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West Bengal govt transfers 67 IAS officers in major shake-up

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LO Bureau
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Bengal govt sends list of IPS to EC

In a massive administrative shake-up, the West Bengal government on Monday (October 27, