade game, Russia will still have lot of military hardware to sell to India.

Jaiprakash Gupta

C O V I D-19 makes powerful countries powerlessIn the present context, COVID-19 has emerged as super-power making super power countries: USA, Russia, China and India powerless.

Manoj Kumar

The race to economic supremacy of any country post COVID-19 would depend upon top leadership of that country. It is still very early to say who is going to get the superpower tag.

Ketan Kumar USA is still super power amid COVID-19United States America (USA) is still supper power as far as military strength is concerned. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) will not much wreck havoc on the country.

Anup Kumar US may start investing in South East AsiaThe United States may certainly bring down its investments in China but that does not mean India will have an edge as the United States will look for markets in South East Asia to invest.

K N Kumar Indian companies desirous of moving out of China will prefer India. Similarly, American companies will move base back to their country. You can't imagine American companies shifting base from China to India in huge numbers as they would have done it otherwise much earlier. The European companies may shift base to south-east Asia where manpower is still very cheap. All foreign companies do a lot of due diligence and nobody would just pack up and shift base to India. It would anyway take months for a company to move to their home country and shifting is not as easy as it is being reported.

K K Sinha First of all it is to be seen if any Indian company is even ready to move out of China immediately. We haven't heard of any yet. Let us wait and watch. It is not that you make a call and they will come running back.There are many things that needs to be considered before shifting. The biggest issue is the cost of shifting. Who will finance them? Will they get that money in advance? Where will set up your base in India.This is also very important. Everything looks very good on paper until you see the results.

Mohan Khatri


Opinion

US used to be super‐power – both military and economic ‐ till now but with CoronaVirus inciting new power game, no one knows what the future has in store for it as also for the countries, specially China, vying to become more powerful in the days to come.

whispersinthecorridors.com has asked its surfers, “US used to be super‐power till now but with CoronaVirus inciting new power game and COVID ‐19 pandemic becoming a testing ground, where do the four big countries viz. US, China, Russia and India stand”.

And the majority were of the opinion t h a t t h e c o u n t r y w h i c h exc e l s economically post COVID‐19 will be on top of the world.

“Economic supremacy that will be of utmost importance post COVID‐19 would depend upon top leadership of that country”, said a surfer adding, “Thus, it is too early to say who is going to get the superpower tag”.

“India certainly will have an edge at least on trade vis‐à‐vis China in the aftermath of COVID‐19 but United States wi l l remain the mi l i tary superpower and may invest more in India. In the trade game, Russia will still have lot of military hardware to sell to India”, said another surfer.

But, said a surfer, “Business decisions are not based on popular perception. They are based on sheer business sense on what is best for the business”.

June 202012

June 202013

June 202014

June 202015

Who is going to fund the shifting of companies from China? First let the companies figure that out and know. You will hear a lot about countries making a call to return. But who will bear the cost of shifting? Are government ready to bear the expenses? One needs to address that first.

P K Sengar Yes companies could shift out of China but where they will set up their base, they will have to really research as just shifting base will not serve them anything. They have developed markets and have customers and shareholders who would have questions. They will have to answer a lot of questions to shareholders before deciding to shift base. It's not that you call them today and they will be here in a month.

Rajesh Sharma

First how you get out of China. You need to f i gu re t ha t ou t . Once you have t he paperwork in place, you have to decide where to go and why. You have a market there? Are you an established player or new entrant in a market. You can't take business decisions just because somebody tells you please leave immediately and come back. It's not that easy.

P K Ghosh Many Indians who have substantial business interests in China will take some time to decide where to go. South east Asia is a good option but US will also try to woo them to make investments there. It that scenario, smaller companies may move to the US or south east Asia while bigger ones may take a long time to decide. Business is all about due diligence. You just cant pack up and move somewhere you have no idea what kind of business environment exists there. While government policies matter, what matters more is your market. It is not that easy.

Vir Singh It will be naive even to suggest that Indian companies will move out of China in a month or two. Whatever be the situation, after all a business is to be moved and not human beings. Think same applies to the traders who deal a lot with Chinese businessmen. Unless they make deals in others parts of the world, they just can't stop buying from their Chinese supplier one fine day and start getting their orders from another supplier.

Aman Sharma

Business decisions are not based on popular perception. They are based on sheer business sense on what it best for the business. While a whole lot of Indian traders today might be wondering what next after COVID-19, it is still to be seen how many stop getting their raw material from China in the coming months. A lot also depends on the policy support for them to move out quicker. If they get proper help at the right time to switch business out of China I am sure many will do. But to say that this will happen in a month or two is sheer dreaming.

Kirit Desai Billions of rupees would be at stake and unless a supply chain is built I don't think anybody is moving out of China in a hurry. As far as American and European companies are concerned same applies to them. They will take time to move out of China. Yes, some may base their units in India but it would again be wrong to think that a majority of them are coming to India.

Kumar K Sekhar

It is still uncertain how the world would trade with China post COVID-19. Let us wait and watch.

Bipin Kumar Srivastava

Moreover, the f igh t fo r supremacy in technology and military, the differences between US-China on trade, intellectual property rights, and geo-political issues, are here to stay. Therefore, foreign companies which heavily depended on China are now looking to diversify the risk to their supply chain by moving out of China. And if India becomes serious, curtails red tapism and corruption at higher level, it would be offering them the best alternative.

Neeraj Hastings.

India, the world's fifth largest economy with an abundant labour force, offers the best alternative in terms of depth and size of the markets. With the median age of 27 and a r o u n d 9 0 0 m i l l i o n “ w o r k i n g - a g e ” population, India is a young and aspirational economy. In the past, China used its huge labour force in manufacturing by attracting FDI — it's time for India to do the same, particularly when foreign firms are looking for an alternative manufacturing base. If India succeeds, it will be a win-win situation for it.

Rajeev Sinha

June 202014

June 202015

Who is going to fund the shifting of companies from China? First let the companies figure that out and know. You will hear a lot about countries making a call to return. But who will bear the cost of shifting? Are government ready to bear the expenses? One needs to address that first.

P K Sengar Yes companies could shift out of China but where they will set up their base, they will have to really research as just shifting base will not serve them anything. They have developed markets and have customers and shareholders who would have questions. They will have to answer a lot of questions to shareholders before deciding to shift base. It's not that you call them today and they will be here in a month.

Rajesh Sharma

First how you get out of China. You need to f i gu re t ha t ou t . Once you have t he paperwork in place, you have to decide where to go and why. You have a market there? Are you an established player or new entrant in a market. You can't take business decisions just because somebody tells you please leave immediately and come back. It's not that easy.

P K Ghosh Many Indians who have substantial business interests in China will take some time to decide where to go. South east Asia is a good option but US will also try to woo them to make investments there. It that scenario, smaller companies may move to the US or south east Asia while bigger ones may take a long time to decide. Business is all about due diligence. You just cant pack up and move somewhere you have no idea what kind of business environment exists there. While government policies matter, what matters more is your market. It is not that easy.

Vir Singh It will be naive even to suggest that Indian companies will move out of China in a month or two. Whatever be the situation, after all a business is to be moved and not human beings. Think same applies to the traders who deal a lot with Chinese businessmen. Unless they make deals in others parts of the world, they just can't stop buying from their Chinese supplier one fine day and start getting their orders from another supplier.

Aman Sharma

Business decisions are not based on popular perception. They are based on sheer business sense on what it best for the business. While a whole lot of Indian traders today might be wondering what next after COVID-19, it is still to be seen how many stop getting their raw material from China in the coming months. A lot also depends on the policy support for them to move out quicker. If they get proper help at the right time to switch business out of China I am sure many will do. But to say that this will happen in a month or two is sheer dreaming.

Kirit Desai Billions of rupees would be at stake and unless a supply chain is built I don't think anybody is moving out of China in a hurry. As far as American and European companies are concerned same applies to them. They will take time to move out of China. Yes, some may base their units in India but it would again be wrong to think that a majority of them are coming to India.

Kumar K Sekhar

It is still uncertain how the world would trade with China post COVID-19. Let us wait and watch.

Bipin Kumar Srivastava

Moreover, the f igh t fo r supremacy in technology and military, the differences between US-China on trade, intellectual property rights, and geo-political issues, are here to stay. Therefore, foreign companies which heavily depended on China are now looking to diversify the risk to their supply chain by moving out of China. And if India becomes serious, curtails red tapism and corruption at higher level, it would be offering them the best alternative.

Neeraj Hastings.

India, the world's fifth largest economy with an abundant labour force, offers the best alternative in terms of depth and size of the markets. With the median age of 27 and a r o u n d 9 0 0 m i l l i o n “ w o r k i n g - a g e ” population, India is a young and aspirational economy. In the past, China used its huge labour force in manufacturing by attracting FDI — it's time for India to do the same, particularly when foreign firms are looking for an alternative manufacturing base. If India succeeds, it will be a win-win situation for it.

Rajeev Sinha

Contribution towards tackling COVID-19 ‘Performer' Parimal Rai's 'fight against

corona' made Goa Covid free

Goa has become the first zero COVID-19 State in the country. This makes Goa the first green State in the country with no case of CoronaVirus being reported since April 3. Goa Chief Secretary Parimal Rai who is known as a performer led the “fight against corona” by active monitoring, coordination and ruthless containment.

CISF personnel donate one day salary

More than 1.62 lakh personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) voluntarily donated their one day's salary to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund), to fight against the novel CoronaVirus pandemic. Rajesh Ranjan, DG, CISF h a n d e d o v e r a c h e q u e o f Rs.16,23,82,357 to Amit Shah, Home Minister.

Sikkim -no case ofCovid 19 state

Sikkim is the only state in the country which has reported no Covid 19 case so far. The Chief Minister in a letter has applauded the brilliant management of the situation by the administration. It is widely believed that a proactive approach and timely measures have saved the state. S C Gupta of 1986 batch is the present Chief Secretary of the state.

Rajasthan IAS Assn members donate five days salary

Members of Rajasthan IAS Association have contributed five day's salary in CM Relief Fund for Coronavirus relief operations in the State.

Gujarat IAS officers donate one day salary to PM fund

The members of Gujarat IAS Officers Association have resolved to contribute a day's salary towards Gujarat Chief Minister's Relief Fund for fight against Coronavirus.

ITS Officers contribute one-day salary

The Association of Indian Telecom Service Officers (ITSA) has resolved to contribute a one-day salary to the Prime Minister's Cares Fund towards COVID-19 control.

Holistic approach to COVID-19yields positive result in Kerala

Taking a holistic approach to COVID-19, a team led by Dr Vishwas Mehta, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, has yielded a positive result in containing the disease in Kerala. Dr Mehta, is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre. The team constituted by Chief Minister in the charge of Dr Mehta comprises of Health Minister, Mrs K K Shailaja; Chief Secretary, Tom Jose; Health Principal Secretary, Dr Rajan N Khobragad and other senior officers and medical experts, nursing staff, is extending its unflagging energy and support to contain this deadly virus. The efforts of Kerala are being appreciated in the country.

Tripura IPS officers donatetwo-day's salary to CM fund

All officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of Tripura have decided to contribute two-day's salary to the Chief Minister Fund to fight against COVID-19.

MPT Chairman suggests'overcoming depression'

Sanjay Bhatia, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre and presently Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust (MPT), has uploaded a youtube video suggesting people how to overcome depression and mental distress during lockdown period by practicing a 'Heartfullness meditation'.

DVC contributes to PM Cares Fund

Nation is going through an unprecedented Novel Coronavirus pandemic. A large amount of resources need to be mobilized at this moment. Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has again risen and contributes Rs 1,51,33,531/- to the 'Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund' (PM CARES Fund) to combat the challenges of Covid-19 effectively.

RailTel employees contribute one-day salary to PM fund

RailTel employees have contributed Rs 15.5 lacs, which is the voluntary contribution of their one day's salary, to fight COVID 19 - deadly disease, according to Puneet Chawla, CMD, RailTel.

Jitendra Singh makesMP distt Covid free

Jitendra Singh Raje, 2007 batch Sikkim cadre IAS officer, who is currently on deputation to Madhya Pradesh as District Collector in Neemuch has made the district COVID-19 free which is now a green zone. Incidentally, Sikkim is also now entirely COVID-19 free.

June 202016

June 202017

Contribution towards tackling COVID-19 ‘Performer' Parimal Rai's 'fight against

corona' made Goa Covid free

Goa has become the first zero COVID-19 State in the country. This makes Goa the first green State in the country with no case of CoronaVirus being reported since April 3. Goa Chief Secretary Parimal Rai who is known as a performer led the “fight against corona” by active monitoring, coordination and ruthless containment.

CISF personnel donate one day salary

More than 1.62 lakh personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) voluntarily donated their one day's salary to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund), to fight against the novel CoronaVirus pandemic. Rajesh Ranjan, DG, CISF h a n d e d o v e r a c h e q u e o f Rs.16,23,82,357 to Amit Shah, Home Minister.

Sikkim -no case ofCovid 19 state

Sikkim is the only state in the country which has reported no Covid 19 case so far. The Chief Minister in a letter has applauded the brilliant management of the situation by the administration. It is widely believed that a proactive approach and timely measures have saved the state. S C Gupta of 1986 batch is the present Chief Secretary of the state.

Rajasthan IAS Assn members donate five days salary

Members of Rajasthan IAS Association have contributed five day's salary in CM Relief Fund for Coronavirus relief operations in the State.

Gujarat IAS officers donate one day salary to PM fund

The members of Gujarat IAS Officers Association have resolved to contribute a day's salary towards Gujarat Chief Minister's Relief Fund for fight against Coronavirus.

ITS Officers contribute one-day salary

The Association of Indian Telecom Service Officers (ITSA) has resolved to contribute a one-day salary to the Prime Minister's Cares Fund towards COVID-19 control.

Holistic approach to COVID-19yields positive result in Kerala

Taking a holistic approach to COVID-19, a team led by Dr Vishwas Mehta, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, has yielded a positive result in containing the disease in Kerala. Dr Mehta, is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre. The team constituted by Chief Minister in the charge of Dr Mehta comprises of Health Minister, Mrs K K Shailaja; Chief Secretary, Tom Jose; Health Principal Secretary, Dr Rajan N Khobragad and other senior officers and medical experts, nursing staff, is extending its unflagging energy and support to contain this deadly virus. The efforts of Kerala are being appreciated in the country.

Tripura IPS officers donatetwo-day's salary to CM fund

All officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) of Tripura have decided to contribute two-day's salary to the Chief Minister Fund to fight against COVID-19.

MPT Chairman suggests'overcoming depression'

Sanjay Bhatia, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre and presently Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust (MPT), has uploaded a youtube video suggesting people how to overcome depression and mental distress during lockdown period by practicing a 'Heartfullness meditation'.

DVC contributes to PM Cares Fund

Nation is going through an unprecedented Novel Coronavirus pandemic. A large amount of resources need to be mobilized at this moment. Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has again risen and contributes Rs 1,51,33,531/- to the 'Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund' (PM CARES Fund) to combat the challenges of Covid-19 effectively.

RailTel employees contribute one-day salary to PM fund

RailTel employees have contributed Rs 15.5 lacs, which is the voluntary contribution of their one day's salary, to fight COVID 19 - deadly disease, according to Puneet Chawla, CMD, RailTel.

Jitendra Singh makesMP distt Covid free

Jitendra Singh Raje, 2007 batch Sikkim cadre IAS officer, who is currently on deputation to Madhya Pradesh as District Collector in Neemuch has made the district COVID-19 free which is now a green zone. Incidentally, Sikkim is also now entirely COVID-19 free.

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June 202017

Whispers

IAS INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICEINDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

Eapen is Admn Member,CAT Ernakulam Bench

K V Eapen, former Union Secretary in the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and Department of Pension and Pensioner's Welfare, has been given posting as Administrative Member, Ernakulam Bench of CAT. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

A dozen 1987 batch IASofficers waiting in wings

After the recent empanelment, altogether one dozen IAS officers in the Government of India are still waiting in the wings to get posting.

1988 batch IAS officersto get Spl Secy rank

All the 1988 batch IAS officers who have been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India will be given in-situ promotion.

Ex-IAS officer Sharmais OSD to MP CM

A retired IAS officer, B M Sharma has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to Chief Minister in Madhya Pradesh on contract basis. More

Shiv Das Meena is also CMD, HUDCO

Shiv Das Meena, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director, HUDCO. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Three dozen IAS officersfrom AP yet to file IPR

Around three dozen IAS officers from Andhra Pradesh have not filed Immovable Property Return (IPR).

MCTP kept in abeyanceIt has been decided to hold l4th Round of Phase-V Mid-Career Training Programme (MCTP), for IAS officers of 26-28 years seniority, in abeyance. Fresh dates will be intimated later. This has been done, as a precautionary measure, to contain the spread of COVID-I9.

Dr Rajat Bhargava is Spl CS, Revenue, AP

Dr Rajat Bhargava has been posted as Special Chief Secretary, Revenue Department, Govt of Andhra Pradesh. He is an IAS officer of AP cadre of 1990 batch.

Gujarat cadre IASofficers to opt for GoI !

After the recent empanelment of Secretary rank IAS officers, now more IAS officers are aspiring to join the GoI. Maximum number of six IAS officers of Gujarat cadre were empanelled as Secretary last month.

33 Bihar IAS officerson central deputation

According to latest information, 33 IAS officers of Bihar cadre are presently on central deputation. Among them five are Secretaries of different ministry/department in GoI.

Only officer of 1987 batchempanelled as Secretary

Sudhanshu Pandey is the only officer of 1987 batch IAS officers, whose name has been included in the empanelled list which was released on April 13 this year. His name was not figured in the last empanelled list which was released on October 9, 2019. He is a J&K cadre IAS officer.

Review of 1991 & 1992batch of IAS starts

Review for empanelment of 1991 and 1992 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary has started.

IAS officer suspendedsince Oct. 2016

Rajendra Kumar, a 1989 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer is under suspension since October 2016. He was PS to Arvind Kejariwal, CM in his first phase.

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June 202019

SN Sahai is also Secretary,New and Renewable Energy

Sanjeev Nandan Sahai has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Raju goes on ICDto Telangana

K S Sreenivas Raju is joining Telangana cadre for a period of three years on inter cadre deputation. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Dr Brahmneet goeson ICD to Punjab

Dr Brahmneet Kaur is joining Punjab cadre for a period of three years. She is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

Ms Meera Mohanty'sdeputation extended

The deputation tenure of Ms Meera Mohanty working as Director, Cabinet Secretariat, has been extended upto May 1, 2021. She is a 2005 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

B R Sharma is SSCChairman again

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has re-appointed Brij Raj Sharma as Chairman, Staff S e l e c t i o n C o m m i s s i o n , N e w Delhi for a period of two years. He is an IAS officer of J&K cadre of 1984 batch.

Ms Neha Yadavgets AM cadre

The cadre of Ms Neha Yadav has been transferred from Tamil Nadu to Assam-Meghalaya on the grounds of marriage to Mridul Yadav, an IAS officer of 2017 batch. She is a 2019 batch IAS officer.

Post of Dr S S Sandhu notupgraded to Secy level ?

The post of Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as Chairman, National H ighways Au tho r i ty o f Ind ia (NHAI), has not been upgraded to Secretary level. He is a 1988 batch of Uttarakhand cadre.

Inter cadre deputation ofM R M Rao extended

The inter cadre deputation tenure of M R M Rao from AGMUT to Telangana has been extended for a period of two years beyond April 12, 2020. He is a 2007 batch IAS officer.

ICD of Ms Sudha Devi toTamil Nadu extended

The inter cadre deputation tenure o f M s M S u d h a D e v i f r o m Himachal Pradesh to Tamil Nadu has been extended for a further period of two years beyond July 6, 2020. She is a 2003 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Minor reshuffle of IASofficers in MP

K a v i n d r a K i y a w a t h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s C o m m i s s i o n e r , B h o p a l d i v i s i o n , w h i l e M r s Kalpana Shrivastava was posted as Principal Secretary, Secretariat and Saurabh Suman is now Collector, Chhindwara. Besides, Praveen S i n g h A d h a y a c h h a s b e e n appointed as Collector, Burhanpur and Fa t ing Rahu l Ha r idas i s C o l l e c t o r , S e o n i i n M a d h y a Pradesh.

Inter cadre deputationof Dr Karuna extended

T h e i n t e r c a d r e d e p u t a t i o n tenure of Dr Karuna Kumar i from Assam-Meghalaya to Bihar has been extended for a period of two years beyond August 10, 2020. Dr Kumar is a 2010 batch IAS officer.

IAS Probationers getposting in Bihar

As many as 12 IAS Probationers of 2019 batch have been posted as A s s i s t a n t C o l l e c t o r a f t e r administrative training in Bihar. Accordingly, Samir Saurabh has been appointed to East Champaran Motihari, while Kumar Anurag was posted to West Champaran Betia and Sumit Kumar to Naland. Similarly, Saurabh Suman Yadav posted to Gaya; Ms Preeti to Madhubani; Ms Khushbu Gupta to Muzaffarpur; Navin Kumar to Rohtas Sasaram; Yatendra Kumar Pal to Patna; Vikram Virkar to Samastipur; Ms Pr iyanka Rani to Darbhanga ; Deepak Kumar Mishra to Supaul and Sparsh Gupta to Begusrai.

Inter cadre deputation ofAbhishek Singh extended

The inter cadre deputation tenure of Abhishek Singh from Tripura to Bihar has been extended for a period of one year beyond April 10, 2020. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer.

Whispers

IAS INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICEINDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

Eapen is Admn Member,CAT Ernakulam Bench

K V Eapen, former Union Secretary in the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and Department of Pension and Pensioner's Welfare, has been given posting as Administrative Member, Ernakulam Bench of CAT. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

A dozen 1987 batch IASofficers waiting in wings

After the recent empanelment, altogether one dozen IAS officers in the Government of India are still waiting in the wings to get posting.

1988 batch IAS officersto get Spl Secy rank

All the 1988 batch IAS officers who have been empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the Government of India will be given in-situ promotion.

Ex-IAS officer Sharmais OSD to MP CM

A retired IAS officer, B M Sharma has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to Chief Minister in Madhya Pradesh on contract basis. More

Shiv Das Meena is also CMD, HUDCO

Shiv Das Meena, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director, HUDCO. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Three dozen IAS officersfrom AP yet to file IPR

Around three dozen IAS officers from Andhra Pradesh have not filed Immovable Property Return (IPR).

MCTP kept in abeyanceIt has been decided to hold l4th Round of Phase-V Mid-Career Training Programme (MCTP), for IAS officers of 26-28 years seniority, in abeyance. Fresh dates will be intimated later. This has been done, as a precautionary measure, to contain the spread of COVID-I9.

Dr Rajat Bhargava is Spl CS, Revenue, AP

Dr Rajat Bhargava has been posted as Special Chief Secretary, Revenue Department, Govt of Andhra Pradesh. He is an IAS officer of AP cadre of 1990 batch.

Gujarat cadre IASofficers to opt for GoI !

After the recent empanelment of Secretary rank IAS officers, now more IAS officers are aspiring to join the GoI. Maximum number of six IAS officers of Gujarat cadre were empanelled as Secretary last month.

33 Bihar IAS officerson central deputation

According to latest information, 33 IAS officers of Bihar cadre are presently on central deputation. Among them five are Secretaries of different ministry/department in GoI.

Only officer of 1987 batchempanelled as Secretary

Sudhanshu Pandey is the only officer of 1987 batch IAS officers, whose name has been included in the empanelled list which was released on April 13 this year. His name was not figured in the last empanelled list which was released on October 9, 2019. He is a J&K cadre IAS officer.

Review of 1991 & 1992batch of IAS starts

Review for empanelment of 1991 and 1992 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary has started.

IAS officer suspendedsince Oct. 2016

Rajendra Kumar, a 1989 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer is under suspension since October 2016. He was PS to Arvind Kejariwal, CM in his first phase.

June 202018

June 202019

SN Sahai is also Secretary,New and Renewable Energy

Sanjeev Nandan Sahai has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Raju goes on ICDto Telangana

K S Sreenivas Raju is joining Telangana cadre for a period of three years on inter cadre deputation. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Dr Brahmneet goeson ICD to Punjab

Dr Brahmneet Kaur is joining Punjab cadre for a period of three years. She is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

Ms Meera Mohanty'sdeputation extended

The deputation tenure of Ms Meera Mohanty working as Director, Cabinet Secretariat, has been extended upto May 1, 2021. She is a 2005 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

B R Sharma is SSCChairman again

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has re-appointed Brij Raj Sharma as Chairman, Staff S e l e c t i o n C o m m i s s i o n , N e w Delhi for a period of two years. He is an IAS officer of J&K cadre of 1984 batch.

Ms Neha Yadavgets AM cadre

The cadre of Ms Neha Yadav has been transferred from Tamil Nadu to Assam-Meghalaya on the grounds of marriage to Mridul Yadav, an IAS officer of 2017 batch. She is a 2019 batch IAS officer.

Post of Dr S S Sandhu notupgraded to Secy level ?

The post of Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as Chairman, National H ighways Au tho r i ty o f Ind ia (NHAI), has not been upgraded to Secretary level. He is a 1988 batch of Uttarakhand cadre.

Inter cadre deputation ofM R M Rao extended

The inter cadre deputation tenure of M R M Rao from AGMUT to Telangana has been extended for a period of two years beyond April 12, 2020. He is a 2007 batch IAS officer.

ICD of Ms Sudha Devi toTamil Nadu extended

The inter cadre deputation tenure o f M s M S u d h a D e v i f r o m Himachal Pradesh to Tamil Nadu has been extended for a further period of two years beyond July 6, 2020. She is a 2003 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Minor reshuffle of IASofficers in MP

K a v i n d r a K i y a w a t h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s C o m m i s s i o n e r , B h o p a l d i v i s i o n , w h i l e M r s Kalpana Shrivastava was posted as Principal Secretary, Secretariat and Saurabh Suman is now Collector, Chhindwara. Besides, Praveen S i n g h A d h a y a c h h a s b e e n appointed as Collector, Burhanpur and Fa t ing Rahu l Ha r idas i s C o l l e c t o r , S e o n i i n M a d h y a Pradesh.

Inter cadre deputationof Dr Karuna extended

T h e i n t e r c a d r e d e p u t a t i o n tenure of Dr Karuna Kumar i from Assam-Meghalaya to Bihar has been extended for a period of two years beyond August 10, 2020. Dr Kumar is a 2010 batch IAS officer.

IAS Probationers getposting in Bihar

As many as 12 IAS Probationers of 2019 batch have been posted as A s s i s t a n t C o l l e c t o r a f t e r administrative training in Bihar. Accordingly, Samir Saurabh has been appointed to East Champaran Motihari, while Kumar Anurag was posted to West Champaran Betia and Sumit Kumar to Naland. Similarly, Saurabh Suman Yadav posted to Gaya; Ms Preeti to Madhubani; Ms Khushbu Gupta to Muzaffarpur; Navin Kumar to Rohtas Sasaram; Yatendra Kumar Pal to Patna; Vikram Virkar to Samastipur; Ms Pr iyanka Rani to Darbhanga ; Deepak Kumar Mishra to Supaul and Sparsh Gupta to Begusrai.

Inter cadre deputation ofAbhishek Singh extended

The inter cadre deputation tenure of Abhishek Singh from Tripura to Bihar has been extended for a period of one year beyond April 10, 2020. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer.

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Rakesh Sarwal isAS, NITI AayogRakesh Sarwal, Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

S Kishore is AS, CommerceS Kishore, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. He is a1989 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Devendra Kumar Singh isAddl Secretary, MSMEDevendra Kumar Singh, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Katikithala Srinivas isAddl Secretary, DoPTKatikithala Srinivas, Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Establishment Officer, Department of Personnel and Training. He is a 1989 IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Ms Arti Ahuja appointedAddl Secretary, HealthMs Arti Ahuja, Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Alok Kumar appointedAS, Cabinet SecretariatAlok Kumar, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR). He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

Ms Nivedita Shukla is Addl Secy, DefenceMs Nivedita Shukla Verma, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Defence, Ministry of Defence. She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Rakesh Ranjan is AS,Higher EducationRakesh Ranjan, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Anil Kumar Nayak is AS, PostsAnil Kumar Nayak, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines, has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Department of Posts. He is a 1986 batch IOFS officer.

Aniruddha Kumar is AS,New & Renewable EnergyAniruddha Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. He is a 1987 batch IRS-IT officer.

Subir Mallick appointed AS,Agri. Research & EducationSubir Mallick, Additional Financial Advisor and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence (Finance), has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Department of Agricultural Research and Education. He is a 1989 batch IA&AS officer.

Ms Anurdha Thakur isJS, Cabinet SecretariatMs Anuradha Thakur, Joint Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer.

Posts upgraded to AS level

NATGRID CEO Gupta'spost upgraded to AS levelThe post of Ashish Gupta, as CEO, NATGRID, Ministry of Home Affairs, has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Air India CVO Mrs Arti'spost upgraded to AS levelThe post of Ms Arti Bhatnagar as Chief Vigilance Officer, Air India Ltd., Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level. She is a 1990 batch IDAS officer.

Ms Rashmi's post in DoPTupgraded to AS levelThe post of Ms Rashmi Chowdhary, has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level in Department of Personnel and Training. She is a 1989 batch IRPS officer.

Pankaj Kumar's postupgraded to AS levelThe post of Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Director, Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level. He is a 1989 batch IRS-IT officer.

Anand Mohan Bajaj's postupgraded to AS level The post of Anand Mohan Bajaj has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level in Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. He is a 1990 batch IA&AS officer.

M K Anand gets AddlChief Adviser gradeM K Anand has been promoted to the grade of Additional Chief Adviser (Cost). He is an officer of Indian Cost Accounts Service.

Additional Secretary appointments Bajaj is Director onRBI Central Board

Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Economic Affairs, has been appointed as the Director on the Central Board of RBI. He replaces Atanu Chakraverty who retired last month. Bajaj is a 1988 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer.

DG, Health inUP shunted out

Dr Badri Vishal, DG, Health & Family Welfare, has been shunted out from his post in UP and put in wait list. PS, Health Amit Mohan Prasad issued the related order on Sunday late evening. Order further says that Dr Ms Mithilesh Chaturvedi has been given additional charge of DG, Health and Family Welfare.

Mahajan unlikely to joinas OSD to LS Speaker

The Rajasthan cadre 1997 batch IAS officer Naveen Mahajan is now unlikely to join as OSD to the Lok Sabha Speaker O P Birla.

Santosh Sarangi toreturn to Odisha

Santosh Sarangi, IAS, 1994, Odisha cadre will join back in Odisha on May 1 after completing his term as Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, GoI.

Mrs Veera Ranais CEO in MP

Mrs Veera Rana has been appointed as OSD-cum-Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Madhya Pradesh. She is a 1988 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Singh continuesas CEO, NeGD

Abhishek Singh, CEO, MyGov, will continue holding an additional charge of Chief Executive Officer at Joint S e c r e t a r y l e v e l , N a t i o n a l e -Governance Division (NeGD) until further orders. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

46th APPPA startsfrom July 1

4 6 t h A d v a n c e d P r o f e s s i o n a l Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) at Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi, starts from July 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. Interested can submit their applications till June 1 this year.

Iqbal Singh Chahal is BMC Commissioner

Iqbal Singh Chahal has been appointed as Commissioner, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). He is a 1989 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer.

Who will be new EO ?Who will succeed P K Tripathi as E s t a b l i s h m e n t O ff i c e r i n t h e Department of Personnel ? Additional Secretary rank 1991 or 1992 batch IAS officer is likely to make it.

2014 batch IAS officerof Haryana cadre quits

A 2014 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, Ms Rani Nagar has tendered her resignation from Indian Administrative Service (IAS) citing 'lack of personal safety on government duty' as the reason.

Mukesh Kumar isCommissioner, AMC

Mukesh Kumar has been appointed as M u n i c i p a l C o m m i s s i o n e r , Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Sanjeev Jaiswal is Addl,Commissioner of BMC

Sanjeev Jaiswal has been made the new Additional Commissioner of B r i h a n m u m b a i M u n i c i p a l Corporation (BMC). He is 1996 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Four IAS officers shifted in MP

Pratibha Pal has been appointed as Commissioner, Indore Municipal Corporation while Ashish Singh will now be Collector, Ujjain and Shashank Mishra was shifted to Secre ta r ia t , Bhopa l . Bes ides , Ankita Dhakare was made SDO Revenue Sabalgarh Morena in Madhya Pradesh.

Hukum Singh Meenagets extension

The deputation tenure of Hukum Singh Meena, working as Joint Secretary in Department of Land Resources, has been extended for a period of three months beyond May 18, 2020. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Jarhad is Relief & Rehab.Secretary, Maharashtra

B r i h a n m u m b a i M u n i c i p a l Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Abasaheb Jarhad has been transferred as Relief and R e h a b i l i t a t i o n S e c r e t a r y , Maharashtra. He is 1997 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

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Rakesh Sarwal isAS, NITI AayogRakesh Sarwal, Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

S Kishore is AS, CommerceS Kishore, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. He is a1989 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Devendra Kumar Singh isAddl Secretary, MSMEDevendra Kumar Singh, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Katikithala Srinivas isAddl Secretary, DoPTKatikithala Srinivas, Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Establishment Officer, Department of Personnel and Training. He is a 1989 IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Ms Arti Ahuja appointedAddl Secretary, HealthMs Arti Ahuja, Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Alok Kumar appointedAS, Cabinet SecretariatAlok Kumar, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR). He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

Ms Nivedita Shukla is Addl Secy, DefenceMs Nivedita Shukla Verma, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Defence, Ministry of Defence. She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Rakesh Ranjan is AS,Higher EducationRakesh Ranjan, presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Anil Kumar Nayak is AS, PostsAnil Kumar Nayak, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines, has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Department of Posts. He is a 1986 batch IOFS officer.

Aniruddha Kumar is AS,New & Renewable EnergyAniruddha Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. He is a 1987 batch IRS-IT officer.

Subir Mallick appointed AS,Agri. Research & EducationSubir Mallick, Additional Financial Advisor and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence (Finance), has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Department of Agricultural Research and Education. He is a 1989 batch IA&AS officer.

Ms Anurdha Thakur isJS, Cabinet SecretariatMs Anuradha Thakur, Joint Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer.

Posts upgraded to AS level

NATGRID CEO Gupta'spost upgraded to AS levelThe post of Ashish Gupta, as CEO, NATGRID, Ministry of Home Affairs, has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Air India CVO Mrs Arti'spost upgraded to AS levelThe post of Ms Arti Bhatnagar as Chief Vigilance Officer, Air India Ltd., Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level. She is a 1990 batch IDAS officer.

Ms Rashmi's post in DoPTupgraded to AS levelThe post of Ms Rashmi Chowdhary, has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level in Department of Personnel and Training. She is a 1989 batch IRPS officer.

Pankaj Kumar's postupgraded to AS levelThe post of Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Director, Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level. He is a 1989 batch IRS-IT officer.

Anand Mohan Bajaj's postupgraded to AS level The post of Anand Mohan Bajaj has been upgraded to Additional Secretary level in Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. He is a 1990 batch IA&AS officer.

M K Anand gets AddlChief Adviser gradeM K Anand has been promoted to the grade of Additional Chief Adviser (Cost). He is an officer of Indian Cost Accounts Service.

Additional Secretary appointments Bajaj is Director onRBI Central Board

Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Economic Affairs, has been appointed as the Director on the Central Board of RBI. He replaces Atanu Chakraverty who retired last month. Bajaj is a 1988 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer.

DG, Health inUP shunted out

Dr Badri Vishal, DG, Health & Family Welfare, has been shunted out from his post in UP and put in wait list. PS, Health Amit Mohan Prasad issued the related order on Sunday late evening. Order further says that Dr Ms Mithilesh Chaturvedi has been given additional charge of DG, Health and Family Welfare.

Mahajan unlikely to joinas OSD to LS Speaker

The Rajasthan cadre 1997 batch IAS officer Naveen Mahajan is now unlikely to join as OSD to the Lok Sabha Speaker O P Birla.

Santosh Sarangi toreturn to Odisha

Santosh Sarangi, IAS, 1994, Odisha cadre will join back in Odisha on May 1 after completing his term as Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, GoI.

Mrs Veera Ranais CEO in MP

Mrs Veera Rana has been appointed as OSD-cum-Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Madhya Pradesh. She is a 1988 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Singh continuesas CEO, NeGD

Abhishek Singh, CEO, MyGov, will continue holding an additional charge of Chief Executive Officer at Joint S e c r e t a r y l e v e l , N a t i o n a l e -Governance Division (NeGD) until further orders. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

46th APPPA startsfrom July 1

4 6 t h A d v a n c e d P r o f e s s i o n a l Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) at Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi, starts from July 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. Interested can submit their applications till June 1 this year.

Iqbal Singh Chahal is BMC Commissioner

Iqbal Singh Chahal has been appointed as Commissioner, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). He is a 1989 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer.

Who will be new EO ?Who will succeed P K Tripathi as E s t a b l i s h m e n t O ff i c e r i n t h e Department of Personnel ? Additional Secretary rank 1991 or 1992 batch IAS officer is likely to make it.

2014 batch IAS officerof Haryana cadre quits

A 2014 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, Ms Rani Nagar has tendered her resignation from Indian Administrative Service (IAS) citing 'lack of personal safety on government duty' as the reason.

Mukesh Kumar isCommissioner, AMC

Mukesh Kumar has been appointed as M u n i c i p a l C o m m i s s i o n e r , Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Sanjeev Jaiswal is Addl,Commissioner of BMC

Sanjeev Jaiswal has been made the new Additional Commissioner of B r i h a n m u m b a i M u n i c i p a l Corporation (BMC). He is 1996 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Four IAS officers shifted in MP

Pratibha Pal has been appointed as Commissioner, Indore Municipal Corporation while Ashish Singh will now be Collector, Ujjain and Shashank Mishra was shifted to Secre ta r ia t , Bhopa l . Bes ides , Ankita Dhakare was made SDO Revenue Sabalgarh Morena in Madhya Pradesh.

Hukum Singh Meenagets extension

The deputation tenure of Hukum Singh Meena, working as Joint Secretary in Department of Land Resources, has been extended for a period of three months beyond May 18, 2020. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Jarhad is Relief & Rehab.Secretary, Maharashtra

B r i h a n m u m b a i M u n i c i p a l Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Abasaheb Jarhad has been transferred as Relief and R e h a b i l i t a t i o n S e c r e t a r y , Maharashtra. He is 1997 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

IPS officer Ashish Gupta empanelled as AS in GoI

Ashish Gupta has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary a n d A d d i t i o n a l S e c r e t a r y equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of UP cadre. �

IA & AS officer SS Dadhe empanelled as AS in GoISunil Shreekrishna Dadhe has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IA&AS officer. IA & AS officer Subir Mallick empanelled as AS in GoISubir Mallick has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IA&AS officer. IA & AS officer Bajaj empanelled as AS Anand Mohan Bajaj has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IA&AS officer. IDAS officer Mrs Bhatnagar empanelled as AS in GoIMrs Arti Bhatnagar has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1990 batch IDAS officer. IDAS officer Vishvajit Sahay empanelled as AS in GoI Vishvajit Sahay has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IDAS officer. IOFS officer Anil K Nayak empanelled as AS in GoIAnil Kumar Nayak has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IOFS officer.

IPS officer Sadanand Date empanelled as AS in GoI

Sadanand Vasant Date has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

IRPS officer Ms Chowdhary empanelled as AS in GoIMs Rashmi Chowdhary has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1999 batch IRPS officer. IRPS officer Ms Bhargava empanelled as AS in GoIMs Pramila H Bhargava has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1989 batch IRPS officer. IRS-IT officer Aniurddha empanelled as AS in GoIAniurddha Kumar has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IRS-IT officer. IRS-IT officer Ms Pragya empanelled as AS in GoIMs Pragya S Saksena has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1987 batch IRS-IT officer. IRS-IT officer PK Mishra empanelled as AS in GoIPankaj Kumar Mishra has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IRS-IT officer. IRS-C&CE officer Bhujabal empanelled as AS in GoISurjit Bhujabal has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

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IPS officer Ashish Gupta empanelled as AS in GoI

Ashish Gupta has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary a n d A d d i t i o n a l S e c r e t a r y equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of UP cadre. �

IA & AS officer SS Dadhe empanelled as AS in GoISunil Shreekrishna Dadhe has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IA&AS officer. IA & AS officer Subir Mallick empanelled as AS in GoISubir Mallick has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IA&AS officer. IA & AS officer Bajaj empanelled as AS Anand Mohan Bajaj has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IA&AS officer. IDAS officer Mrs Bhatnagar empanelled as AS in GoIMrs Arti Bhatnagar has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1990 batch IDAS officer. IDAS officer Vishvajit Sahay empanelled as AS in GoI Vishvajit Sahay has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IDAS officer. IOFS officer Anil K Nayak empanelled as AS in GoIAnil Kumar Nayak has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IOFS officer.

IPS officer Sadanand Date empanelled as AS in GoI

Sadanand Vasant Date has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

IRPS officer Ms Chowdhary empanelled as AS in GoIMs Rashmi Chowdhary has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1999 batch IRPS officer. IRPS officer Ms Bhargava empanelled as AS in GoIMs Pramila H Bhargava has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1989 batch IRPS officer. IRS-IT officer Aniurddha empanelled as AS in GoIAniurddha Kumar has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IRS-IT officer. IRS-IT officer Ms Pragya empanelled as AS in GoIMs Pragya S Saksena has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1987 batch IRS-IT officer. IRS-IT officer PK Mishra empanelled as AS in GoIPankaj Kumar Mishra has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IRS-IT officer. IRS-C&CE officer Bhujabal empanelled as AS in GoISurjit Bhujabal has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

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Police officers selectedthrough online interviews

For the first time in the history of Delhi Police, more than two dozen persons have been selected for the post of Inspectors in Delhi police through video conferencing in t e rv i ews . The De lh i Po l i ce Commissioner selected the candidates after interviewing for one week.

Ex-IPS officer Kumaris OSD to DGP in AP

Retired IPS officer, P Hari Kumar has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty, Legal in the Office of DGP in Andhra Pradesh.

Yadav is SP, CounterInsurgency Force

Ajeet Singh Yadav has been posted as SP, Counter Insurgency Force, Durgapur after the West Bengal government removed him as SP, M u r s h i d a b a d a w e e k a f t e r a controversy erupted over a gathering during Friday prayers at a mosque in defiance of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. He has been replaced by K. Sabari Raj Kumar.

Deputation of threeIPS officers extended

The ACC has approved the proposal to extend the tenure of three IPS officers who are presently working in different CAPFs/CPOs upto June 30 this year. They are Alok Kumar Mittal, 1993 batch, Haryana cadre, IG, NIA, Raju Bhatnagar, 1995 batch Gujarat cadre, IG, CRPF and Ms Ritu Arora, 1995,batch, Odisha cadre, IG, CISF. Their deputation tenure was already over between March 25 to May 3, 2020.

Virender Singh is DG,Home Guards, Delhi

Virender Singh, Special CP, Security, has been appointed as new Director General, Home Guards in Delhi Government. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Ms Nanda gets DGP gradeMs Sivagami Sundari Nanda has been promoted to the DGP Grade. She is 1988 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Neeraj Thakur gets ADGP gradeNeeraj Thakur has been promoted to the ADGP grade. He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Three IPS officers in Delhi shifted

Dr Ajit Singh Singla has been appointed as Additional CP, Special Branch, while Manjeet Singh was posted as Additional DCP - I, East Delhi and Rakesh Paweriya joined as DCP, Crime in Delhi Police in Delhi Government.

Arvind Kumar is backto Madhya Pradesh

After completion of central deputation period, Arvind Kumar is back to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer.

Sanjay Rana is DG,Lokayukta in MP

Sanjay Rana has been appointed as DG, Lokayukta while Ashok Awasthy, DG, Grievances was given an additional charge of OSD to Home Minister in Madhya Pradesh.

55+ cops askedto go on leave

After the deaths of three policemen due to COVID-19 , the Mumbai Police have asked their personnel, who are above 55 years of age with pre-existing ailments, to go on leave as a precautionary measure.

Govt in no hurry toappoint DG BSF !

Govt seems not to be in a hurry to appoint new DG of BSF, which is lying vacant since March 9 this year. According to sources names of five IPS officers are doing the round for the post.

Pawan Kumar JainDG, Training in MP

Pawan Kumar Jain, ADG, Special Police Establishment, Lokayukta, has been appointed as Director General, Training at Police Headquarters, Bhopal, after promotion to DGP grade. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

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Chandan Kumar Jhais new SP, Bokaro

Chandan Kumar Jha has been appointed new SP of Bokaro in Jharkhand. He is 2011 batch IPS officer.

Three IPS officers get new postings in MP

Upon return from central deputation, A Sai Manohar has been appointed as IG, Vigilance, PHQ with additional charge of CID, while Amit Singh, SP Jabalpur, was shifted to Bhopal as Assistant IG, PHQ, Bhopal and Siddharth Bahuguna will now be SP, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.

Field Marshal inIAS and IPS ?

Field Marshal means who doesn't retire. In IAS, it is said 1964 batch IAS officer N K Singh and in IPS, 1975 batch officer Vijay Kumar is Field Marshal. Presently N K Singh is Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission while Vijay Kumar is senior security adviser in home ministry.

DIG level officers in MP shiftedAshok Goyal has been appointed as DIG, PHQ, Bhopal while Rajesh Kumar Hingankar was posted as DIG, Chambal range, Morena in Madhya Pradesh

NHRC DG Prabhat Singhgranted Apex Scale

Prabhat Singh, Director General (Investigation), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has been granted Apex Scale. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Five IPS officersshifted in MP

Sachin Atulkar has been appointed as Assistant IG, PHQ, Bhopal, while Manoj Kumar Singh will now be SP, Ujjain and Hitesh Chaudhary was made SP, Rail, Bhopal. Besides, Rakesh Sagar has been appointed as SP, Agar-Malwa and Siddharth Chaudhry will be new SP, Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh.

U'khand IPS officer seeks Voluntary Retirement

IPS officer from Uttarakhand, Dr Asim Srivastava is reported to have applied for Voluntary Retirement. He is presently ADC to the Governor.

IPS officer ShivanandJha gets extension

The service period of IPS officer Shivanand Jha has been extended for a period of three months beyond April 30, 2020. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer.(We said this on April 16, 2020 )

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Jharkhand

As many as 12 IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Jharkhand. Accordingly, Akhilesh Jha has been appoin ted as new D I G , Ranchi with additional charge of Plamu range, while Ranchi SP, Saurabh gets additional charge of SP, Ranchi rural and Akhilesh Variar is now S S P, Dhanbad. Besides, Kishore Kaushal has been appointed as SP, JAPTC Padma; M Tamil Vanan as SSP, Jamshedpur; Anup Birthare as Commandant J A P-9; Piyush Pandey as S P, Deoghar; Narendra Kumar as DIG, Dumka range; Rajiv Ranjan as DIG, Kolhan; Kuldeep as DIG, STF; Kartik S as SP, Hazaribagh and Mohammed Arshi was made SP, Saraikela.

Dr PK Roushan toreturn to Gujarat

I G S S B D r P r a f u l l a K u m a r Roushan is returning to the parent Gujarat cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1996 batch IPS officer.

Rao likely to join centraldeputation at ADG level ?

M Vishnu Vardhan Rao is expected to jo in cen t ra l depu ta t ion a t Additional Director General (ADG) level in Government of India. He is a 1987 ba t ch I P S o ff i c e r o f Jharkhand cadre.

Only one IPS officerto retire this year

Only one senior UP cadre IPS officer will retire in the remaining months of 2020. Jawahar Lal Tripathi, DG, Civil Defence, will superannuate in August this year. But next year, seven IPS officers of UP cadre are schedule to superannuate.

Raju is back to AM cadre G H P Raju, IG in CRPF, is back to the parent Assam Meghalaya cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1993 batch IPS officer of AM cadre.

Raju Bhargava toreturn to Gujarat

IG CRPF Raju Bhargava is returning to the parent Gujarat cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1995 batch IPS officer.

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Police officers selectedthrough online interviews

For the first time in the history of Delhi Police, more than two dozen persons have been selected for the post of Inspectors in Delhi police through video conferencing in t e rv i ews . The De lh i Po l i ce Commissioner selected the candidates after interviewing for one week.

Ex-IPS officer Kumaris OSD to DGP in AP

Retired IPS officer, P Hari Kumar has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty, Legal in the Office of DGP in Andhra Pradesh.

Yadav is SP, CounterInsurgency Force

Ajeet Singh Yadav has been posted as SP, Counter Insurgency Force, Durgapur after the West Bengal government removed him as SP, M u r s h i d a b a d a w e e k a f t e r a controversy erupted over a gathering during Friday prayers at a mosque in defiance of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. He has been replaced by K. Sabari Raj Kumar.

Deputation of threeIPS officers extended

The ACC has approved the proposal to extend the tenure of three IPS officers who are presently working in different CAPFs/CPOs upto June 30 this year. They are Alok Kumar Mittal, 1993 batch, Haryana cadre, IG, NIA, Raju Bhatnagar, 1995 batch Gujarat cadre, IG, CRPF and Ms Ritu Arora, 1995,batch, Odisha cadre, IG, CISF. Their deputation tenure was already over between March 25 to May 3, 2020.

Virender Singh is DG,Home Guards, Delhi

Virender Singh, Special CP, Security, has been appointed as new Director General, Home Guards in Delhi Government. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Ms Nanda gets DGP gradeMs Sivagami Sundari Nanda has been promoted to the DGP Grade. She is 1988 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Neeraj Thakur gets ADGP gradeNeeraj Thakur has been promoted to the ADGP grade. He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Three IPS officers in Delhi shifted

Dr Ajit Singh Singla has been appointed as Additional CP, Special Branch, while Manjeet Singh was posted as Additional DCP - I, East Delhi and Rakesh Paweriya joined as DCP, Crime in Delhi Police in Delhi Government.

Arvind Kumar is backto Madhya Pradesh

After completion of central deputation period, Arvind Kumar is back to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer.

Sanjay Rana is DG,Lokayukta in MP

Sanjay Rana has been appointed as DG, Lokayukta while Ashok Awasthy, DG, Grievances was given an additional charge of OSD to Home Minister in Madhya Pradesh.

55+ cops askedto go on leave

After the deaths of three policemen due to COVID-19 , the Mumbai Police have asked their personnel, who are above 55 years of age with pre-existing ailments, to go on leave as a precautionary measure.

Govt in no hurry toappoint DG BSF !

Govt seems not to be in a hurry to appoint new DG of BSF, which is lying vacant since March 9 this year. According to sources names of five IPS officers are doing the round for the post.

Pawan Kumar JainDG, Training in MP

Pawan Kumar Jain, ADG, Special Police Establishment, Lokayukta, has been appointed as Director General, Training at Police Headquarters, Bhopal, after promotion to DGP grade. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

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Chandan Kumar Jhais new SP, Bokaro

Chandan Kumar Jha has been appointed new SP of Bokaro in Jharkhand. He is 2011 batch IPS officer.

Three IPS officers get new postings in MP

Upon return from central deputation, A Sai Manohar has been appointed as IG, Vigilance, PHQ with additional charge of CID, while Amit Singh, SP Jabalpur, was shifted to Bhopal as Assistant IG, PHQ, Bhopal and Siddharth Bahuguna will now be SP, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.

Field Marshal inIAS and IPS ?

Field Marshal means who doesn't retire. In IAS, it is said 1964 batch IAS officer N K Singh and in IPS, 1975 batch officer Vijay Kumar is Field Marshal. Presently N K Singh is Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission while Vijay Kumar is senior security adviser in home ministry.

DIG level officers in MP shiftedAshok Goyal has been appointed as DIG, PHQ, Bhopal while Rajesh Kumar Hingankar was posted as DIG, Chambal range, Morena in Madhya Pradesh

NHRC DG Prabhat Singhgranted Apex Scale

Prabhat Singh, Director General (Investigation), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has been granted Apex Scale. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Five IPS officersshifted in MP

Sachin Atulkar has been appointed as Assistant IG, PHQ, Bhopal, while Manoj Kumar Singh will now be SP, Ujjain and Hitesh Chaudhary was made SP, Rail, Bhopal. Besides, Rakesh Sagar has been appointed as SP, Agar-Malwa and Siddharth Chaudhry will be new SP, Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh.

U'khand IPS officer seeks Voluntary Retirement

IPS officer from Uttarakhand, Dr Asim Srivastava is reported to have applied for Voluntary Retirement. He is presently ADC to the Governor.

IPS officer ShivanandJha gets extension

The service period of IPS officer Shivanand Jha has been extended for a period of three months beyond April 30, 2020. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer.(We said this on April 16, 2020 )

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Jharkhand

As many as 12 IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Jharkhand. Accordingly, Akhilesh Jha has been appoin ted as new D I G , Ranchi with additional charge of Plamu range, while Ranchi SP, Saurabh gets additional charge of SP, Ranchi rural and Akhilesh Variar is now S S P, Dhanbad. Besides, Kishore Kaushal has been appointed as SP, JAPTC Padma; M Tamil Vanan as SSP, Jamshedpur; Anup Birthare as Commandant J A P-9; Piyush Pandey as S P, Deoghar; Narendra Kumar as DIG, Dumka range; Rajiv Ranjan as DIG, Kolhan; Kuldeep as DIG, STF; Kartik S as SP, Hazaribagh and Mohammed Arshi was made SP, Saraikela.

Dr PK Roushan toreturn to Gujarat

I G S S B D r P r a f u l l a K u m a r Roushan is returning to the parent Gujarat cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1996 batch IPS officer.

Rao likely to join centraldeputation at ADG level ?

M Vishnu Vardhan Rao is expected to jo in cen t ra l depu ta t ion a t Additional Director General (ADG) level in Government of India. He is a 1987 ba t ch I P S o ff i c e r o f Jharkhand cadre.

Only one IPS officerto retire this year

Only one senior UP cadre IPS officer will retire in the remaining months of 2020. Jawahar Lal Tripathi, DG, Civil Defence, will superannuate in August this year. But next year, seven IPS officers of UP cadre are schedule to superannuate.

Raju is back to AM cadre G H P Raju, IG in CRPF, is back to the parent Assam Meghalaya cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1993 batch IPS officer of AM cadre.

Raju Bhargava toreturn to Gujarat

IG CRPF Raju Bhargava is returning to the parent Gujarat cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1995 batch IPS officer.

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17 IPS officers of 1991 batchempanelled as ADG in GoIAs many as 17 IPS officers of 1991 batch have been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India.

Singh empanelledas ADG in GoIG P Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Vashishta empanelledas ADG in GoIPraveen Vashishta has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Singh empanelledas ADG in GoIShamsher Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Swain empanelledas ADG in GoIRashmi Ranjan Swain has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1991 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre.

Arun empanelledas ADG in GoIArun Kumar Choudhary has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre.

Sekhar empanelledas ADG in GoIR A Chandra Sekhar has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Reddy empanelledas ADG in GoIPratap Reddy has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Karanataka cadre.

Ranjan empanelledas ADG in GoIAlok Ranjan has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Mudgal empanelledas ADG in GoIYogesh Mudgal has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Achaya empanelledas ADG in GoIA Sunil Achaya has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Jain empanelledas ADG in GoIDharam Chand Jain has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Pujari empanelledas ADG in GoIAmaresh Pujari has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Murali empanelledas ADG in GoIK Jayanth Murali has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Anand empanelledas ADG in GoIPiyush Anand has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Sharma empanelledas ADG in GoIAlok Sharma has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Hassan empanelledas ADG in GoINuzhat Hassan has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Jagannathan empanelled forADG equivalent posts in GoIS Jagannathan has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

IPS officers of 1991 batch empanelled as ADG in GoI

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17 IPS officers of 1991 batchempanelled as ADG in GoIAs many as 17 IPS officers of 1991 batch have been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India.

Singh empanelledas ADG in GoIG P Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Vashishta empanelledas ADG in GoIPraveen Vashishta has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Singh empanelledas ADG in GoIShamsher Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Swain empanelledas ADG in GoIRashmi Ranjan Swain has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. She is a 1991 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre.

Arun empanelledas ADG in GoIArun Kumar Choudhary has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre.

Sekhar empanelledas ADG in GoIR A Chandra Sekhar has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Reddy empanelledas ADG in GoIPratap Reddy has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Karanataka cadre.

Ranjan empanelledas ADG in GoIAlok Ranjan has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Mudgal empanelledas ADG in GoIYogesh Mudgal has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Achaya empanelledas ADG in GoIA Sunil Achaya has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Jain empanelledas ADG in GoIDharam Chand Jain has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Pujari empanelledas ADG in GoIAmaresh Pujari has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Murali empanelledas ADG in GoIK Jayanth Murali has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Anand empanelledas ADG in GoIPiyush Anand has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Sharma empanelledas ADG in GoIAlok Sharma has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Hassan empanelledas ADG in GoINuzhat Hassan has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Jagannathan empanelled forADG equivalent posts in GoIS Jagannathan has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

IPS officers of 1991 batch empanelled as ADG in GoI

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DEFENCE WhispersNDA course officers awaiting promotion

Whispers are that some 1983 batch NDA course officers are still awaiting promotion as Corp Commanders.

Two IDES get SAG, shifted

K C Gupta has been appointed as Director DE, WC, Chandigarh while Pushpendra Singh was made Director, DE, CC, Lucknow after promotion to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG).

Appointment in DMA as Jt. Secy delayed

Whispers are that Govt's plan to appoint serving defence officers a s J o i n t S e c r e t a r i e s i n t h e Department of Military Affairs has been delayed due to COVID-19 situation.

Lt. Gen. KJS Dhilliontakes over as DG, DIA

Lt Gen K J S Dhillion has assumed charge as Director General, Defence Intelligence Agency and Deputy Chief of In tegra ted Defence Staff ( Intelligence).

Sen to be Ind. External Monitor for BCCL

The name of Gautam Sen, IDAS ( 1 9 7 6 ) ( R e t d . ) , E x - A d d l . Controller General of Defence, Accounts and former Adviser to N a g a l a n d a n d A r u n a c h a l G o v e r n m e n t s , h a s b e e n a p p r o v e d b y C V C f o r a p p o i n t m e n t a s I n d e p e n d e n t Ex te rna l Mon i to r f o r Bha ra t Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd.

Lt Gen Raj Shukla isChief of ARTRAC

Lt Gen Raj Shukla, presently posted at Army HQ, has been appointed as GOC-in-C, Army Training Command (ARTRAC).

No major defenceappointments now

With all top defence appointment slots already placed, no new appointments are being envisaged in the top posts barring change of command if any during the next three to four months.

DMA wants increasein retirement age

The Department of Military Affairs (DMA) has reportedly made a proposal to the Parliament Committee to increase retirement age of service personnel.

Over 9,300 posts inMES abolished

After recommendations of the committee of experts, the MoD has abolished 9304 posts in Military Engineering Service (MES). Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister gave his approval on May 7, 2020 .

Two IDES officers transferred

M r s Vi b h a S h a r m a h a s b e e n transferred as ADG HQ while Anmol B Jagtap will now be Director, DE, SC, Pune.

MoD puts off Armyrestructuring

The Min i s t ry o f Defence has temporarily put off Army restructuring in the current COVID-19 situation.

Lt Gen Manoj Pande to beChief of A&N Command

Lt Gen Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command.

29 IDAS officers promoted to JAG As many as 29 IDAS officers have b e e n p r o m o t e d t o J u n i o r Administrative Grade (JAG). They are: Mohan Lal, Sanjay H Sansare, Roshan M Thomas, N R Biswas, A Mandal, Ms Richa Gupta, Ms Juhi Verma, Pankaj Upadhyay, Deepak Kumar, Pradeep kumar Jena, Dale Mahesh Bhagwat, Smt Panveer Saini, Praveen Ranjan, Sunish S, Jatinder Goswami, Ms Navpreet Kaur, Adarsh KR Urs, Ms Monika Rani, Satish T J, M s N e e l u , C h a n d r a P r a k a s h , Bhuvenesh Kumar Verma, Senthil Kumar B, Hanuman Yadav, Rakesh Kumar, Dr Upinderbir Singh, Ms Preeti Tongria, Dr Durga Lal Meena and Dr S Venugopal.

Ex-servicemenRules amended

G o v t h a s a m e n d e d E x -servicemen(Re-employment in central civil services and posts) Rules - 1979 and has been renamed as Ex-servicemen Rules-2020. According to t h i s n o w " S h o r t S e r v i c e Commissioned Officers released from service after completing initial terms of engagement otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and have been given gratuity shall be eligible to the status of Ex-servicemen". DoPT has already issue notification in this regard. Before this Ex-servicemen Rules was amended in October 2012.

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DEFENCE WhispersNDA course officers awaiting promotion

Whispers are that some 1983 batch NDA course officers are still awaiting promotion as Corp Commanders.

Two IDES get SAG, shifted

K C Gupta has been appointed as Director DE, WC, Chandigarh while Pushpendra Singh was made Director, DE, CC, Lucknow after promotion to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG).

Appointment in DMA as Jt. Secy delayed

Whispers are that Govt's plan to appoint serving defence officers a s J o i n t S e c r e t a r i e s i n t h e Department of Military Affairs has been delayed due to COVID-19 situation.

Lt. Gen. KJS Dhilliontakes over as DG, DIA

Lt Gen K J S Dhillion has assumed charge as Director General, Defence Intelligence Agency and Deputy Chief of In tegra ted Defence Staff ( Intelligence).

Sen to be Ind. External Monitor for BCCL

The name of Gautam Sen, IDAS ( 1 9 7 6 ) ( R e t d . ) , E x - A d d l . Controller General of Defence, Accounts and former Adviser to N a g a l a n d a n d A r u n a c h a l G o v e r n m e n t s , h a s b e e n a p p r o v e d b y C V C f o r a p p o i n t m e n t a s I n d e p e n d e n t Ex te rna l Mon i to r f o r Bha ra t Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd.

Lt Gen Raj Shukla isChief of ARTRAC

Lt Gen Raj Shukla, presently posted at Army HQ, has been appointed as GOC-in-C, Army Training Command (ARTRAC).

No major defenceappointments now

With all top defence appointment slots already placed, no new appointments are being envisaged in the top posts barring change of command if any during the next three to four months.

DMA wants increasein retirement age

The Department of Military Affairs (DMA) has reportedly made a proposal to the Parliament Committee to increase retirement age of service personnel.

Over 9,300 posts inMES abolished

After recommendations of the committee of experts, the MoD has abolished 9304 posts in Military Engineering Service (MES). Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister gave his approval on May 7, 2020 .

Two IDES officers transferred

M r s Vi b h a S h a r m a h a s b e e n transferred as ADG HQ while Anmol B Jagtap will now be Director, DE, SC, Pune.

MoD puts off Armyrestructuring

The Min i s t ry o f Defence has temporarily put off Army restructuring in the current COVID-19 situation.

Lt Gen Manoj Pande to beChief of A&N Command

Lt Gen Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command.

29 IDAS officers promoted to JAG As many as 29 IDAS officers have b e e n p r o m o t e d t o J u n i o r Administrative Grade (JAG). They are: Mohan Lal, Sanjay H Sansare, Roshan M Thomas, N R Biswas, A Mandal, Ms Richa Gupta, Ms Juhi Verma, Pankaj Upadhyay, Deepak Kumar, Pradeep kumar Jena, Dale Mahesh Bhagwat, Smt Panveer Saini, Praveen Ranjan, Sunish S, Jatinder Goswami, Ms Navpreet Kaur, Adarsh KR Urs, Ms Monika Rani, Satish T J, M s N e e l u , C h a n d r a P r a k a s h , Bhuvenesh Kumar Verma, Senthil Kumar B, Hanuman Yadav, Rakesh Kumar, Dr Upinderbir Singh, Ms Preeti Tongria, Dr Durga Lal Meena and Dr S Venugopal.

Ex-servicemenRules amended

G o v t h a s a m e n d e d E x -servicemen(Re-employment in central civil services and posts) Rules - 1979 and has been renamed as Ex-servicemen Rules-2020. According to t h i s n o w " S h o r t S e r v i c e Commissioned Officers released from service after completing initial terms of engagement otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and have been given gratuity shall be eligible to the status of Ex-servicemen". DoPT has already issue notification in this regard. Before this Ex-servicemen Rules was amended in October 2012.

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Mrs Vimla Singh Kapoor isAddl Judge, Chh'garh HC

Mrs Vimla Singh Kapoor has b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s a n A d d i t i o n a l J u d g e o f t h e Chhat t isgarh High Court for a per iod of one year with effect f rom June 18 , 2020.

Madras HC short of11 permanent Judges

The Madras High Court is still short of 11 permanent Judges as on April 1, 2020.

Rajasthan HC short of12 permanent Judges

The Rajasthan High Court has been short of 12 permanent judges as on April 1, 2020.

P&H HC short of 26permanent Judges

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has been short of 26 permanent judges as on April 1, 2020.

Justice Mohd Rafiqis CJ of Orissa HC

Justice Mohammad Rafiq, Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, has been transferred as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.

Three Addl Judges madeJudges in Calcutta HC

Justice Biswajit Basu, Mrs Justice Amri ta Sinha and Jus t ice Jay Sengupta, Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court have been elevated as Permanent Judges of the Calcutta High Court with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.

Three Addl Judges elevatedas Judges in Chh'garh HC

Justice Parth Prateem Sahu, Justice Gautam Chourdiya and Mrs Justice Rajani Dubey, Additional Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court have been elevated as Permanent Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.

Justice Dipankar Dattais CJ of Bombay HC

Justice Dipankar Datta, Judge of the Calcutta High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

Abhijit Gangopadhyay isAddl Judge, Calcutta HC

Abhijit Gangopadhyay has been appointed an Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court for a period of six months with effect from May 2, 2020.

Savanur Vishwajith Shetty isAddl Judge of Karnataka HC

Savanur Vishwajith Shetty has been appointed as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court, for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

Justice Somadder is CJ of Meghalaya HC

Jus t ice Biswanath Somadder, Judge of the Al lahabad High Court , has been appointed as t h e C h i e f J u s t i c e o f t h e M e g h a l a y a H i g h C o u r t w i t h effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

All HCs have regular CJsfirst time in many months

This is the first time in many months that all High Courts in the country have regular Chief Justices.

Several vacanciesof Judges in HCs

There are huge number of vacancies of permanent Judges still remaining in most of High Courts across the country.

Mrs Justice Madhumati is Judge of Calcutta HC

M r s J u s t i c e M a d h u m a t i M i t r a , A d d i t i o n a l J u d g e o f t he Ca l cu t t a H igh Cour t ha s been e l eva t ed a s a P e rmanen t J u d g e o f t h e C a l c u t t a H i g h C o u r t w i t h e f f e c t f r o m t h e d a t e s h e a s s u mes ch a rg e o f he r o f f i c e .

NCLT transfers

Arekapudi shifted toNCLT, Hyderabad

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has shifted Veera Brahma Rao Arekapudi, Te c h n i c a l M e m b e r, N a t i o n a l Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Kochi to NCLT, Hyderabad.

BP Mohan shifted toNCLT, Amravati

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has shifted Justice BP Mohan, Judicial Member, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai to NCLT, Amravati.

Narender Bhola shiftedto NCLT New Delhi

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has shifted Narender Kumar Bhola, Te c h n i c a l M e m b e r , N C L T , Hyderabad, to NCLT, New Delhi.

V S R Hari shifted to NCLT MumbaiThe Ministry of Corporate Affairs has shifted Venkata Subba Rao Hari, Judicial Member, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) , Gauhati to NCLT, Mumbai.

P K Mohanty shiftedto NCLT Ahmedabad

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs h a s s h i f t e d P r a s a n t a K u m a r Mohan ty, Techn ica l Member, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad to NCLT, Gauhati.

Ms. Sucharita goesto NCLT Chennai

T h e M i n i s t r y o f C o r p o r a t e A f f a i r s h a s s h i f t e d M s Suchri ta R, Judicial Member, N a t i o n a l C o m p a n y L a w Tr i b u n a l ( N C LT ) C u t t a k t o N C LT, Mumbai .

Justice Mohammed Ajmalshifted to NCLT, Mumbai

T h e M i n i s t r y o f C o r p o r a t e A f f a i r s h a s s h i f t e d J u s t i c e M o h a m m e d A j m a l , J u d i c i a l M e m b e r , N a t i o n a l C o m p a n y L a w T r i b u n a l ( N C L T ) A m r a v a t i t o N C L T , M u m b a i .

H P Chaturvedi goesto NCLT, Mumbai

H P Chaturvedi, Member Judicial, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad, has been transferred to NCLT, Mumbai.

M B Gosavi shifted toNCLT, Ahmedabad

M B Gosavi, Member Judicial, National Company Law Tribunal ( N C LT ) , K o l k a t a , h a s b e e n transferred to NCLT, Ahmedabad.

B S V Prakash goesto NCLT Mumbai

B S V Prakash, Member (Judicial), acting President has been transferred from NCLT, Chennai to NCLT, Mumbai.

Rajasekhar goes toNCLT, Kolkata

Rajasekhar V K, Member Judicial, National Company Law Tribunal ( N C LT ) , M u m b a i , h a s b e e n transferred to NCLT, Kolkata

Justice Dipankar Dattafor CJ of Bombay HCThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of Calcutta High Court Judge, Justice Dipankar Datta as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.

Justice Mohammed Rafiquefor CJ of Orissa HCThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Mohammed Rafique as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.

Justice Biswanath Somadderfor CJ of Meghalaya HCThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Biswanath Somadder as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.

Justice A M Badar besent to Kerala HC

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of Justice A M Badar from Bombay HC to Kerala High Court.

B Vijaysen Reddy forTelangana HC Judge

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of B. Vijaysen Reddy, Advocate as Judge of the Telangana High Court.

K Haripal as Kerala HC Judge The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of K. Haripal, Judicial Officer, as Judge of the Kerala High Court.

AP High Court to get three JudgesBoppudi Krishna Mohan, K Suresh Reddy and K Lalitha Kumar have been recommended as Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Three Addl judges forCalcutta HC judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended appointment of t h r e e A d d i t i o n a l J u d g e s o f Calcutta High Court as Permanent Judges of that High Court: They are Jus t ice Bibek Chaudhur i , Justice Subhasis Dasgupta and Mrs Justice Suvra Ghosh.

Five judicial officers forKarnataka HC judgesThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of five Judicial Officers as Judges of the Karnataka High Court. T h e y a r e S h i v a s h a n k a r A m a r a n n a v a r , M r s M . Ganeshaiah Uma, Vedavyasachar S r i s h a n a n d a , H a n c h a t e S a n j e e v k u m a r a n d P a d m a r a j Nemachandra Desai.

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Mrs Vimla Singh Kapoor isAddl Judge, Chh'garh HC

Mrs Vimla Singh Kapoor has b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s a n A d d i t i o n a l J u d g e o f t h e Chhat t isgarh High Court for a per iod of one year with effect f rom June 18 , 2020.

Madras HC short of11 permanent Judges

The Madras High Court is still short of 11 permanent Judges as on April 1, 2020.

Rajasthan HC short of12 permanent Judges

The Rajasthan High Court has been short of 12 permanent judges as on April 1, 2020.

P&H HC short of 26permanent Judges

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has been short of 26 permanent judges as on April 1, 2020.

Justice Mohd Rafiqis CJ of Orissa HC

Justice Mohammad Rafiq, Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, has been transferred as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.

Three Addl Judges madeJudges in Calcutta HC

Justice Biswajit Basu, Mrs Justice Amri ta Sinha and Jus t ice Jay Sengupta, Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court have been elevated as Permanent Judges of the Calcutta High Court with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.

Three Addl Judges elevatedas Judges in Chh'garh HC

Justice Parth Prateem Sahu, Justice Gautam Chourdiya and Mrs Justice Rajani Dubey, Additional Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court have been elevated as Permanent Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.

Justice Dipankar Dattais CJ of Bombay HC

Justice Dipankar Datta, Judge of the Calcutta High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

Abhijit Gangopadhyay isAddl Judge, Calcutta HC

Abhijit Gangopadhyay has been appointed an Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court for a period of six months with effect from May 2, 2020.

Savanur Vishwajith Shetty isAddl Judge of Karnataka HC

Savanur Vishwajith Shetty has been appointed as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court, for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

Justice Somadder is CJ of Meghalaya HC

Jus t ice Biswanath Somadder, Judge of the Al lahabad High Court , has been appointed as t h e C h i e f J u s t i c e o f t h e M e g h a l a y a H i g h C o u r t w i t h effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

All HCs have regular CJsfirst time in many months

This is the first time in many months that all High Courts in the country have regular Chief Justices.

Several vacanciesof Judges in HCs

There are huge number of vacancies of permanent Judges still remaining in most of High Courts across the country.

Mrs Justice Madhumati is Judge of Calcutta HC

M r s J u s t i c e M a d h u m a t i M i t r a , A d d i t i o n a l J u d g e o f t he Ca l cu t t a H igh Cour t ha s been e l eva t ed a s a P e rmanen t J u d g e o f t h e C a l c u t t a H i g h C o u r t w i t h e f f e c t f r o m t h e d a t e s h e a s s u mes ch a rg e o f he r o f f i c e .

NCLT transfers

Arekapudi shifted toNCLT, Hyderabad

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has shifted Veera Brahma Rao Arekapudi, Te c h n i c a l M e m b e r, N a t i o n a l Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Kochi to NCLT, Hyderabad.

BP Mohan shifted toNCLT, Amravati

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has shifted Justice BP Mohan, Judicial Member, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai to NCLT, Amravati.

Narender Bhola shiftedto NCLT New Delhi

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has shifted Narender Kumar Bhola, Te c h n i c a l M e m b e r , N C L T , Hyderabad, to NCLT, New Delhi.

V S R Hari shifted to NCLT MumbaiThe Ministry of Corporate Affairs has shifted Venkata Subba Rao Hari, Judicial Member, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) , Gauhati to NCLT, Mumbai.

P K Mohanty shiftedto NCLT Ahmedabad

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs h a s s h i f t e d P r a s a n t a K u m a r Mohan ty, Techn ica l Member, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad to NCLT, Gauhati.

Ms. Sucharita goesto NCLT Chennai

T h e M i n i s t r y o f C o r p o r a t e A f f a i r s h a s s h i f t e d M s Suchri ta R, Judicial Member, N a t i o n a l C o m p a n y L a w Tr i b u n a l ( N C LT ) C u t t a k t o N C LT, Mumbai .

Justice Mohammed Ajmalshifted to NCLT, Mumbai

T h e M i n i s t r y o f C o r p o r a t e A f f a i r s h a s s h i f t e d J u s t i c e M o h a m m e d A j m a l , J u d i c i a l M e m b e r , N a t i o n a l C o m p a n y L a w T r i b u n a l ( N C L T ) A m r a v a t i t o N C L T , M u m b a i .

H P Chaturvedi goesto NCLT, Mumbai

H P Chaturvedi, Member Judicial, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad, has been transferred to NCLT, Mumbai.

M B Gosavi shifted toNCLT, Ahmedabad

M B Gosavi, Member Judicial, National Company Law Tribunal ( N C LT ) , K o l k a t a , h a s b e e n transferred to NCLT, Ahmedabad.

B S V Prakash goesto NCLT Mumbai

B S V Prakash, Member (Judicial), acting President has been transferred from NCLT, Chennai to NCLT, Mumbai.

Rajasekhar goes toNCLT, Kolkata

Rajasekhar V K, Member Judicial, National Company Law Tribunal ( N C LT ) , M u m b a i , h a s b e e n transferred to NCLT, Kolkata

Justice Dipankar Dattafor CJ of Bombay HCThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of Calcutta High Court Judge, Justice Dipankar Datta as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.

Justice Mohammed Rafiquefor CJ of Orissa HCThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Mohammed Rafique as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.

Justice Biswanath Somadderfor CJ of Meghalaya HCThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Biswanath Somadder as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.

Justice A M Badar besent to Kerala HC

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of Justice A M Badar from Bombay HC to Kerala High Court.

B Vijaysen Reddy forTelangana HC Judge

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of B. Vijaysen Reddy, Advocate as Judge of the Telangana High Court.

K Haripal as Kerala HC Judge The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of K. Haripal, Judicial Officer, as Judge of the Kerala High Court.

AP High Court to get three JudgesBoppudi Krishna Mohan, K Suresh Reddy and K Lalitha Kumar have been recommended as Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Three Addl judges forCalcutta HC judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended appointment of t h r e e A d d i t i o n a l J u d g e s o f Calcutta High Court as Permanent Judges of that High Court: They are Jus t ice Bibek Chaudhur i , Justice Subhasis Dasgupta and Mrs Justice Suvra Ghosh.

Five judicial officers forKarnataka HC judgesThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended elevation of five Judicial Officers as Judges of the Karnataka High Court. T h e y a r e S h i v a s h a n k a r A m a r a n n a v a r , M r s M . Ganeshaiah Uma, Vedavyasachar S r i s h a n a n d a , H a n c h a t e S a n j e e v k u m a r a n d P a d m a r a j Nemachandra Desai.

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Gupta shifted to CRand posted as CTE

Sunil Kumar Gupta has been, on repatriation from deputation to IRCON, transferred to Central Railway and posted as Chief Track Engineer (CTE). He is an IRSE officer.

Anand Singhgoes to WCR

Anand Singh has been, on repatriation from deputation to RVNL, transferred to West Central Railway. He is an IRSE officer.

Central Govt employeescan use Rly. hospitals

In view of COVID-19 outbreak, Ministry of Railways has made services of Railway hospitals and Health units across the country available for use by all Central Government employees, on showing their Identity Cards, at the Railway Hospital/Health Unit.

Rly Board may delaytransfer proposals ?

Whispers are that the Railway Board may be delaying processing 'transfer on own request' proposals from officers to offer priority to more urgent postings in the post COVID-19 situation.

Ashish Srivastava to goon deputation to DFCCIL

The posting of Ashish Srivastava, Chief Engineer (TP), Northern Railway has been approved for d e p u t a t i o n t o D F C C I L a s General Manager (Civil), for a period of three years. He is an IRSE officer.

Sharma returnsto parent cadre

Vijay Sharma, Director in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has been repatriated to his parent cadre with immediate effect. He is a 2002 batch IRAS officer.

Adhikari goes to Eastern Railway

Chandan Adhikari presently posted with South Eastern Railway has been transferred and posted with Eastern Railway. He is an IRSSE officer.

Praveen Kumar goes to South Eastern Railway

Praveen Kumar, presently posted with Eastern Railway has been posted in South Eastern Railway. He is an IRSSE officer.

Rly could not ferrypassengers on B'day

The Indian Railway celebrates its birthday on April 16 every year and for the first time in its 167 years of history, the country's biggest transport carrier could not ferry a single passenger on its birthday. All rakes stood idle in the yards waiting for the lockdown to end.

Sharma being posted in NFRVijay Sharma, on his return from deputation to Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, will be posted in Northeast Frontier Railway. He is an IRAS officer.

Dr. G C Das goes to SERDr Gopal Chandra Das, presently posted with East Coast Railway, has been transferred and posted with South Eastern Railway. He is an IRMS officer.

Ms Ruchira to go on deputation to RCIL

Ms Ruchira Chatterjee presently posted as Deputy CSC, North Western Railway has been selected for deputation to RCIL as General Manager, Marketing & Security. She is an IRPFS officer.

A K Verma selected fordeputation to DFCCIL

Ashok Kumar Verma, presently posted as Deputy CEE/C, Nagpur, Central Railway has been selected for deputation to DFCCIL as Deputy CPM (Electrical), Mughalsarai. He is an IRSEE officer of 2000 batch.

Rakesh Ranjan selectedfor deputation to RCIL

Rakesh Ranjan presently posted as CCE in East Central Railway has been selected for deputation to RCIL as General Manager (Tech.), Bangalore for a period of three years. He is an IRSSE officer of 1998 batch.

K V Rao to beposted in NR

K Viyanak Rao will be, on his repatriation from DDA, posted in Northern Railway. He is an IRAS officer.

S S Kero transferred toModern Coach Factory

S S Kero presently posted with North Eastern Railway has been transferred to Modern Coach Factory.

S K Sharmaposted in NR

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, presently posted with East Central Railway, has been posted in Northern Railway. He is an IRSE officer.

Alok Misra to beposted in NR

Alok Misra, on his repatriation from Govt of Chhattisgarh, will be posted in Northern Railway. He is an IRSE officer.

A K Choudhary to be posted in NWR

Ashok Kumar Choudhary, on his repatriation from Footwear Design & Development Institute, will be posted in North Western Railway. He is an IRSS officer.

RAILWAYSWhispers

Dr. Mahapatra gets clinical post in SCR

Dr Srikanth Mahapatra, posted with South Central Railway who attained the age of 62 years on April 24, 2020 has been given clinical post in South Central Railway itself. He is an IRHS officer.

Dr A C Agarwal getsclinical post in NR

Dr Srikanth Mahapatra presently posted with Northern Railway who attained the age of 62 years on April 23, 2020 has been given clinical post in Northern Railway itself. He is an IRHS officer.

P K Chaudhary goesto CLW as CVO

Pramod Kumar Chaudhary presently posted with Chhitaranjan Locomotive Works has been made Chief Vigilance Officer in Chhitaranjan Locomotive Works itself. He is an IRSS officer.

Sanjeev Kumar postedas Dy. CSTE, Danapur

Sanjeev Kumar presently posted as Deputy CSTE/Construction, East Central Railway had been posted as Deputy CSTE/RE, Danapur. He is an IRSSE officer.

S K Naidu postedat ICF, Chennai

S Kondapa Naidu, presently posted with Southern Railway has been transferred and posted at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. He is an IRSE officer.

S N Sah in NERgets HA grade

Sheo Narayan Sah , p resen t ly posted as CSO with North Eastern Railway, has been appointed in higher administrative grade and posted as CSO in North Eastern Railway itself. He is an IRSSE officer.

Narayan gets HA gradeas CSTE (Proj), SECR

R a n j e e t N a r a y a n , p r e s e n t l y posted with South East Central Railway had been promoted to higher administrative grade and pos ted as C S T E (pro jec t ) in S o u t h E a s t C e n t r a l R a i l w a y itself.

Sikdar gets HA grade;transferred to NR

P M Sikdar has been transferred to Northern Railway and appointed in higher administrative grade as CSTE (Project). He is an IRSSE officer.

Sagar gets HA grade as CSTE( Proj.), WCR

A K Sagar, presently posted with Northern Railway has been promoted to higher administrative grade with transfer to West Central Railway and posted as CSTE (Project), West Central Railway. He is an IRSSE officer.

Kumar gets HA gradeas PCSTE, SWR

Ajay Kumar presently posted with South Western Railway has been promoted to higher administrative grade and posted as PCSTE in South Western Railway. He is an IRSSE officer.

Satyavir Singh getsHA grade in WCR

Satyavir Singh, presently posted with West Central Railway as P C S T E ( C H O D ) , h a s b e e n appointed in higher administrative grade as PCSTE (PHOD) in the West Central Railway. He is an IRSSE officer.

Sanjeeb Kumar madeDirector (Fin.), RVNL

Sanjeeb Kumar presently posted as ED/F/ PPP , Railway Board has been appointed as Director (Finance), Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. He is an IRAS officer of 1991 batch.

Ballabh is Director(Finance), DFCCIL

Hira Ballabh presently posted as FA & CAO, Northern Railway, has b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s D i r e c t o r (F inance ) , Ded ica ted F re igh t Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL). He is an IRAS officer of 1993 batch.

Agarwal posted as PCE is SCR

Sanjiv Agarwal presently posted with South Central Railway as CSO has been posted as PCE in the South Central Railway. He is an IRSE officer.

Jain posted as PCOM, WCR

Mukul Jain presently posted as CCM (FM) in Western Railway has been posted as PCOM in West Central Railway.He is an IRTS officer.

Pathak posted as PCCM,WCR

Rajesh Pathak presently posted with West Central Railway as CPTM has been posted as PCCM in West Central Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Majumdar posted as PCCM,ER

Soumitra Majumdar presently posted with South Eastern Railway as CPTM has been posted as PCCM/ER in Eastern Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Seven-year deputationof Aditya Joshi ends

Seven-year deputation tenure of Aditya Joshi, Director, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), has come to an end on May 6, 2020. He is a 1995 batch IRAS officer.

Sarmah is GM, HR, DMRC, New Delhi

Sasanka Sarmah, presently posted with Northeast Frontier Railway, has been selected for deputation to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as General Manager/HR, DMRC, New Delhi. He is an IRPS officer of 2002 batch.

D D Lolge posted asDy CE (Civil), MRVC

D D Lolge, presently posted as Senior DEN/NE, Central Railway has been selected for deputation to MRVC as Deputy Chief Engineer (Civil).He is an IRSE officer of 2007 batch.

K A Patil is DeputyCPM (Civil), MRVC

K A Patil, presently posted as Vigilance Officer, Engineering, Central Railway has been selected for deputation to MRVC as Deputy CPM (Civil).

Anant M Chowdhary posted as CRS

Anant M Chowdhary, presently CELE, Southern Railway, has been posted as Commissioner of Railway Safety (C R S), Eastern Circle , Kolkata. He is an IRSEE officer of 1989 batch.

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Gupta shifted to CRand posted as CTE

Sunil Kumar Gupta has been, on repatriation from deputation to IRCON, transferred to Central Railway and posted as Chief Track Engineer (CTE). He is an IRSE officer.

Anand Singhgoes to WCR

Anand Singh has been, on repatriation from deputation to RVNL, transferred to West Central Railway. He is an IRSE officer.

Central Govt employeescan use Rly. hospitals

In view of COVID-19 outbreak, Ministry of Railways has made services of Railway hospitals and Health units across the country available for use by all Central Government employees, on showing their Identity Cards, at the Railway Hospital/Health Unit.

Rly Board may delaytransfer proposals ?

Whispers are that the Railway Board may be delaying processing 'transfer on own request' proposals from officers to offer priority to more urgent postings in the post COVID-19 situation.

Ashish Srivastava to goon deputation to DFCCIL

The posting of Ashish Srivastava, Chief Engineer (TP), Northern Railway has been approved for d e p u t a t i o n t o D F C C I L a s General Manager (Civil), for a period of three years. He is an IRSE officer.

Sharma returnsto parent cadre

Vijay Sharma, Director in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has been repatriated to his parent cadre with immediate effect. He is a 2002 batch IRAS officer.

Adhikari goes to Eastern Railway

Chandan Adhikari presently posted with South Eastern Railway has been transferred and posted with Eastern Railway. He is an IRSSE officer.

Praveen Kumar goes to South Eastern Railway

Praveen Kumar, presently posted with Eastern Railway has been posted in South Eastern Railway. He is an IRSSE officer.

Rly could not ferrypassengers on B'day

The Indian Railway celebrates its birthday on April 16 every year and for the first time in its 167 years of history, the country's biggest transport carrier could not ferry a single passenger on its birthday. All rakes stood idle in the yards waiting for the lockdown to end.

Sharma being posted in NFRVijay Sharma, on his return from deputation to Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, will be posted in Northeast Frontier Railway. He is an IRAS officer.

Dr. G C Das goes to SERDr Gopal Chandra Das, presently posted with East Coast Railway, has been transferred and posted with South Eastern Railway. He is an IRMS officer.

Ms Ruchira to go on deputation to RCIL

Ms Ruchira Chatterjee presently posted as Deputy CSC, North Western Railway has been selected for deputation to RCIL as General Manager, Marketing & Security. She is an IRPFS officer.

A K Verma selected fordeputation to DFCCIL

Ashok Kumar Verma, presently posted as Deputy CEE/C, Nagpur, Central Railway has been selected for deputation to DFCCIL as Deputy CPM (Electrical), Mughalsarai. He is an IRSEE officer of 2000 batch.

Rakesh Ranjan selectedfor deputation to RCIL

Rakesh Ranjan presently posted as CCE in East Central Railway has been selected for deputation to RCIL as General Manager (Tech.), Bangalore for a period of three years. He is an IRSSE officer of 1998 batch.

K V Rao to beposted in NR

K Viyanak Rao will be, on his repatriation from DDA, posted in Northern Railway. He is an IRAS officer.

S S Kero transferred toModern Coach Factory

S S Kero presently posted with North Eastern Railway has been transferred to Modern Coach Factory.

S K Sharmaposted in NR

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, presently posted with East Central Railway, has been posted in Northern Railway. He is an IRSE officer.

Alok Misra to beposted in NR

Alok Misra, on his repatriation from Govt of Chhattisgarh, will be posted in Northern Railway. He is an IRSE officer.

A K Choudhary to be posted in NWR

Ashok Kumar Choudhary, on his repatriation from Footwear Design & Development Institute, will be posted in North Western Railway. He is an IRSS officer.

RAILWAYSWhispers

Dr. Mahapatra gets clinical post in SCR

Dr Srikanth Mahapatra, posted with South Central Railway who attained the age of 62 years on April 24, 2020 has been given clinical post in South Central Railway itself. He is an IRHS officer.

Dr A C Agarwal getsclinical post in NR

Dr Srikanth Mahapatra presently posted with Northern Railway who attained the age of 62 years on April 23, 2020 has been given clinical post in Northern Railway itself. He is an IRHS officer.

P K Chaudhary goesto CLW as CVO

Pramod Kumar Chaudhary presently posted with Chhitaranjan Locomotive Works has been made Chief Vigilance Officer in Chhitaranjan Locomotive Works itself. He is an IRSS officer.

Sanjeev Kumar postedas Dy. CSTE, Danapur

Sanjeev Kumar presently posted as Deputy CSTE/Construction, East Central Railway had been posted as Deputy CSTE/RE, Danapur. He is an IRSSE officer.

S K Naidu postedat ICF, Chennai

S Kondapa Naidu, presently posted with Southern Railway has been transferred and posted at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. He is an IRSE officer.

S N Sah in NERgets HA grade

Sheo Narayan Sah , p resen t ly posted as CSO with North Eastern Railway, has been appointed in higher administrative grade and posted as CSO in North Eastern Railway itself. He is an IRSSE officer.

Narayan gets HA gradeas CSTE (Proj), SECR

R a n j e e t N a r a y a n , p r e s e n t l y posted with South East Central Railway had been promoted to higher administrative grade and pos ted as C S T E (pro jec t ) in S o u t h E a s t C e n t r a l R a i l w a y itself.

Sikdar gets HA grade;transferred to NR

P M Sikdar has been transferred to Northern Railway and appointed in higher administrative grade as CSTE (Project). He is an IRSSE officer.

Sagar gets HA grade as CSTE( Proj.), WCR

A K Sagar, presently posted with Northern Railway has been promoted to higher administrative grade with transfer to West Central Railway and posted as CSTE (Project), West Central Railway. He is an IRSSE officer.

Kumar gets HA gradeas PCSTE, SWR

Ajay Kumar presently posted with South Western Railway has been promoted to higher administrative grade and posted as PCSTE in South Western Railway. He is an IRSSE officer.

Satyavir Singh getsHA grade in WCR

Satyavir Singh, presently posted with West Central Railway as P C S T E ( C H O D ) , h a s b e e n appointed in higher administrative grade as PCSTE (PHOD) in the West Central Railway. He is an IRSSE officer.

Sanjeeb Kumar madeDirector (Fin.), RVNL

Sanjeeb Kumar presently posted as ED/F/ PPP , Railway Board has been appointed as Director (Finance), Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. He is an IRAS officer of 1991 batch.

Ballabh is Director(Finance), DFCCIL

Hira Ballabh presently posted as FA & CAO, Northern Railway, has b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s D i r e c t o r (F inance ) , Ded ica ted F re igh t Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL). He is an IRAS officer of 1993 batch.

Agarwal posted as PCE is SCR

Sanjiv Agarwal presently posted with South Central Railway as CSO has been posted as PCE in the South Central Railway. He is an IRSE officer.

Jain posted as PCOM, WCR

Mukul Jain presently posted as CCM (FM) in Western Railway has been posted as PCOM in West Central Railway.He is an IRTS officer.

Pathak posted as PCCM,WCR

Rajesh Pathak presently posted with West Central Railway as CPTM has been posted as PCCM in West Central Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Majumdar posted as PCCM,ER

Soumitra Majumdar presently posted with South Eastern Railway as CPTM has been posted as PCCM/ER in Eastern Railway. He is an IRTS officer.

Seven-year deputationof Aditya Joshi ends

Seven-year deputation tenure of Aditya Joshi, Director, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), has come to an end on May 6, 2020. He is a 1995 batch IRAS officer.

Sarmah is GM, HR, DMRC, New Delhi

Sasanka Sarmah, presently posted with Northeast Frontier Railway, has been selected for deputation to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as General Manager/HR, DMRC, New Delhi. He is an IRPS officer of 2002 batch.

D D Lolge posted asDy CE (Civil), MRVC

D D Lolge, presently posted as Senior DEN/NE, Central Railway has been selected for deputation to MRVC as Deputy Chief Engineer (Civil).He is an IRSE officer of 2007 batch.

K A Patil is DeputyCPM (Civil), MRVC

K A Patil, presently posted as Vigilance Officer, Engineering, Central Railway has been selected for deputation to MRVC as Deputy CPM (Civil).

Anant M Chowdhary posted as CRS

Anant M Chowdhary, presently CELE, Southern Railway, has been posted as Commissioner of Railway Safety (C R S), Eastern Circle , Kolkata. He is an IRSEE officer of 1989 batch.

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TS Tirumurti appointed India's new Permanent Representative to UN

TS Tirumurti has been appointed India's new Permanent Representative to UN. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer. He has served in Indian diplomatic m i s s i o n s i n G e n e v a , G a z a , Washington, D.C., Cairo and Jakarta. (We said this on April 27, 2020 )

Two senior IFS officersto retire next yearThere are two key Ambassadors who will retire in 2020. They are Venu Rajamony, India's Ambassador to The Netherlands, who will retire in November 2020 and Ms Vijay Thakur Singh, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, who will retire in September, 2020.

PMO, MEA watching: Diplomatsputting their best foot forwardThis is the time when diplomats in India's foreign missions are doing their best with their teams to be in the eye of PMO and External Affairs Ministry for some praise for their call of duty. And they are being praised.

Ms. Namrata S. Kumar is Ambassador of Slovenia

Ms. Namrata S. Kumar , presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s t h e n e x t Ambassador of India to the Republic of Slovenia. She is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1997 batch.

Jaideep Mazumdar appointed Ambassador to Austria

Jaideep Mazumdar , present ly Ambassador of India to the Republic of Philippines, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Austria. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1989 batch.

Deepak Mittal appointed Ambassador to Qatar

Deepak Mittal , presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Qatar.He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1998 batch.

Dr B Venkatesh Varmapromoted to Grade I

Dr B Venkatesh Varma has been promoted to the Grade I. He is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Foreign Service (IFS).

Piyush Srivastava appointed Ambassador to Bahrain

Piyush Srivastava , presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1998 batch.

Rahul Chhabra is SecretaryEconomic Relations in MEA

Rahul Chhabra, High Commissioner of India to Kenya, has been appointed as Secretary Economic Relations in the Ministry of External Affairs. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer.

Suresh Reddy appointedAmbassador to Brazil

, presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Federative Republic of Brazil. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1991 batch.

Indra Mani Pandey likely tobe next Ambassador to UNThere are whispers that Indra Mani Pandey, Additional Secretary (Disarmament & International Security Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs is being sent to Geneva as India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to United Nations. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1990 batch.

Raveesh Kumar maybe sent to FinlandFormer MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar is likely to be made Ambassador to Finland. Whispers are that he was earlier being considered for being sent to Vienna. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1995 batch.

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TS Tirumurti appointed India's new Permanent Representative to UN

TS Tirumurti has been appointed India's new Permanent Representative to UN. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer. He has served in Indian diplomatic m i s s i o n s i n G e n e v a , G a z a , Washington, D.C., Cairo and Jakarta. (We said this on April 27, 2020 )

Two senior IFS officersto retire next yearThere are two key Ambassadors who will retire in 2020. They are Venu Rajamony, India's Ambassador to The Netherlands, who will retire in November 2020 and Ms Vijay Thakur Singh, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, who will retire in September, 2020.

PMO, MEA watching: Diplomatsputting their best foot forwardThis is the time when diplomats in India's foreign missions are doing their best with their teams to be in the eye of PMO and External Affairs Ministry for some praise for their call of duty. And they are being praised.

Ms. Namrata S. Kumar is Ambassador of Slovenia

Ms. Namrata S. Kumar , presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s t h e n e x t Ambassador of India to the Republic of Slovenia. She is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1997 batch.

Jaideep Mazumdar appointed Ambassador to Austria

Jaideep Mazumdar , present ly Ambassador of India to the Republic of Philippines, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Austria. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1989 batch.

Deepak Mittal appointed Ambassador to Qatar

Deepak Mittal , presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Qatar.He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1998 batch.

Dr B Venkatesh Varmapromoted to Grade I

Dr B Venkatesh Varma has been promoted to the Grade I. He is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Foreign Service (IFS).

Piyush Srivastava appointed Ambassador to Bahrain

Piyush Srivastava , presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1998 batch.

Rahul Chhabra is SecretaryEconomic Relations in MEA

Rahul Chhabra, High Commissioner of India to Kenya, has been appointed as Secretary Economic Relations in the Ministry of External Affairs. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer.

Suresh Reddy appointedAmbassador to Brazil

, presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Federative Republic of Brazil. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1991 batch.

Indra Mani Pandey likely tobe next Ambassador to UNThere are whispers that Indra Mani Pandey, Additional Secretary (Disarmament & International Security Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs is being sent to Geneva as India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to United Nations. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1990 batch.

Raveesh Kumar maybe sent to FinlandFormer MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar is likely to be made Ambassador to Finland. Whispers are that he was earlier being considered for being sent to Vienna. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1995 batch.

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Ravinder Maini isDirector, CBDT

Ravinder Maini has been appointed as Director, ITA-II Division, CBDT. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Mrs Rashmita Jhapromoted as CIT

Mrs Rashmita Jha has been promoted to the grade of Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT). She is an IRS-IT officer.

Kishore is PCIT in PrCCIT, New Delhi

J Krishna Kishore has been appointed as PCIT (OSD) in the office of Principal CCIT, New Delhi. He is an IRS-IT officer.

14 IRS-C&CE 1994 batchofficers empanelled as JS As many as 14 officers of 1994 batch belonging to Indian Revenue Service (C&CE) have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India. The officers include: Manish Mohan Govil, K V V G Diwakar, Shafat Ahmad Usmani , Yashwant Lal Mahawar, Mihir Kumar, Neeraj Prasad, Engineer Kesavan, Nitish Birdi, Debashish Sahu, Gaurav Kumar, Manish Goyal, Ashir Tyagi, Peri Umasankar and Subhash Chandra Agarwal.

10 IRS-C&CE 1995 batchofficers empanelled as JS

As many as 10 officers of 1995 b a t c h b e l o n g i n g t o I n d i a n Revenue Service (C&CE) have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India. The officers i n c l u d e : R a v i P r a t a p S i n g h , Manish Saxena, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, M G Thamizh Valavan, B A V Srinivasa Rao, Upendra Singh Ya d a v, K B a l a j i M a j u m d a r , Dhirendra Singh Garbyal, Anice J o s e p h C h a n d r a a n d Ve n k a t Reddy.

Two IRS-C&CE 1996 batchofficers empanelled as JS

Two officers of 1996 batch belonging to Indian Revenue Service (C&CE): Deepankar Aron and Limatula Yaden have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India.

Three IRS officers getproforma promotion

Three IRS(C&CE) officers- Rishi Goel, Shobhit Jain and Rajesh F Dhabare- have been granted proforma promotion in the grade of Commissiner, Custom, GST and Central Excise w.e.f. November 29, 2019.

Two Dy Commissionersto join SEZs

IRS(C&CE) officers - Vikas Pal and Anil Chadhuray - of 2014 batch are all set to join Deptt of Commerce as Dy Commissioners on deputation basis for three years. While Pal will join MEPZ, Chennai, Chaudhary has been posted at SEEPZ, Mumbai.

Three IRS - IT officers shiftedThree IRS-IT officers - Prashant Bhushan of 1988 batch, Sanjay Bahadur of 1989 batch and Prakash Dube of 2001 batch – have been transferred. It is said they reportedly suggested to impose additional taxes on rich and a 4% Covid-19 cess on taxable income of over Rs 10 lakh.

Gangadhar returnsto parent cadre

Upon re turn f rom deputa t ion , Gangadhar Panda has been appointed as CIT (OSD) in the office of Pr CCIT Delhi Region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Reddy joins AP Govton deputation

Sadhu Narasimha Reddy, presently Additional Commissioner of GST and Central Excise, Visakhapatnam, has joined the Government of Andhra Pradesh on deputation. He is a 2006 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Dipak Kumar Guptais Secretary, LPAI

Dipak Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Secretary at Joint Secretary level in the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI). He is a 1995 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Ankit Jain appointed asUnder Secretary, CBDT

Ankit Jain has been appointed as Under Secretary, (TPL-III) division, CBDT, Department of Revenue on deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.

IRS officer to joinMinority Affairs

Charan Preet Singh Bakshi will join the Ministry of Minority Affairs as JS under Central Staffing Scheme on deputation for five years. He is a 1992 batch IRS(C&CE) officer.

Ms Sheetal joins CGGovt on deputation

Ms Sheetal Shashwat Verma has been appointed as Special Secretary, F i n a n c e i n G o v e r n m e n t o f Chhattisgarh on deputation. She is an IRS-IT officer.

Sonam is Commissioner& Secretary to AP CM

Sonam Chombay has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Chief Minister, of Arunachal Pradesh on deputation. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Ravi Shankar joins APGovt on deputation

S Ravi Shankar has been appointed as Director (Drugs) in Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department in the State Government of Andhra Pradesh on deputation. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Manish Gupta isDirector, CBDT

Manish Gupta has been appointed Director, Inv-III Division, CBDT. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Mohanty to join NSCSatyajit Mohanty, ADG, System, will join National Security Council (NSC) Secretariat as JS for six months. He is a 1999 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

S Ramakrishnangets PCIT grade

S Ramakrishnan has notionally been promoted to the grade of PCIT. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Jayant Kumar Jhais now PCC & CE

J a y a n t K u m a r J h a , C h i e f Commissioner of Customs and C e n t r a l E x c i s e h a s b e e n p romoted a s P r inc ipa l Ch ie f Commissioner of Customs and C e n t r a l E x c i s e o r P r i n c i p a l Director General of Customs, GST and Central Excise.

Himanshu Guptamade PCC & CE

H i m a n s h u G u p t a , C h i e f Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise has been promoted as Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise or Principal Director General of Customs, GST and Central Excise.

Four vacancies ofMember in CBIC

By August , there wil l be four vacancies of Member in the CBIC. New appointments are now awaited.

Sonkar joins UttarakhandGovt on deputation

J i t e n d r a K u m a r S o n k a r h a s joined Uttarakhand Government on deputation and been posted Joint Secretary to the Secretariat of Governor. He is an IRS-IT officer.

1999 batch IRSS officersyet to be empanelled

The 1999 batch IRSS officers have still not been empanelled for Senior Administrative Grade promotion in the Railways.

Varma promotedto PCIT grade

Vijay Varma has been promoted to the grade of PCIT. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Dr Prafulla is PCIT in PCCIT office, Delhi

Dr Prafulla Kumar Prusty has been appointed as Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (PCIT - OSD) in the office of PCCIT, Delhi Region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Mrs Richa Khoda isCIT in PCCIT, Jaipur

Mrs Richa Khoda has been appointed as CIT (OSD) in the office of PCCIT, Jaipur, Rajasthan region. She is an IRS-IT officer.

Two IRS(C&CE) officerspromoted as CCs

IRS(C&CE) officers- Ajay Ganesh Ubale and Pramod Kumar - have been p r o m o t e d a s C h i e f Commissioners/DG. Both officers belong to 1988 batch.

Mohit Jain is now CIT inPCCIT office, Mumbai

Mohit Jain has been appointed CIT (OSD) in the office of PCCIT, Mumbai Region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Sharma is Addl CIT inPCCIT office, Delhi

Anurag Sharma has been appointed Additional CIT (OSD) in the office of PCCIT, Delhi Region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

IRS officer Bardhan takesVoluntary Retirement

Dipak Bardhan has taken Voluntary Retirement (VR) frm IRS(C&CE) w. e. f. May 2, 2020. He was posted in Bengaluru.

Saurabh Gupta returns toparent cadre, gets posting

Upon return from deputation, Saurabh Gupta has been appointed as DCIT (OSD) in the office of Pr. CCIT, Delhi Region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Arjun Pradhanto join FIU

Arjun Pradhan is all set to join Financial Intelligence Unit-IND, Deptt of Revenue, on deputation basis for four years as Dy Director. He is a 2014 batch IRS(C&CE) officer.

Dr Dubey is PCCF,Production in MP

Dr P C Dubey has been appointed as PCCF (Production), Headquarter, Bhopal after promotion to PCCF grade in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of MP cadre.

Mrs. Rajora is APCCF,Vigilance & Grievances

Mrs Smeeta Rajora has been appointed as appointed as APCCF (Vigilance/Grievances) in PCCF office in Bhopal after promotion to APCCF grade. She is a 1992 batch IFS officer of MP cadre.

Uttam Kumar Sharma toreturn to parent cadre

Uttam Kumar Sharma presently working as Additional Professor at Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, will be returning to parent cadre on June 30, 2020. Sharma, who belongs to a 1999 batch IFS officer of M P c a d r e , i s a l l o w e d t o b e repatriated.

Singh is Commissioner, Horticulture in MP

Pushkar Singh has been appointed as Commiss ione r- cum-Di rec to r, Horticulture and Food Processing, Bhopal, while M Kalidurai holding this post returns to parent Forest Department in Madhya Pradesh. Pushkar is a 1987 batch IFS officer of MP cadre.

MP gets four Head ofForests in two years

The Forests Department of Madhya Pradesh has witnessed four PCCF & Head of Forests within two years. A 1980 batch IFS officer Jauwad Hasan served only one month to the post from July 1 to July 31, 2018, while 1981 batch IFS officer M K Sapra enjoyed the post from August 1 to December 31, 2019 and J K Mohanty, a 1983 batch officer, was appointed to the post on January 1, 2019 and served till September 2019 after which Dr U Prakasham held the charge of Head of Forests since October 2019.

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Ravinder Maini isDirector, CBDT

Ravinder Maini has been appointed as Director, ITA-II Division, CBDT. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Mrs Rashmita Jhapromoted as CIT

Mrs Rashmita Jha has been promoted to the grade of Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT). She is an IRS-IT officer.

Kishore is PCIT in PrCCIT, New Delhi

J Krishna Kishore has been appointed as PCIT (OSD) in the office of Principal CCIT, New Delhi. He is an IRS-IT officer.

14 IRS-C&CE 1994 batchofficers empanelled as JS As many as 14 officers of 1994 batch belonging to Indian Revenue Service (C&CE) have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India. The officers include: Manish Mohan Govil, K V V G Diwakar, Shafat Ahmad Usmani , Yashwant Lal Mahawar, Mihir Kumar, Neeraj Prasad, Engineer Kesavan, Nitish Birdi, Debashish Sahu, Gaurav Kumar, Manish Goyal, Ashir Tyagi, Peri Umasankar and Subhash Chandra Agarwal.

10 IRS-C&CE 1995 batchofficers empanelled as JS

As many as 10 officers of 1995 b a t c h b e l o n g i n g t o I n d i a n Revenue Service (C&CE) have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India. The officers i n c l u d e : R a v i P r a t a p S i n g h , Manish Saxena, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, M G Thamizh Valavan, B A V Srinivasa Rao, Upendra Singh Ya d a v, K B a l a j i M a j u m d a r , Dhirendra Singh Garbyal, Anice J o s e p h C h a n d r a a n d Ve n k a t Reddy.

Two IRS-C&CE 1996 batchofficers empanelled as JS

Two officers of 1996 batch belonging to Indian Revenue Service (C&CE): Deepankar Aron and Limatula Yaden have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India.

Three IRS officers getproforma promotion

Three IRS(C&CE) officers- Rishi Goel, Shobhit Jain and Rajesh F Dhabare- have been granted proforma promotion in the grade of Commissiner, Custom, GST and Central Excise w.e.f. November 29, 2019.

Two Dy Commissionersto join SEZs

IRS(C&CE) officers - Vikas Pal and Anil Chadhuray - of 2014 batch are all set to join Deptt of Commerce as Dy Commissioners on deputation basis for three years. While Pal will join MEPZ, Chennai, Chaudhary has been posted at SEEPZ, Mumbai.

Three IRS - IT officers shiftedThree IRS-IT officers - Prashant Bhushan of 1988 batch, Sanjay Bahadur of 1989 batch and Prakash Dube of 2001 batch – have been transferred. It is said they reportedly suggested to impose additional taxes on rich and a 4% Covid-19 cess on taxable income of over Rs 10 lakh.

Gangadhar returnsto parent cadre

Upon re turn f rom deputa t ion , Gangadhar Panda has been appointed as CIT (OSD) in the office of Pr CCIT Delhi Region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Reddy joins AP Govton deputation

Sadhu Narasimha Reddy, presently Additional Commissioner of GST and Central Excise, Visakhapatnam, has joined the Government of Andhra Pradesh on deputation. He is a 2006 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Dipak Kumar Guptais Secretary, LPAI

Dipak Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Secretary at Joint Secretary level in the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI). He is a 1995 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Ankit Jain appointed asUnder Secretary, CBDT

Ankit Jain has been appointed as Under Secretary, (TPL-III) division, CBDT, Department of Revenue on deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.

IRS officer to joinMinority Affairs

Charan Preet Singh Bakshi will join the Ministry of Minority Affairs as JS under Central Staffing Scheme on deputation for five years. He is a 1992 batch IRS(C&CE) officer.

Ms Sheetal joins CGGovt on deputation

Ms Sheetal Shashwat Verma has been appointed as Special Secretary, F i n a n c e i n G o v e r n m e n t o f Chhattisgarh on deputation. She is an IRS-IT officer.

Sonam is Commissioner& Secretary to AP CM

Sonam Chombay has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Chief Minister, of Arunachal Pradesh on deputation. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Ravi Shankar joins APGovt on deputation

S Ravi Shankar has been appointed as Director (Drugs) in Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department in the State Government of Andhra Pradesh on deputation. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Manish Gupta isDirector, CBDT

Manish Gupta has been appointed Director, Inv-III Division, CBDT. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Mohanty to join NSCSatyajit Mohanty, ADG, System, will join National Security Council (NSC) Secretariat as JS for six months. He is a 1999 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

S Ramakrishnangets PCIT grade

S Ramakrishnan has notionally been promoted to the grade of PCIT. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Jayant Kumar Jhais now PCC & CE

J a y a n t K u m a r J h a , C h i e f Commissioner of Customs and C e n t r a l E x c i s e h a s b e e n p romoted a s P r inc ipa l Ch ie f Commissioner of Customs and C e n t r a l E x c i s e o r P r i n c i p a l Director General of Customs, GST and Central Excise.

Himanshu Guptamade PCC & CE

H i m a n s h u G u p t a , C h i e f Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise has been promoted as Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise or Principal Director General of Customs, GST and Central Excise.

Four vacancies ofMember in CBIC

By August , there wil l be four vacancies of Member in the CBIC. New appointments are now awaited.

Sonkar joins UttarakhandGovt on deputation

J i t e n d r a K u m a r S o n k a r h a s joined Uttarakhand Government on deputation and been posted Joint Secretary to the Secretariat of Governor. He is an IRS-IT officer.

1999 batch IRSS officersyet to be empanelled

The 1999 batch IRSS officers have still not been empanelled for Senior Administrative Grade promotion in the Railways.

Varma promotedto PCIT grade

Vijay Varma has been promoted to the grade of PCIT. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Dr Prafulla is PCIT in PCCIT office, Delhi

Dr Prafulla Kumar Prusty has been appointed as Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (PCIT - OSD) in the office of PCCIT, Delhi Region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Mrs Richa Khoda isCIT in PCCIT, Jaipur

Mrs Richa Khoda has been appointed as CIT (OSD) in the office of PCCIT, Jaipur, Rajasthan region. She is an IRS-IT officer.

Two IRS(C&CE) officerspromoted as CCs

IRS(C&CE) officers- Ajay Ganesh Ubale and Pramod Kumar - have been p r o m o t e d a s C h i e f Commissioners/DG. Both officers belong to 1988 batch.

Mohit Jain is now CIT inPCCIT office, Mumbai

Mohit Jain has been appointed CIT (OSD) in the office of PCCIT, Mumbai Region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Sharma is Addl CIT inPCCIT office, Delhi

Anurag Sharma has been appointed Additional CIT (OSD) in the office of PCCIT, Delhi Region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

IRS officer Bardhan takesVoluntary Retirement

Dipak Bardhan has taken Voluntary Retirement (VR) frm IRS(C&CE) w. e. f. May 2, 2020. He was posted in Bengaluru.

Saurabh Gupta returns toparent cadre, gets posting

Upon return from deputation, Saurabh Gupta has been appointed as DCIT (OSD) in the office of Pr. CCIT, Delhi Region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Arjun Pradhanto join FIU

Arjun Pradhan is all set to join Financial Intelligence Unit-IND, Deptt of Revenue, on deputation basis for four years as Dy Director. He is a 2014 batch IRS(C&CE) officer.

Dr Dubey is PCCF,Production in MP

Dr P C Dubey has been appointed as PCCF (Production), Headquarter, Bhopal after promotion to PCCF grade in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of MP cadre.

Mrs. Rajora is APCCF,Vigilance & Grievances

Mrs Smeeta Rajora has been appointed as appointed as APCCF (Vigilance/Grievances) in PCCF office in Bhopal after promotion to APCCF grade. She is a 1992 batch IFS officer of MP cadre.

Uttam Kumar Sharma toreturn to parent cadre

Uttam Kumar Sharma presently working as Additional Professor at Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, will be returning to parent cadre on June 30, 2020. Sharma, who belongs to a 1999 batch IFS officer of M P c a d r e , i s a l l o w e d t o b e repatriated.

Singh is Commissioner, Horticulture in MP

Pushkar Singh has been appointed as Commiss ione r- cum-Di rec to r, Horticulture and Food Processing, Bhopal, while M Kalidurai holding this post returns to parent Forest Department in Madhya Pradesh. Pushkar is a 1987 batch IFS officer of MP cadre.

MP gets four Head ofForests in two years

The Forests Department of Madhya Pradesh has witnessed four PCCF & Head of Forests within two years. A 1980 batch IFS officer Jauwad Hasan served only one month to the post from July 1 to July 31, 2018, while 1981 batch IFS officer M K Sapra enjoyed the post from August 1 to December 31, 2019 and J K Mohanty, a 1983 batch officer, was appointed to the post on January 1, 2019 and served till September 2019 after which Dr U Prakasham held the charge of Head of Forests since October 2019.

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Ms Rana is Joint CEO,Rajasthan State HAA

Ms Tejasvi Rana has been appointed as Joint CEO, State Health Assurance Agency (HAA), Jaipur while Mrs Rukmani Riar was sent on long leave in Rajasthan.

Ashwini Kumar Mishra'sdeputation extended

The deputation tenure of Ashwini Kumar Mishra working as Joint Secretary at Director level in UPSC has been extended upto June 21, 2020. He is a 2000 batch IOFS officer.

Ram Sajiwan Singh'sdeputation extended

The deputation tenure of Ram Sajiwan Singh working as Director in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has been extended upto March 31, 2021. He is a 1996 batch ITS officer.

Meena reports toparent office DoT

Budhdhi Prakash Meena, after repatriation from BSNL,has reported back to his parent office DoT. He ia JAG level ITS officer.

Shah appointedDS, ABVIMS

S L Shah has been posted as Dy Secretary to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ins t i tu te of Medica l Sc iences (ABVIMS) in Delhi. The Institute is located at Dr RML Hospital.

Sandhya Rani is Member,Postal Services Board

Sandhya Rani, CPMG, Telangana circle, has been promoted as Member (Banking and DBT), Postal Services Board. She is a 1987 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Sharma is also Secretary,Postal Service Board

Prannoy Sharma, DDG (IR&GB), Postal Directorate, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Postal Services Board until further orders. He is a 1998 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Ms Sharda is CPMG,Karnataka circle

Ms Sharda Sampath, presently CPMG, Kerala circle, has been appointed CPMG, Karnataka circle. She is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

ITS officer to join CICSidh Kumar, an Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer, is set to join the Central Information Commission (CIC) as JS, a Director level post on deputation for five years under CSC. He is presently posted as GM (Coordination), BSNL.

Six P&T BWS officerspromoted to SAG

Six P&T Building Works Service (P&T BWS) Group-A officers has been promoted to SAG on regular basis. They are- Balbir Singh, S K Talware, Rama Rani, K G Garg, A K Mirdha and U K Nandapurkar.

Shashi Mohan reports backConsequent upon his repatriation from BBNL, Shashi Mohan , an officer of SAG of ITS Group. 'A', has reported back to his parent DoT.

Rajarajan appointedCPMG, Kerala circle

V Rajarajan, who is presently on deputation to IISC, Bengaluru, has been appointed as CPMG, Kerala circle. He is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Agrawal returns to parent depttConsequent upon his repatriation from BBNL, Vikas Agarwal, an officer of JAG of ITS Gr. 'A', has reported for duties in DoT on April 27,2020 .

Prasar Bharti DDG getsone year extension

Col Vijay Kumar Shad, DDG (Admn) in Prasar Bharati, has been given extension in his deputation tenure for one year w e f June 11, 2020. Col Shad is from Military Services Branch.

Five Under Secretariesget new postings

DoPT has posted five CSS officers as Under Secretaries to different departments. Accordingly, Inderjeet to j o i n A B V I M S , P V R Rajsekharan,Minis t ry of Ski l l Development & Entrepreneurship, Anil Kumar yadav, DIIP, Subrat Chatterjee, Health & Family Welfare a n d D i b a k a r M i s h r a t o j o i n Department of Fisheries.

ITS officer tojoin MoD

Mahendra Prakash Gupta, an Indian telecom Service (ITS) officer will join the Ministry of Defence as Director for five years on deputation under Central Staffing Scheme (CSS). He is presently working in BSNL.

Dr Seema Khannais DDG in NIC

Dr Seema Khanna has been promoted to Deputy Director General in National Informatics Centre (NIC).

IP&TAFS officer getsDirector(Fin)' charge

S K Gupta, a 1998 batch IP&TAFS officer, has been given the additional charge of Director (Finance), BSNL till July 25, 2020 or till further orders. He is Pr CCA, BSNL, Delhi.

Alok Chakrabartygets extension

DGFT has extended the deputation tenure of Alok Chakrabarty for six more months upto Sept 21, 2020. He is CSS officer and presently posted in Zonal office Kolkata as F o r e i g n Tr a d e D e v e l o p m e n t Officer.

Anjana's post upgraded to Director level

The post of Ms Anjana Vashishtha has been upgraded as Director in the Depar tmen t o f Economic Affairs. She is a 2005 batch ICAS officer.

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Ms Rana is Joint CEO,Rajasthan State HAA

Ms Tejasvi Rana has been appointed as Joint CEO, State Health Assurance Agency (HAA), Jaipur while Mrs Rukmani Riar was sent on long leave in Rajasthan.

Ashwini Kumar Mishra'sdeputation extended

The deputation tenure of Ashwini Kumar Mishra working as Joint Secretary at Director level in UPSC has been extended upto June 21, 2020. He is a 2000 batch IOFS officer.

Ram Sajiwan Singh'sdeputation extended

The deputation tenure of Ram Sajiwan Singh working as Director in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has been extended upto March 31, 2021. He is a 1996 batch ITS officer.

Meena reports toparent office DoT

Budhdhi Prakash Meena, after repatriation from BSNL,has reported back to his parent office DoT. He ia JAG level ITS officer.

Shah appointedDS, ABVIMS

S L Shah has been posted as Dy Secretary to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ins t i tu te of Medica l Sc iences (ABVIMS) in Delhi. The Institute is located at Dr RML Hospital.

Sandhya Rani is Member,Postal Services Board

Sandhya Rani, CPMG, Telangana circle, has been promoted as Member (Banking and DBT), Postal Services Board. She is a 1987 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Sharma is also Secretary,Postal Service Board

Prannoy Sharma, DDG (IR&GB), Postal Directorate, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Postal Services Board until further orders. He is a 1998 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Ms Sharda is CPMG,Karnataka circle

Ms Sharda Sampath, presently CPMG, Kerala circle, has been appointed CPMG, Karnataka circle. She is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

ITS officer to join CICSidh Kumar, an Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer, is set to join the Central Information Commission (CIC) as JS, a Director level post on deputation for five years under CSC. He is presently posted as GM (Coordination), BSNL.

Six P&T BWS officerspromoted to SAG

Six P&T Building Works Service (P&T BWS) Group-A officers has been promoted to SAG on regular basis. They are- Balbir Singh, S K Talware, Rama Rani, K G Garg, A K Mirdha and U K Nandapurkar.

Shashi Mohan reports backConsequent upon his repatriation from BBNL, Shashi Mohan , an officer of SAG of ITS Group. 'A', has reported back to his parent DoT.

Rajarajan appointedCPMG, Kerala circle

V Rajarajan, who is presently on deputation to IISC, Bengaluru, has been appointed as CPMG, Kerala circle. He is a 1988 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Agrawal returns to parent depttConsequent upon his repatriation from BBNL, Vikas Agarwal, an officer of JAG of ITS Gr. 'A', has reported for duties in DoT on April 27,2020 .

Prasar Bharti DDG getsone year extension

Col Vijay Kumar Shad, DDG (Admn) in Prasar Bharati, has been given extension in his deputation tenure for one year w e f June 11, 2020. Col Shad is from Military Services Branch.

Five Under Secretariesget new postings

DoPT has posted five CSS officers as Under Secretaries to different departments. Accordingly, Inderjeet to j o i n A B V I M S , P V R Rajsekharan,Minis t ry of Ski l l Development & Entrepreneurship, Anil Kumar yadav, DIIP, Subrat Chatterjee, Health & Family Welfare a n d D i b a k a r M i s h r a t o j o i n Department of Fisheries.

ITS officer tojoin MoD

Mahendra Prakash Gupta, an Indian telecom Service (ITS) officer will join the Ministry of Defence as Director for five years on deputation under Central Staffing Scheme (CSS). He is presently working in BSNL.

Dr Seema Khannais DDG in NIC

Dr Seema Khanna has been promoted to Deputy Director General in National Informatics Centre (NIC).

IP&TAFS officer getsDirector(Fin)' charge

S K Gupta, a 1998 batch IP&TAFS officer, has been given the additional charge of Director (Finance), BSNL till July 25, 2020 or till further orders. He is Pr CCA, BSNL, Delhi.

Alok Chakrabartygets extension

DGFT has extended the deputation tenure of Alok Chakrabarty for six more months upto Sept 21, 2020. He is CSS officer and presently posted in Zonal office Kolkata as F o r e i g n Tr a d e D e v e l o p m e n t Officer.

Anjana's post upgraded to Director level

The post of Ms Anjana Vashishtha has been upgraded as Director in the Depar tmen t o f Economic Affairs. She is a 2005 batch ICAS officer.

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Prakash empanelled asJoint Secretary in GoI

K Prakash has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

Harpreet Singh has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Thakur empanelled asJoint Secretary in GoI

Sushil Kumar Thakur has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IA&AS officer.

Two IIS officerspromoted to STS

Two IIS officers- Manikant Thakur and Krishan Gopal Sharma, both JT officers, have been promoted to Senior Time Scale (STS) w.e.f. May 1, 2020. These officers have now become Dy Directors.

Ms Khosla postedas DDG, DoT Hq

Ms Deepika Khosla has been posted as DDG, DoT Hq in New DELHI. She is an ITS officer.

Sunil Kumar Singhalrepatriated to DoT

Consequent upon repatr ia t ion f r o m B B N L , S u n i l K u m a r Singhal has reported back to his parent DoT. He is a JAG officer of ITS.

Salary & Allowancesbe paid by PAO

Salary and Allowances of Group-A officers of IBES<IBPS< IIS and CCW cadre will be now be disbursed from PAO(IRLA) from t h i s m o n t h . P r a s a r B h a r a t i Secretariat has directed all HoDs to send all details of officers to PAO at the earliest positively so tha t sa la ry and o ther re la ted allowances can be credited in their accounts.

Medikonda Eleesha isCPMG, Telangana

Medikonda Eleesha, PMG, Vijaywada region, has been appointed as CPMG, Telangana circle after promotion to HAG level. He is a 1989 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Dhruva Kumar Singhis CCA, CBIT&C

Dhruva Kumar Singh has been appointed Chief Control ler of Accounts, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, New Delhi. He is a 2000 batch ICAS officer.

Mrs Sanchita Shukla is CCA, CBDT

Mrs Sanchita Shukla has been posted as Chief Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Direct Taxes. He is a 2000 batch ICAS officer.

Shailendra Kumaris CCA, HRD

Shailendra Kumar has been appointed Chief Control ler of Accounts , Min i s t ry o f Human Resource Development, New Delhi. He is a 1999 batch ICAS officer.

Dr. Talukdar isCCA, SJ&E

Dr Gautam Talukdar has been appointed Chief Control ler of Accounts, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (SJ&E). He is a 1994 batch ICAS officer.

IES officer is DG,Labour Bureau

The 1985 batch Indian Economic Services officer D P S Negi has taken over charge as Director General of Labour Bureau in the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Dr Richa Pandey getsaddl charge of CoA

Dr Richa Pandey has been assigned an additional charge of Controller of Accounts (CoA), Ministry of External Affairs. She is an ICAS officer.

Bhaskar Verma is CCA, Consumer Affairs

Bhaskar Verma has been appointed as Chief Control ler of Accounts , Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. He is a 1995 batch ICAS officer.

Nandwana appointedCCA in CGA office

P r a v e e n N a n d w a n a h a s b e e n appointed as Chief Controller of Accounts, Office of Controller General of Accounts. He is a 1995 batch ICAS officer.

Two ITS officersjoin DoT

Consequent upon completion of 45th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) at IIPA, two ITS officers - Sudhash C h a n d a n d D e v e n d r a S i n g h Kachchawaha- have reported back to DoT. Both officers are Director.

Yogesh Kumar Meena isDirector (A/c), Fertilizers

Yogesh Kumar Meena has been appointed as Director (Accounts), Department of Fertilizers. He is a 2004 batch ICAS officer.

TN Govt employeesretirement age raised

The Tamil Nadu Government has raised the retirement age of employees from 58 to 59 years. The order is applicable to government employees, teachers, lecturers and professors in government and aided schools and colleges besides State public sector units.

Dr N Sharavan Kumar is also CoA in Personnel

Dr N Sharavan Kumar has been assigned an additional charge of Controller of Accounts (CoA) in the Minis t ry of Personnel , Publ ic Grievances & Pensions.

ITU wants ITAdministrator

International Telecom Union (ITU), a UN agency, wants IT Administrator for Genewa, Switzerland. Interested c a n a p p l y t i l l J u l y 6 , 2 0 2 0 . Appl icat ions f rom women are encouraged. Detail can be seen from DoT.

ECI searching officerfor Director (DE)

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is in search of officer for the post of Director (Election Expenditure) on deputation basis.

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Prakash empanelled asJoint Secretary in GoI

K Prakash has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI

Harpreet Singh has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Thakur empanelled asJoint Secretary in GoI

Sushil Kumar Thakur has been empanelled for holding the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IA&AS officer.

Two IIS officerspromoted to STS

Two IIS officers- Manikant Thakur and Krishan Gopal Sharma, both JT officers, have been promoted to Senior Time Scale (STS) w.e.f. May 1, 2020. These officers have now become Dy Directors.

Ms Khosla postedas DDG, DoT Hq

Ms Deepika Khosla has been posted as DDG, DoT Hq in New DELHI. She is an ITS officer.

Sunil Kumar Singhalrepatriated to DoT

Consequent upon repatr ia t ion f r o m B B N L , S u n i l K u m a r Singhal has reported back to his parent DoT. He is a JAG officer of ITS.

Salary & Allowancesbe paid by PAO

Salary and Allowances of Group-A officers of IBES<IBPS< IIS and CCW cadre will be now be disbursed from PAO(IRLA) from t h i s m o n t h . P r a s a r B h a r a t i Secretariat has directed all HoDs to send all details of officers to PAO at the earliest positively so tha t sa la ry and o ther re la ted allowances can be credited in their accounts.

Medikonda Eleesha isCPMG, Telangana

Medikonda Eleesha, PMG, Vijaywada region, has been appointed as CPMG, Telangana circle after promotion to HAG level. He is a 1989 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Dhruva Kumar Singhis CCA, CBIT&C

Dhruva Kumar Singh has been appointed Chief Control ler of Accounts, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, New Delhi. He is a 2000 batch ICAS officer.

Mrs Sanchita Shukla is CCA, CBDT

Mrs Sanchita Shukla has been posted as Chief Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Direct Taxes. He is a 2000 batch ICAS officer.

Shailendra Kumaris CCA, HRD

Shailendra Kumar has been appointed Chief Control ler of Accounts , Min i s t ry o f Human Resource Development, New Delhi. He is a 1999 batch ICAS officer.

Dr. Talukdar isCCA, SJ&E

Dr Gautam Talukdar has been appointed Chief Control ler of Accounts, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (SJ&E). He is a 1994 batch ICAS officer.

IES officer is DG,Labour Bureau

The 1985 batch Indian Economic Services officer D P S Negi has taken over charge as Director General of Labour Bureau in the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Dr Richa Pandey getsaddl charge of CoA

Dr Richa Pandey has been assigned an additional charge of Controller of Accounts (CoA), Ministry of External Affairs. She is an ICAS officer.

Bhaskar Verma is CCA, Consumer Affairs

Bhaskar Verma has been appointed as Chief Control ler of Accounts , Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. He is a 1995 batch ICAS officer.

Nandwana appointedCCA in CGA office

P r a v e e n N a n d w a n a h a s b e e n appointed as Chief Controller of Accounts, Office of Controller General of Accounts. He is a 1995 batch ICAS officer.

Two ITS officersjoin DoT

Consequent upon completion of 45th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA) at IIPA, two ITS officers - Sudhash C h a n d a n d D e v e n d r a S i n g h Kachchawaha- have reported back to DoT. Both officers are Director.



TN Govt employeesretirement age raised

The Tamil Nadu Government has raised the retirement age of employees from 58 to 59 years. The order is applicable to government employees, teachers, lecturers and professors in government and aided schools and colleges besides State public sector units.

Dr N Sharavan Kumar is also CoA in Personnel

Dr N Sharavan Kumar has been assigned an additional charge of Controller of Accounts (CoA) in the Minis t ry of Personnel , Publ ic Grievances & Pensions.

ITU wants ITAdministrator

International Telecom Union (ITU), a UN agency, wants IT Administrator for Genewa, Switzerland. Interested c a n a p p l y t i l l J u l y 6 , 2 0 2 0 . Appl icat ions f rom women are encouraged. Detail can be seen from DoT.

ECI searching officerfor Director (DE)

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is in search of officer for the post of Director (Election Expenditure) on deputation basis.

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Hegde to returnto parent cadre

A seven-year deputation of V R Hegde on central deputation is coming to an end in the first week of July this year. He is a 2000 batch ISS officer.



More SSC personnel in defence wings likely

There are whispers that the Govt may allow greater number of personnel to be appointed for Short Service Commission in all three defence wings.

UPSC Chairman toretire in August

Arvind Saxena, Chairman of UPSC, is schedule to superannuate on August 7 this year. He is a 1978 batch Indian Postal Service officer holding the post of the Chairman since June 20, 2018.

ITS officer reportsback to his deptt

Consequent upon his repatriation from TRAI, Parmod Kumar, an officer of JAG of ITS Gr. 'A', has reported for duties in DoT on May 8, 2020.

Roy appointed PMG,Jabalpur MP circle

Vidhan Chandra Roy has been appointed as PMG, Jabalpur MP circle. He is a 1992 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Dr Reddy is PMG,Hyderabad region

D r P V S R e d d y h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d P M G , H y d e r a b a d region , Telangana circle. He is a 1993 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Kushal Kumar postedas PMG, Berhampur

K u s h a l K u m a r P a t h a k h a s r e t u r n e d f r o m d e p u t a t i o n t o Election Commission of India and has been posted as PMG, Berhampur Odisha. He is a 2000 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Pranav Kumar isPMG, Directorate

Pranav Kumar has been appointed as PMG, (Admn & BD), BD Directorate, New Delhi. He is a 1995 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Kevichusa is PMG,Kolkata city

K Kevichusa has returned from depu ta t ion to Governmen t o f Nagaland and has been posted as PMG, Kolkata City region. He is a 2000 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Nirmaljit Singh appointedDDG, Postal Directorate

Nirmaljit Singh has been appointed as DDG (VP, SR & Legal), Postal Directorate, New Delhi. He is a 1997 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Ashok Kumar appointedDDG, Postal Directorate

Ashok Kumar has been appointed as D D G ( C P & P M L A ) , P o s t a l Directorate, New Delhi. He is a 1997 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Eight year deputationof Nema ends this year

An eight-year central deputation of Ajay Kumar Nema, outside the cadre, is ending this year. Nema, who is presently serving as Director, NITI Aayog, belongs to a 1994 batch ITS officer.

Col. Kumar is PMG,Southern Region

C o l . S u s h i l K u m a r h a s b e e n appo in ted as P M G , Southern Region, Ajmer, Rajasthan circle. He is a 1997 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Kishore is PMG,Western region

Sachin Kishore has been appointed as PMG, Western Region, Jodhpur, Rajasthan circle. He is a 1997 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Tushar Kanti Paul is also DG (Telecom)

DoT has given additional charge of DG (Telecom) to Tushar Kanti Paul. He is a HAG level ITS officer.

Dr Ranjeeta appointedDeputy CA, MHA

Dr Ranjeeta has been appointed as Deputy Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Home Affairs. She is a 2013 batch ICAS officer.

75 Ministries/Departmentsusing e-office platform

A r o u n d 7 5 M i n i s t r i e s o r Departments are actively using e - o f f i c e p l a t f o r m o f w h i c h 5 7 Ministries / Departments have achieved more than 80% of their work in e- office. The remaining Ministries/ Departments would a l s o m a k e e n d e a v o u r f o r expeditious implementation of e-o f f i c e i n S e c r e t a r i a t / Ministries/Departments and also in their attached and subordinate offices in a time bound manner.

WFH to be a matterof policy in GoI !

COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Government offices to go for ' Wo r k F r o m H o m e ' ( W F H ) s y s t e m . T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f A d m i n i s t r a t i v e a n d P u b l i c Grievances (DAPG) has prepared a draft consultation paper for the Work From Home. DAPRG has i n v i t e d c o m m e n t s f r o m Ministries/Departments by May 21. The draft has 18 points. If gets approval then, DoPT may provide option for work from home to the eligible officers/ staff for 15 days in a year as a matter of policy.

10 ITS officerstransferred

DoT has t ransferred 10 J A G Indian Telecom Service( I T S ) off icers . Accordingly, Neelesh S r i v a s t a v a i s g o i n g t o B h o p a l , M P L S A , N e e r a j S ingha l S A Wing , DoT hq , udhdhi Prakash Meena to j in Ski l l Development uni t a t DoT h q , A r v i n d K u m a r M i s h r a , U P ( E a s t ) L S A , B r i j M o h a n S e t i a , H P L S A , R a v i n d r a Prasad, Dierctor(P S U-I) , DoT hq ,Vikas Agrawal , S P P I ,DoT H q , G S r e s h R e d d y , H y d e r a b a d , A P L S A , S h a i k Muj ib Pasha , Hyde rabad A P L S A and Robin Adawal joins a t A S Wing DoT hq.

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B Mahapatra is Chairman ofUjjivan Small Finance Bank

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has appointed Biswamohan Mahapatra as Chairman of the Bank.

CBI files chargesheet against Credit Manager, Bank of India

T h e C e n t r a l B u r e a u o f Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against the then Credit Manager, Bank of India, Guwahati (Assam) on corruption charges.

Apply for re-appointment4 months in advance: RBI

R B I has made i t mandatory for pr ivate and foreign banks to s u b m i t a p p l i c a t i o n f o r r e -appointment of Chairman, M D & C E O f o u r m o n t h s i n advance.

Vyas is interim MD & CEOof PNB Housing Finance

PNB Housing Finance Ltd has appoin ted Neera j Vyas as an E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r a n d t h e interim Managing Director and C E O o f t h e c o m p a n y f o r a period of eight months w.e.f . April 28, 2020.

Vidyanathan is CRO ofLakshmi Vilas Bank

Lakshmi Vilas Bank has appointed S Va idyana than , Ass i s t an t Vice President, Risk Department, as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of the Bank.

All Bank branchesto work normally

All the bank branches will be allowed to work as per normal working hours till disbursal of DBT cash transfers is complete with effect from April 20, 2020.

Field duty option formid-level executives ?

Many middle-level executives of merged public sector banks may have to choose field duty as an option in case bank branches have no space to accommodate them after the branch rationalization process.

Dr Rai re-nominatedon SBI Central Board

The Central Government has re-nominated Dr Pushpendra Rai as Part-time Non-official Director on the Central Board of State Bank of India for a period of two years beyond February 5, 2020.

Appointment of two HDFCBank Directors put on hold

Sashidhar Jagdishan and Bhavesh Z a v e r i h a v e r e s i g n e d a s Additional Directors on the Board of HDFC Bank in compliance with RBI directives. The Board of D i r e c t o r s o f t h e B a n k s h a l l e x a m i n e a n d c o n s i d e r t h e i r appointments once the new MD and CEO assumes charge.

Makhija is Ind. Directorof Axis Bank again

A X I S Bank has re-appointed R a k e s h M a k h i j a a s a n I n d e p e n d e n t D i r e c t o r o f t h e Bank for his second term from October 27, 2020 up to October 26, 2023

SBI promotes 14CGMs and DMDs

The S ta te Bank o f Ind ia has promoted 14 of its chief general managers and Deputy Managing Director.They are Arun Mehta, N a t r a j a n S u n d a r , S a s t r y S Venkataramana, Ravindra Pandey, Prakash Chand Kandpal, Ashwini Kumar Tewari, V S Radhakrishnan, S Salee, Rana Ashutosh Kumar S i n g h , P r a b o d h P a r i k h , R a o Sureddi Srinivasa, Anup Kumar Mahapatra, Vinay M Tonse and Ms Saloni Narayan.

Deepak Kumar is CRO, RBL

T h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f Ratnakar Bank Limited (RBL) have appointed Deepak Kumar as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of the Bank for a period of two years.

WhispersBANKING & INSURANCE

Hegde to returnto parent cadre

A seven-year deputation of V R Hegde on central deputation is coming to an end in the first week of July this year. He is a 2000 batch ISS officer.



More SSC personnel in defence wings likely

There are whispers that the Govt may allow greater number of personnel to be appointed for Short Service Commission in all three defence wings.

UPSC Chairman toretire in August

Arvind Saxena, Chairman of UPSC, is schedule to superannuate on August 7 this year. He is a 1978 batch Indian Postal Service officer holding the post of the Chairman since June 20, 2018.

ITS officer reportsback to his deptt

Consequent upon his repatriation from TRAI, Parmod Kumar, an officer of JAG of ITS Gr. 'A', has reported for duties in DoT on May 8, 2020.

Roy appointed PMG,Jabalpur MP circle

Vidhan Chandra Roy has been appointed as PMG, Jabalpur MP circle. He is a 1992 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Dr Reddy is PMG,Hyderabad region

D r P V S R e d d y h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d P M G , H y d e r a b a d region , Telangana circle. He is a 1993 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Kushal Kumar postedas PMG, Berhampur

K u s h a l K u m a r P a t h a k h a s r e t u r n e d f r o m d e p u t a t i o n t o Election Commission of India and has been posted as PMG, Berhampur Odisha. He is a 2000 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Pranav Kumar isPMG, Directorate

Pranav Kumar has been appointed as PMG, (Admn & BD), BD Directorate, New Delhi. He is a 1995 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Kevichusa is PMG,Kolkata city

K Kevichusa has returned from depu ta t ion to Governmen t o f Nagaland and has been posted as PMG, Kolkata City region. He is a 2000 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Nirmaljit Singh appointedDDG, Postal Directorate

Nirmaljit Singh has been appointed as DDG (VP, SR & Legal), Postal Directorate, New Delhi. He is a 1997 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Ashok Kumar appointedDDG, Postal Directorate

Ashok Kumar has been appointed as D D G ( C P & P M L A ) , P o s t a l Directorate, New Delhi. He is a 1997 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Eight year deputationof Nema ends this year

An eight-year central deputation of Ajay Kumar Nema, outside the cadre, is ending this year. Nema, who is presently serving as Director, NITI Aayog, belongs to a 1994 batch ITS officer.

Col. Kumar is PMG,Southern Region

C o l . S u s h i l K u m a r h a s b e e n appo in ted as P M G , Southern Region, Ajmer, Rajasthan circle. He is a 1997 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Kishore is PMG,Western region

Sachin Kishore has been appointed as PMG, Western Region, Jodhpur, Rajasthan circle. He is a 1997 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Tushar Kanti Paul is also DG (Telecom)

DoT has given additional charge of DG (Telecom) to Tushar Kanti Paul. He is a HAG level ITS officer.

Dr Ranjeeta appointedDeputy CA, MHA

Dr Ranjeeta has been appointed as Deputy Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Home Affairs. She is a 2013 batch ICAS officer.

75 Ministries/Departmentsusing e-office platform

A r o u n d 7 5 M i n i s t r i e s o r Departments are actively using e - o f f i c e p l a t f o r m o f w h i c h 5 7 Ministries / Departments have achieved more than 80% of their work in e- office. The remaining Ministries/ Departments would a l s o m a k e e n d e a v o u r f o r expeditious implementation of e-o f f i c e i n S e c r e t a r i a t / Ministries/Departments and also in their attached and subordinate offices in a time bound manner.

WFH to be a matterof policy in GoI !

COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Government offices to go for ' Wo r k F r o m H o m e ' ( W F H ) s y s t e m . T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f A d m i n i s t r a t i v e a n d P u b l i c Grievances (DAPG) has prepared a draft consultation paper for the Work From Home. DAPRG has i n v i t e d c o m m e n t s f r o m Ministries/Departments by May 21. The draft has 18 points. If gets approval then, DoPT may provide option for work from home to the eligible officers/ staff for 15 days in a year as a matter of policy.

10 ITS officerstransferred

DoT has t ransferred 10 J A G Indian Telecom Service( I T S ) off icers . Accordingly, Neelesh S r i v a s t a v a i s g o i n g t o B h o p a l , M P L S A , N e e r a j S ingha l S A Wing , DoT hq , udhdhi Prakash Meena to j in Ski l l Development uni t a t DoT h q , A r v i n d K u m a r M i s h r a , U P ( E a s t ) L S A , B r i j M o h a n S e t i a , H P L S A , R a v i n d r a Prasad, Dierctor(P S U-I) , DoT hq ,Vikas Agrawal , S P P I ,DoT H q , G S r e s h R e d d y , H y d e r a b a d , A P L S A , S h a i k Muj ib Pasha , Hyde rabad A P L S A and Robin Adawal joins a t A S Wing DoT hq.

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B Mahapatra is Chairman ofUjjivan Small Finance Bank

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has appointed Biswamohan Mahapatra as Chairman of the Bank.

CBI files chargesheet against Credit Manager, Bank of India

T h e C e n t r a l B u r e a u o f Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against the then Credit Manager, Bank of India, Guwahati (Assam) on corruption charges.

Apply for re-appointment4 months in advance: RBI

R B I has made i t mandatory for pr ivate and foreign banks to s u b m i t a p p l i c a t i o n f o r r e -appointment of Chairman, M D & C E O f o u r m o n t h s i n advance.

Vyas is interim MD & CEOof PNB Housing Finance

PNB Housing Finance Ltd has appoin ted Neera j Vyas as an E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r a n d t h e interim Managing Director and C E O o f t h e c o m p a n y f o r a period of eight months w.e.f . April 28, 2020.

Vidyanathan is CRO ofLakshmi Vilas Bank

Lakshmi Vilas Bank has appointed S Va idyana than , Ass i s t an t Vice President, Risk Department, as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of the Bank.

All Bank branchesto work normally

All the bank branches will be allowed to work as per normal working hours till disbursal of DBT cash transfers is complete with effect from April 20, 2020.

Field duty option formid-level executives ?

Many middle-level executives of merged public sector banks may have to choose field duty as an option in case bank branches have no space to accommodate them after the branch rationalization process.

Dr Rai re-nominatedon SBI Central Board

The Central Government has re-nominated Dr Pushpendra Rai as Part-time Non-official Director on the Central Board of State Bank of India for a period of two years beyond February 5, 2020.

Appointment of two HDFCBank Directors put on hold

Sashidhar Jagdishan and Bhavesh Z a v e r i h a v e r e s i g n e d a s Additional Directors on the Board of HDFC Bank in compliance with RBI directives. The Board of D i r e c t o r s o f t h e B a n k s h a l l e x a m i n e a n d c o n s i d e r t h e i r appointments once the new MD and CEO assumes charge.

Makhija is Ind. Directorof Axis Bank again

A X I S Bank has re-appointed R a k e s h M a k h i j a a s a n I n d e p e n d e n t D i r e c t o r o f t h e Bank for his second term from October 27, 2020 up to October 26, 2023

SBI promotes 14CGMs and DMDs

The S ta te Bank o f Ind ia has promoted 14 of its chief general managers and Deputy Managing Director.They are Arun Mehta, N a t r a j a n S u n d a r , S a s t r y S Venkataramana, Ravindra Pandey, Prakash Chand Kandpal, Ashwini Kumar Tewari, V S Radhakrishnan, S Salee, Rana Ashutosh Kumar S i n g h , P r a b o d h P a r i k h , R a o Sureddi Srinivasa, Anup Kumar Mahapatra, Vinay M Tonse and Ms Saloni Narayan.

Deepak Kumar is CRO, RBL

T h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o f Ratnakar Bank Limited (RBL) have appointed Deepak Kumar as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of the Bank for a period of two years.

PSUs PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS

Whispers

Bank Menon gets extention

RBI has extended the term of Madhavan Menon as the Part-time Chairman of CSB Bank till July 21, 2020.

HDFC Bank finalises threecandidates for MD & CEO

The Board of HDFC Bank has finalised three candidates, in order of preference, to succeed CEO and MD Aditya Puri. However, an external agency is working to zero in on a candidate.

Repositioning of 11 WTDs ofPSBs awaits Govt clearance

The Banks Board Bureau has recommended repositioning of 11 Whole-time Directors of Public Sector banks which merged with larger banks.The recommendations are with the Central Govt for clearance.

Organizational shake-upin anchor PSBs on cards

Whispers are that organizational shake-up seems inevitable in anchor public sector banks which have absorbed smaller banks this year. The organizations could be much leaner at the top.

Dr Mohan is Ind. Directorof IndusInd Bank again

IndusInd Bank has re-appointed Dr T T Ram Mohan, for a second t e r m a s a N o n - E x e c u t i v e , Independent Director of the Bank w.e.f. May 12, 2020.

EXIM Bank recommends20 officers for LDP at IIM

EXIM Bank has recommended 20 officers for the Leadership Development Programe at IIM, Bangalore and their assessment is underway by Banks Board Bureau. The Second Batch of executives from various banks will start their training in July 2020.

RBI wants proposals for MD &CEOs four months in advance

The RBI has asked all private banks and foreign banks operating in India that proposals for appointment of a new MD & CEO/ CEO should be submitted to RBI at least four months before the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent officer.

Neeraj Dhawan isCRO, YES Bank

YES Bank has appointed Neeraj Dhawan as the Chief Risk Officer of the Bank for a period of three years.

More and more pvt sectoraspirants for top PSB slots

D u r i n g t h e p a s t s i x m o n t h s (October 2019 to March 2020), there had been a significant rise in the number of candidates (30 ) from private sector who applied to the Banks Board Bureau for the three vacant posts of (MD & CEO) (now filled).The number of candidates f r o m P S B s a n d f i n a n c i a l institutions stood at 32.

Don't transfer officersin lockdown: AISBOF

T h e A l l I n d i a S t a t e B a n k O f f i c e r s ' F e d e r a t i o n h a s r e q u e s t e d S B I t o p managemen t t o i s s ue s u i t ab l e adv i s o ry t o a l l c i r c l e s no t t o i n i t i a t e t r a n s f e r o r d e r s t o o f f i c e r s du r ing t h i s pe r i od o f l o c k d o w n a n d d u r i n g t h e d u r a t i o n o f r e s t r i c t i o n s o f t r ave l .

UBI Non Exec Chairman Handa may get extension

There are fresh whispers that Union Bank o f Ind ia Pa r t - t ime Non Executive Chairman Kewal Handa may be granted an extension. The Govt may also go for a consultation with the Union Bank of India Board early next month to decide on the issue.

M K Sharma is MD & CEO of SBI Life Insurance Company

Mahesh Kumar Sharma currently Deputy CEO of SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd, has now been appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of the company w.e.f. May 9, 2020.

Bandhan Bank Board getstwo Independent Directors

Bandhan Bank has appointed VP Tendulkar and Vijay N Bhatt as A d d i t i o n a l D i r e c t o r s o f t h e Bank.

14 UBI GMs to getCGM rank soon

A total of 14 general managers of Union Bank o f Ind ia wi l l be promoted to chief general manager rank soon. The bank will start the evaluation process soon for all 55 GMs to promote 14 of them.

Will Praveen Gupta beSenior Advisor BoB ?

Outgoing MD of the State Bank of India, Praveen Gupta, is likely to be appointed Senior Advisor in the Bank of Baroda for a period of one year.

Vaidya appointedChairman, IOCL

Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Director (Refineries), IOCL, has been appointed as Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.(We said this on Dec 12, 2019)

Dinesh Kumar Batra isDirector (Fin), BEL

Dinesh Kumar Batra, GM, BEL, has been appointed as Director (Finance), B h a r a t E l e c t r o n i c s L i m i t e d (BEL).The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.(We said this on Jan 24, 2020 )

Arvind Vadnerkar getsadditional charge

Arvind Vadnerkar, Director (HR), BSNL, has been given additional charge of Director (EB), BSNL till July 25, 2020 or till further orders.

Ramesh Babu joins asDirector (Ope), NTPC

Ramesh Babu V, Executive Director, NTPC, has taken over the charge as Di rec to r (Opera t ions ) , N T P C Limited.

K Vinayak Rao appointedMember (Finance), AAI

K Vinayak Rao, presently posted with Northern Railway has been selected for post of Member (Finance), Airports Authority of India. The Govt has accepted his technical resignation from IRAS to join duty at AAI.

Only one Director levelvacancy in BHEL

Only one vacancy at Director level is arising in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) with retirement of S Balakrishnan in 2020. The selection of Director (Industrial Systems & Products) is delayed due to unexpected situation arising out of COVID-19 spread.

Pradip Kumar Dasis CMD, IREDA

Prad ip Kumar Das , D i r ec to r ( F i n a n c e ) , I T D C , h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s C h a i r m a n - c u -M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r , I n d i a n R e n e w a b l e E n e r g y D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y ( I R E D A ) . The Appo in tmen t s Committee of Cabinet (A C C) has approved his appointment to the post.

Lalit Kumar Gupta isDirector (Fin), CCI

Lalit Kumar Gupta, CGM, CCIL, has been appointed as Director (Finance), Cotton Corporation of I n d i a L i m i t e d ( C C I ) . T h e A p p o i n t m e n t s C o m m i t t e e o f Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Dr Sanjay Kumar Jhais CMD, MIDHANI

Dr Sanjay Kumar Jha, Director (Production & Marketing), has taken over the charge as Chairman & Managing Director in Mishra Dhatu Nigma Ltd (MIDHANI).

NEPA Ltd headlessfor a long time

The post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NEPA Limited, has been lying vacant since November 2019 and BHEL Bhopal Unit's Executive Director, C Ananda is holding an additional charge of the post.

Ram Narayan Dubey isDirector (Fin), NCL

Ram Narayan Dubey, GM, CIL has been appointed as Director (Finance), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

P K Purwar is alsoCMD, MTNL

P K Purwar, CMD, BSNL, has been given an additional charge of CMD, MTNL for a period of s i x m o n t h s o r u n t i l f u r t h e r orders.

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PSUs PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS

Whispers

Bank Menon gets extention

RBI has extended the term of Madhavan Menon as the Part-time Chairman of CSB Bank till July 21, 2020.

HDFC Bank finalises threecandidates for MD & CEO

The Board of HDFC Bank has finalised three candidates, in order of preference, to succeed CEO and MD Aditya Puri. However, an external agency is working to zero in on a candidate.

Repositioning of 11 WTDs ofPSBs awaits Govt clearance

The Banks Board Bureau has recommended repositioning of 11 Whole-time Directors of Public Sector banks which merged with larger banks.The recommendations are with the Central Govt for clearance.

Organizational shake-upin anchor PSBs on cards

Whispers are that organizational shake-up seems inevitable in anchor public sector banks which have absorbed smaller banks this year. The organizations could be much leaner at the top.

Dr Mohan is Ind. Directorof IndusInd Bank again

IndusInd Bank has re-appointed Dr T T Ram Mohan, for a second t e r m a s a N o n - E x e c u t i v e , Independent Director of the Bank w.e.f. May 12, 2020.

EXIM Bank recommends20 officers for LDP at IIM

EXIM Bank has recommended 20 officers for the Leadership Development Programe at IIM, Bangalore and their assessment is underway by Banks Board Bureau. The Second Batch of executives from various banks will start their training in July 2020.

RBI wants proposals for MD &CEOs four months in advance

The RBI has asked all private banks and foreign banks operating in India that proposals for appointment of a new MD & CEO/ CEO should be submitted to RBI at least four months before the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent officer.

Neeraj Dhawan isCRO, YES Bank

YES Bank has appointed Neeraj Dhawan as the Chief Risk Officer of the Bank for a period of three years.

More and more pvt sectoraspirants for top PSB slots

D u r i n g t h e p a s t s i x m o n t h s (October 2019 to March 2020), there had been a significant rise in the number of candidates (30 ) from private sector who applied to the Banks Board Bureau for the three vacant posts of (MD & CEO) (now filled).The number of candidates f r o m P S B s a n d f i n a n c i a l institutions stood at 32.

Don't transfer officersin lockdown: AISBOF

T h e A l l I n d i a S t a t e B a n k O f f i c e r s ' F e d e r a t i o n h a s r e q u e s t e d S B I t o p managemen t t o i s s ue s u i t ab l e adv i s o ry t o a l l c i r c l e s no t t o i n i t i a t e t r a n s f e r o r d e r s t o o f f i c e r s du r ing t h i s pe r i od o f l o c k d o w n a n d d u r i n g t h e d u r a t i o n o f r e s t r i c t i o n s o f t r ave l .

UBI Non Exec Chairman Handa may get extension

There are fresh whispers that Union Bank o f Ind ia Pa r t - t ime Non Executive Chairman Kewal Handa may be granted an extension. The Govt may also go for a consultation with the Union Bank of India Board early next month to decide on the issue.

M K Sharma is MD & CEO of SBI Life Insurance Company

Mahesh Kumar Sharma currently Deputy CEO of SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd, has now been appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of the company w.e.f. May 9, 2020.

Bandhan Bank Board getstwo Independent Directors

Bandhan Bank has appointed VP Tendulkar and Vijay N Bhatt as A d d i t i o n a l D i r e c t o r s o f t h e Bank.

14 UBI GMs to getCGM rank soon

A total of 14 general managers of Union Bank o f Ind ia wi l l be promoted to chief general manager rank soon. The bank will start the evaluation process soon for all 55 GMs to promote 14 of them.

Will Praveen Gupta beSenior Advisor BoB ?

Outgoing MD of the State Bank of India, Praveen Gupta, is likely to be appointed Senior Advisor in the Bank of Baroda for a period of one year.

Vaidya appointedChairman, IOCL

Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Director (Refineries), IOCL, has been appointed as Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.(We said this on Dec 12, 2019)

Dinesh Kumar Batra isDirector (Fin), BEL

Dinesh Kumar Batra, GM, BEL, has been appointed as Director (Finance), B h a r a t E l e c t r o n i c s L i m i t e d (BEL).The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.(We said this on Jan 24, 2020 )

Arvind Vadnerkar getsadditional charge

Arvind Vadnerkar, Director (HR), BSNL, has been given additional charge of Director (EB), BSNL till July 25, 2020 or till further orders.

Ramesh Babu joins asDirector (Ope), NTPC

Ramesh Babu V, Executive Director, NTPC, has taken over the charge as Di rec to r (Opera t ions ) , N T P C Limited.

K Vinayak Rao appointedMember (Finance), AAI

K Vinayak Rao, presently posted with Northern Railway has been selected for post of Member (Finance), Airports Authority of India. The Govt has accepted his technical resignation from IRAS to join duty at AAI.

Only one Director levelvacancy in BHEL

Only one vacancy at Director level is arising in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) with retirement of S Balakrishnan in 2020. The selection of Director (Industrial Systems & Products) is delayed due to unexpected situation arising out of COVID-19 spread.

Pradip Kumar Dasis CMD, IREDA

Prad ip Kumar Das , D i r ec to r ( F i n a n c e ) , I T D C , h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s C h a i r m a n - c u -M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r , I n d i a n R e n e w a b l e E n e r g y D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y ( I R E D A ) . The Appo in tmen t s Committee of Cabinet (A C C) has approved his appointment to the post.

Lalit Kumar Gupta isDirector (Fin), CCI

Lalit Kumar Gupta, CGM, CCIL, has been appointed as Director (Finance), Cotton Corporation of I n d i a L i m i t e d ( C C I ) . T h e A p p o i n t m e n t s C o m m i t t e e o f Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Dr Sanjay Kumar Jhais CMD, MIDHANI

Dr Sanjay Kumar Jha, Director (Production & Marketing), has taken over the charge as Chairman & Managing Director in Mishra Dhatu Nigma Ltd (MIDHANI).

NEPA Ltd headlessfor a long time

The post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NEPA Limited, has been lying vacant since November 2019 and BHEL Bhopal Unit's Executive Director, C Ananda is holding an additional charge of the post.

Ram Narayan Dubey isDirector (Fin), NCL

Ram Narayan Dubey, GM, CIL has been appointed as Director (Finance), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

P K Purwar is alsoCMD, MTNL

P K Purwar, CMD, BSNL, has been given an additional charge of CMD, MTNL for a period of s i x m o n t h s o r u n t i l f u r t h e r orders.

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WhispersCORPORATE

Singh is Director(Tech), MCL

Baban Singh, GM, SECL, has been appointed as Director (Technical), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Subrata Shekhar Sinha isDirector (Tech), NCL

Subrata Shekhar Sinha, GM, SECL, has been appointed as Director (Technical), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Mrs Parminder Choprais Director (Fin), PFC

Mrs Parminder Chopra, ED, PFC, has been appointed as Director (Finance), Power Finance Corporation (PFC) L i m i t e d . T h e A p p o i n t m e n t s Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Patnaik to take over as Dir(Comm), MOIL on Aug 1

P V V Patnaik, ED, MOIL, will be taking over the charge as Director (Commercial), MOIL Limited on August 1, 2020.

MD of Indraprastha Gas LtdRanganathan gets extension

GAIL (India) Limited has extended tenure of E .S . Ranganathan , Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (nominee of GAIL), till May 31, 2020. Ranganathan tenure ended on April 30, 2020.

Basu may get secondterm as CMD, BLC

Prabal Basu, Chairman & Managing Director of Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited (BLC), is expected to get extension for second term till October 31, 2023. His five year tenure is coming to an end in July this year.

Das is Director (Fin),Balmer Lawrie & Co.

Sandip Das, GM, BLC, has taken over the charge as Director (Finance), Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited on May 1, 2020. He succeeds S S Khuntia who retired on April 30.

Rama Kant Singh is GovtNominee Director, AYCL

Rama Kant Singh, Director, DHI, has been appointed as Part-time Official Director (Govt. Nominee) on the Board of Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. (AYCL).

Dr. Anindya Sinha isDirector (Tech), NCL

Dr Anindya Sinha, Project Advisor, Ministry of Coal has been appointed as Director (Technical), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Vacancy of Director (P&M)arises in MIDHANI

A vacancy of Director (Production & Marketing) has arisen in Mishra Dhatu Nigma Ltd (MIDHANI) with the incumbent Dr Sanjay Kumar Jha relinquishing the charge after becoming CMD.

GoI to have Director (Fin),ITI on deputation

The Government of India has decided to fill the post of Director (Finance), Indian Telephone Industries Limited ( I T I) on deputation/immediate absorption basis through Search-cum-Selection process.

Kapil Kumar Gupta to join as Director (Fin), MMTC on June 1

Kapil Kumar Gupta, GM, EIL, will be taking over the charge as Director (Finance), Minerals and Metals Trad ing Corpora t ion o f Ind ia (MMTC) on June 1, 2020. He will succeed present incumbent Umesh Sharma retiring in May this year.

Appointment of new CMDof MCL on back burner

The selection process for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MCL has been shelved for the time being because of COVID-19 pandemic. A vacancy of this post is arising this year end.

Selection process forCMD, BEML shelved

The selection process for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, BEML has been shelved for the time being due to COVID-19 pandemic. A vacancy of this post is arising soon.

Arun Kumar Agrawal isDirector (Tech), MECON

Arun Kumar Agrawal, GM MECON, has been appointed Director (Technical), MECON Limited. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Tenure of Dr Sanjay Kumar asDirector (Pers), WCL extended

The tenure of Dr Sanjay Kumar, Director (Personnel) , Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has been extended till July 31, 2023.

Bansal appointed MDof Navi Technologies

Sachin Bansal has been appointed as M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r o f N a v i Technologies.

Vineet Arora is MD & CEO, Paytm General Insurance

Vineet Arora has been appointed as MD & CEO of Paytm General Insurance.

Mahajan is MD & CEOof CARE Ratings

C A R E R a t i n g s L t d h a s appointed Ajay Mahajan as the Managing Director and Chief E x e c u t i v e O f f i c e r o f t h e company.

Khetan appointedCEO, MT Educare

MT Educare Limited has appointed Arun Kumar Khetan as Chief Executive Officer of the company.

V Rao is MD of IDC,India & South Asia

Vasant Rao has been appointed as Managing Director of International Data Corporation, India and South Asia.

Ms Agarwal is CS, AthenaGlobal Technologies

Athena Global Technologies Ltd has appointed Mrs Divya Agrawal as Company Secretary of the company.

Ms Waghela appointed CS,Omnitex Industries India

Omnitex Industries India Ltd has appointed Ms Karishma Waghela as a Company Secretary of the company.

Nazawa appointed MD,Konica Minlota India

Konica Minlota India has appointed Tai Nazawa as Managing Director of the company.

Ved Mani Tiwari is CEO of Welspun Enterprises

Welspun Enterprises Limited has appointed Ved Mani Tiwari as Chief Executive Officer of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2020.

Ms Sharma re-appointedInd. Director, ETT Ltd.

ETT Ltd has re-appointed Ms Roopal Sharma as an Independent Director of the company.

Singh is MD of NuwayOrganic Naturals India

Nuway Organic Naturals India Ltd has appointed Kuwarinder Singh as Managing Director of the company.

Savla is Addl. Directorof Deep Industries

Deep Industries Ltd has appointed Dharen Savla as an Additional Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the company.

Ms Noble is Ind. Directorof Godrej Industries

Godrej Industries Limited has appointed Ms Monaz Noble as N o n - E x e c u t i v e I n d e p e n d e n t Director of the company w.e.f. May 1, 2020.

Rajendra Purohit isCS, Aadi Industries

Aadi Industries Limited has appointed Rajendra Purohi t as Company Secretary of the company.

Vinayak is GCOO,Fortis Healthcare

Fortis Healthcare has appointed Anil Vinayak as Group Chief Operating Officer of the company.

Ms Singh appointedCS of GSS Infotech

GSS Infotech Ltd has appointed Ms Amrita Singh as Company Secretary of the company.

Reddy is Exec Chairman of Cyient Ltd. again

Cyien t L td ha s r e - appo in t ed B . V . R . M o h a n R e d d y a s E x e c u t i v e C h a i r m a n o f t h e company.

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Singh is Director(Tech), MCL

Baban Singh, GM, SECL, has been appointed as Director (Technical), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Subrata Shekhar Sinha isDirector (Tech), NCL

Subrata Shekhar Sinha, GM, SECL, has been appointed as Director (Technical), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Mrs Parminder Choprais Director (Fin), PFC

Mrs Parminder Chopra, ED, PFC, has been appointed as Director (Finance), Power Finance Corporation (PFC) L i m i t e d . T h e A p p o i n t m e n t s Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Patnaik to take over as Dir(Comm), MOIL on Aug 1

P V V Patnaik, ED, MOIL, will be taking over the charge as Director (Commercial), MOIL Limited on August 1, 2020.

MD of Indraprastha Gas LtdRanganathan gets extension

GAIL (India) Limited has extended tenure of E .S . Ranganathan , Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (nominee of GAIL), till May 31, 2020. Ranganathan tenure ended on April 30, 2020.

Basu may get secondterm as CMD, BLC

Prabal Basu, Chairman & Managing Director of Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited (BLC), is expected to get extension for second term till October 31, 2023. His five year tenure is coming to an end in July this year.

Das is Director (Fin),Balmer Lawrie & Co.

Sandip Das, GM, BLC, has taken over the charge as Director (Finance), Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited on May 1, 2020. He succeeds S S Khuntia who retired on April 30.

Rama Kant Singh is GovtNominee Director, AYCL

Rama Kant Singh, Director, DHI, has been appointed as Part-time Official Director (Govt. Nominee) on the Board of Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. (AYCL).

Dr. Anindya Sinha isDirector (Tech), NCL

Dr Anindya Sinha, Project Advisor, Ministry of Coal has been appointed as Director (Technical), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Vacancy of Director (P&M)arises in MIDHANI

A vacancy of Director (Production & Marketing) has arisen in Mishra Dhatu Nigma Ltd (MIDHANI) with the incumbent Dr Sanjay Kumar Jha relinquishing the charge after becoming CMD.

GoI to have Director (Fin),ITI on deputation

The Government of India has decided to fill the post of Director (Finance), Indian Telephone Industries Limited ( I T I) on deputation/immediate absorption basis through Search-cum-Selection process.

Kapil Kumar Gupta to join as Director (Fin), MMTC on June 1

Kapil Kumar Gupta, GM, EIL, will be taking over the charge as Director (Finance), Minerals and Metals Trad ing Corpora t ion o f Ind ia (MMTC) on June 1, 2020. He will succeed present incumbent Umesh Sharma retiring in May this year.

Appointment of new CMDof MCL on back burner

The selection process for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MCL has been shelved for the time being because of COVID-19 pandemic. A vacancy of this post is arising this year end.

Selection process forCMD, BEML shelved

The selection process for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, BEML has been shelved for the time being due to COVID-19 pandemic. A vacancy of this post is arising soon.

Arun Kumar Agrawal isDirector (Tech), MECON

Arun Kumar Agrawal, GM MECON, has been appointed Director (Technical), MECON Limited. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Tenure of Dr Sanjay Kumar asDirector (Pers), WCL extended

The tenure of Dr Sanjay Kumar, Director (Personnel) , Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has been extended till July 31, 2023.

Bansal appointed MDof Navi Technologies

Sachin Bansal has been appointed as M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r o f N a v i Technologies.

Vineet Arora is MD & CEO, Paytm General Insurance

Vineet Arora has been appointed as MD & CEO of Paytm General Insurance.

Mahajan is MD & CEOof CARE Ratings

C A R E R a t i n g s L t d h a s appointed Ajay Mahajan as the Managing Director and Chief E x e c u t i v e O f f i c e r o f t h e company.

Khetan appointedCEO, MT Educare

MT Educare Limited has appointed Arun Kumar Khetan as Chief Executive Officer of the company.

V Rao is MD of IDC,India & South Asia

Vasant Rao has been appointed as Managing Director of International Data Corporation, India and South Asia.

Ms Agarwal is CS, AthenaGlobal Technologies

Athena Global Technologies Ltd has appointed Mrs Divya Agrawal as Company Secretary of the company.

Ms Waghela appointed CS,Omnitex Industries India

Omnitex Industries India Ltd has appointed Ms Karishma Waghela as a Company Secretary of the company.

Nazawa appointed MD,Konica Minlota India

Konica Minlota India has appointed Tai Nazawa as Managing Director of the company.

Ved Mani Tiwari is CEO of Welspun Enterprises

Welspun Enterprises Limited has appointed Ved Mani Tiwari as Chief Executive Officer of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2020.

Ms Sharma re-appointedInd. Director, ETT Ltd.

ETT Ltd has re-appointed Ms Roopal Sharma as an Independent Director of the company.

Singh is MD of NuwayOrganic Naturals India

Nuway Organic Naturals India Ltd has appointed Kuwarinder Singh as Managing Director of the company.

Savla is Addl. Directorof Deep Industries

Deep Industries Ltd has appointed Dharen Savla as an Additional Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of the company.

Ms Noble is Ind. Directorof Godrej Industries

Godrej Industries Limited has appointed Ms Monaz Noble as N o n - E x e c u t i v e I n d e p e n d e n t Director of the company w.e.f. May 1, 2020.

Rajendra Purohit isCS, Aadi Industries

Aadi Industries Limited has appointed Rajendra Purohi t as Company Secretary of the company.

Vinayak is GCOO,Fortis Healthcare

Fortis Healthcare has appointed Anil Vinayak as Group Chief Operating Officer of the company.

Ms Singh appointedCS of GSS Infotech

GSS Infotech Ltd has appointed Ms Amrita Singh as Company Secretary of the company.

Reddy is Exec Chairman of Cyient Ltd. again

Cyien t L td ha s r e - appo in t ed B . V . R . M o h a n R e d d y a s E x e c u t i v e C h a i r m a n o f t h e company.

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Awards & Honours

NTPC combats COVID-19 with multiple initiatives

SCOPE organises webinar on 'Economic Impact of COVID – CPSEs Perspective'

SAIL becomes largest domestic crude steel producer in FY'20

The role of power utilities has assumed greater significance as electricity is critical to ensure the smooth functioning of various sectors of the economy. NTPC is committed to providing continuous power to the country while abiding with all the guidelines set by the Government of India as well as state governments regarding lockdown and social distancing. Gurdeep Singh, CMD NTPC and Regional Heads of NTPC are monitoring all developments and ensuring that there is no gap in Power generation. Social welfare activities for underprivileged persons and migrant workers in the vicinity of NTPC are also being undertaken. NTPC intends to ensure both the uninterrupted power supply and the well-being of the employees. Hence, the power stations are operating with the requisite number of manpower while the rest of the employees are

contributing from home through the extensive IT support.

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) organised yet another webinar of the SCOPE Webinar Series 2020 titled 'Economic Impact of COVID- CPSEs Perspective' with Deloitte as knowledge partner. SCOPE has recently introduced live webinars on relevant topics imperative for capacity building of PSEs. Kishore Rungta, CMD, FACT and Vice Chairman, SCOPE and Atul Sobti, Director General, SCOPE also addressed the webinar that was attended by over 250 participants. Deloitte team comprised of Romal Shetty, President, Consulting and Nitin Kini, Partner who addressed implications, opportunities and Issues for PSEs with regard to COVID, how to strengthen India's position as a strategic export, supply chain partner and shared practices adopted by SOEs around the world. Rungta said that organisations need to adopt the latest trends to stay adrift in times of crisis.

SAIL has become the leader of crude steel production in India in FY 2019-20. SAIL produced 16.15 Million Tonnes of crude steel during the financial year 2019-20 and it was the highest among all other steel producers in the country. Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chairman, SAIL has commented, “SAIL has been continuously focussing on ramping up its steel production from the new units, which came up under modernization along with optimally utilizing the older units. The concerted efforts to increase volumes have resulted in the Company becoming the largest domestic steel producer in FY'20. The Company's well-coordinated production strategies leveraging augmented production capacities, which were installed under the modernization have started to fructify. In the near future, as the Nation comes out victorious in the fight against Corona virus, the market will definitely show green shoots of steel consumption and SAIL is fully geared up to cater to the steel demands of the Nation”.

POLITICSWhispers

Another scam in the offing ?There are strong reports of an another scam waiting to happen that too from the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh Indore. Central agencies are said to be on the job.

Richest bureaucratin Maharashtra ?

Given the fact that money flows in Maharashtra, it is being discussed that who is the richest IAS and richest IPS officer in Maharashtra.

UP is heading towardsAdministrative stability

UP govt is heading towards the administrative stability. Frequent transfers of bureaucrats are now subject of bygone days. The govt discourages unnecessary transfer postings without any solid reason. According to information the practice of large scale transfers is almost stopped. After June 7 last year, transfers of IAS officers were made on February 14 this year. This surprise change is being seen at every level of administration.

BJP's new 'Avtar'Never heard in the cadre based well disciplined party BJP. Entire media in Madhya Pradesh says “Two from Scindia camp” in Shivraj Singh cabinet. Nowhere in the country “Camp” word has been used in the BJP ruled states. Has the Congress “Virus” now entered the BJP ?

Will there be movement in Corporate Affairs in Reliance ?

Rumours are rife of a movement in the Department of the Corporate Affairs of the Reliance Industries.

Only Mamata Banerjeeraised state autonomy

During the video conference with the PM on lockdown issue, Mamta Banerjee, CM, West Bengal, was the on ly one who ra i sed the a u t o n o m y i s s u e o f s t a t e s . According to experts, this shows that she has nothing to do with pandemic. Was it the proper forum or time to raise such political issues ?

Is Maharashtra Govt onthe radar of Centre ?

Recent developments indicate that the Maharashtra Government i s on t he r ada r o f t he N D A Government.

Media hit hardest byCOVID-19 scenario

Indian Media has been hit hardest by COVID-19 as salary cuts and layoffs begin.

Will Rahul return asParty President ?

Appointment of Rahul Gandhi as m e m b e r o f t h e 1 1 - m e m b e r Consultative Group has, fuelled speculations of his imminent return as President of the beleaguered Grand Old Party.

Shiv Sena develops lovefor Rahul Gandhi

All of a sudden, Shiv Sena has developed love for Rahul Gandhi. This is evident from the fact that the Sena praised him for taking positive stand over the CoronaVirus pandemic in the country and showing how a responsible opposition party should behave during a crisis.

Why no Monitoringteam for Delhi?

In political circles, questions are being asked that why central monitoring team has not been formed for Delhi state which has the highest coronavirus infected people after Maharashtra ? These teams are visiting WB, MP, Maharashtra, Kerala and other states to take stock of ground situation of COVID.

Lockdown exit will decide RS pollsCandidates wait may go longer because there seems to be no chances of Rajya Sabha polls in near future. Sources said that the exit plan of lockdown will decide the poll schedule of RS.

Chh'garh Govt starts pressconference on hi-tech App

Chhattisgarh Govt has started holding video press conference using CISCO WebEX Meeting App in the current COVID-19 situation.

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Awards & Honours

NTPC combats COVID-19 with multiple initiatives

SCOPE organises webinar on 'Economic Impact of COVID – CPSEs Perspective'

SAIL becomes largest domestic crude steel producer in FY'20

The role of power utilities has assumed greater significance as electricity is critical to ensure the smooth functioning of various sectors of the economy. NTPC is committed to providing continuous power to the country while abiding with all the guidelines set by the Government of India as well as state governments regarding lockdown and social distancing. Gurdeep Singh, CMD NTPC and Regional Heads of NTPC are monitoring all developments and ensuring that there is no gap in Power generation. Social welfare activities for underprivileged persons and migrant workers in the vicinity of NTPC are also being undertaken. NTPC intends to ensure both the uninterrupted power supply and the well-being of the employees. Hence, the power stations are operating with the requisite number of manpower while the rest of the employees are

contributing from home through the extensive IT support.

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) organised yet another webinar of the SCOPE Webinar Series 2020 titled 'Economic Impact of COVID- CPSEs Perspective' with Deloitte as knowledge partner. SCOPE has recently introduced live webinars on relevant topics imperative for capacity building of PSEs. Kishore Rungta, CMD, FACT and Vice Chairman, SCOPE and Atul Sobti, Director General, SCOPE also addressed the webinar that was attended by over 250 participants. Deloitte team comprised of Romal Shetty, President, Consulting and Nitin Kini, Partner who addressed implications, opportunities and Issues for PSEs with regard to COVID, how to strengthen India's position as a strategic export, supply chain partner and shared practices adopted by SOEs around the world. Rungta said that organisations need to adopt the latest trends to stay adrift in times of crisis.

SAIL has become the leader of crude steel production in India in FY 2019-20. SAIL produced 16.15 Million Tonnes of crude steel during the financial year 2019-20 and it was the highest among all other steel producers in the country. Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chairman, SAIL has commented, “SAIL has been continuously focussing on ramping up its steel production from the new units, which came up under modernization along with optimally utilizing the older units. The concerted efforts to increase volumes have resulted in the Company becoming the largest domestic steel producer in FY'20. The Company's well-coordinated production strategies leveraging augmented production capacities, which were installed under the modernization have started to fructify. In the near future, as the Nation comes out victorious in the fight against Corona virus, the market will definitely show green shoots of steel consumption and SAIL is fully geared up to cater to the steel demands of the Nation”.

POLITICSWhispers

Another scam in the offing ?There are strong reports of an another scam waiting to happen that too from the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh Indore. Central agencies are said to be on the job.

Richest bureaucratin Maharashtra ?

Given the fact that money flows in Maharashtra, it is being discussed that who is the richest IAS and richest IPS officer in Maharashtra.

UP is heading towardsAdministrative stability

UP govt is heading towards the administrative stability. Frequent transfers of bureaucrats are now subject of bygone days. The govt discourages unnecessary transfer postings without any solid reason. According to information the practice of large scale transfers is almost stopped. After June 7 last year, transfers of IAS officers were made on February 14 this year. This surprise change is being seen at every level of administration.

BJP's new 'Avtar'Never heard in the cadre based well disciplined party BJP. Entire media in Madhya Pradesh says “Two from Scindia camp” in Shivraj Singh cabinet. Nowhere in the country “Camp” word has been used in the BJP ruled states. Has the Congress “Virus” now entered the BJP ?

Will there be movement in Corporate Affairs in Reliance ?

Rumours are rife of a movement in the Department of the Corporate Affairs of the Reliance Industries.

Only Mamata Banerjeeraised state autonomy

During the video conference with the PM on lockdown issue, Mamta Banerjee, CM, West Bengal, was the on ly one who ra i sed the a u t o n o m y i s s u e o f s t a t e s . According to experts, this shows that she has nothing to do with pandemic. Was it the proper forum or time to raise such political issues ?

Is Maharashtra Govt onthe radar of Centre ?

Recent developments indicate that the Maharashtra Government i s on t he r ada r o f t he N D A Government.

Media hit hardest byCOVID-19 scenario

Indian Media has been hit hardest by COVID-19 as salary cuts and layoffs begin.

Will Rahul return asParty President ?

Appointment of Rahul Gandhi as m e m b e r o f t h e 1 1 - m e m b e r Consultative Group has, fuelled speculations of his imminent return as President of the beleaguered Grand Old Party.

Shiv Sena develops lovefor Rahul Gandhi

All of a sudden, Shiv Sena has developed love for Rahul Gandhi. This is evident from the fact that the Sena praised him for taking positive stand over the CoronaVirus pandemic in the country and showing how a responsible opposition party should behave during a crisis.

Why no Monitoringteam for Delhi?

In political circles, questions are being asked that why central monitoring team has not been formed for Delhi state which has the highest coronavirus infected people after Maharashtra ? These teams are visiting WB, MP, Maharashtra, Kerala and other states to take stock of ground situation of COVID.

Lockdown exit will decide RS pollsCandidates wait may go longer because there seems to be no chances of Rajya Sabha polls in near future. Sources said that the exit plan of lockdown will decide the poll schedule of RS.

Chh'garh Govt starts pressconference on hi-tech App

Chhattisgarh Govt has started holding video press conference using CISCO WebEX Meeting App in the current COVID-19 situation.

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Awards & Honours

HUDCO marks its golden jubilee

Adhyaksh Se Vartalaap – massive communication campaign by SAIL Chairman

Koderma Thermal Power Station of DVC achieves 100% PLF

On the occasion of HUDCO's Golden Jubilee, more than 1000 officials and stakeholders from across the country joined a live webcast event to mark 50 years of distinguished service to the nation. In the wake of the corona pandemic, the use of information technology to enable virtual celebration of the foundation day, was a historic first. Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Chief Guest on the occasion, addressed the officials and appreciated HUDCO's stupendous contribution towards nation building. Shiv Das Meena, Chairman and Managing Director, HUDCO congratulated the employees for their commitment and dedication over decades, that has made HUDCO a continuously profit making enterprise with a unique business model of 'profitability with social justice'. M Nagaraj, Director (Corporate Planning) welcomed the participants and D Guhan, Director (Finance) proposed the vote of thanks.

At the time of COVID-19, when the companies around the world are trying to incorporate and adopt various smart moves to keep their functioning less affected, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chairman, SAIL has spearheaded an innovative campaign entitled 'Adhyaksh se Vartalaap' to connect with a large number of employees across the organization through web platform. Around 2000 employees based at various plants and units across the country participated in this communication exercise. In this series of interactions, Chaudhary echoed one clear message to remain focused and meet the annual targets despite the tough times. “If we aim for something with single-minded commitment, there is no force in the world that can stop us from achieving it”, he asserted during his interactions. This new exercise has created a positive vibe and has renewed hope and enthusiasm amongst SAIL employees.

The Koderma Thermal Power Station (KTPS) of DVC achieved a PLF of 100% on May 14, 2020. The power station has an installed capacity of 1000 MW (2X500 MW) and is located in the State of Jharkhand. This operational excellence has come in the midst of the pandemic where there is a nationwide lockdown. In spite of the difficult circumstances, DVC employees after adopting necessary health precautions have been working 24x7 to ensure sustained supply of power to the nation. As part of the strong CSR culture, DVC employees are continuously extending their assistance by distributing ration, drinking water, masks and sanitizers to the nearby villages & communities in the vicinity of its power stations and especially to the migrant workers. These achievements give a positive fillip to one of the leading power majors of India. In recent years, DVC has focused on supplying affordable and reliable power to its consumers and has shown an operational turnaround.

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Awards & Honours

HUDCO marks its golden jubilee

Adhyaksh Se Vartalaap – massive communication campaign by SAIL Chairman

Koderma Thermal Power Station of DVC achieves 100% PLF

On the occasion of HUDCO's Golden Jubilee, more than 1000 officials and stakeholders from across the country joined a live webcast event to mark 50 years of distinguished service to the nation. In the wake of the corona pandemic, the use of information technology to enable virtual celebration of the foundation day, was a historic first. Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Chief Guest on the occasion, addressed the officials and appreciated HUDCO's stupendous contribution towards nation building. Shiv Das Meena, Chairman and Managing Director, HUDCO congratulated the employees for their commitment and dedication over decades, that has made HUDCO a continuously profit making enterprise with a unique business model of 'profitability with social justice'. M Nagaraj, Director (Corporate Planning) welcomed the participants and D Guhan, Director (Finance) proposed the vote of thanks.

At the time of COVID-19, when the companies around the world are trying to incorporate and adopt various smart moves to keep their functioning less affected, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chairman, SAIL has spearheaded an innovative campaign entitled 'Adhyaksh se Vartalaap' to connect with a large number of employees across the organization through web platform. Around 2000 employees based at various plants and units across the country participated in this communication exercise. In this series of interactions, Chaudhary echoed one clear message to remain focused and meet the annual targets despite the tough times. “If we aim for something with single-minded commitment, there is no force in the world that can stop us from achieving it”, he asserted during his interactions. This new exercise has created a positive vibe and has renewed hope and enthusiasm amongst SAIL employees.

The Koderma Thermal Power Station (KTPS) of DVC achieved a PLF of 100% on May 14, 2020. The power station has an installed capacity of 1000 MW (2X500 MW) and is located in the State of Jharkhand. This operational excellence has come in the midst of the pandemic where there is a nationwide lockdown. In spite of the difficult circumstances, DVC employees after adopting necessary health precautions have been working 24x7 to ensure sustained supply of power to the nation. As part of the strong CSR culture, DVC employees are continuously extending their assistance by distributing ration, drinking water, masks and sanitizers to the nearby villages & communities in the vicinity of its power stations and especially to the migrant workers. These achievements give a positive fillip to one of the leading power majors of India. In recent years, DVC has focused on supplying affordable and reliable power to its consumers and has shown an operational turnaround.

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5 June 2020 Postal Date - 15 June 2020 Total Pages …...CENTRAL SERVICES RNI No. MPENG/2008/26519 No : E-2-Bpl Dn./4-347/2019-20 Volume - 12 No. 10 5 June 2020 Postal Date - 15 June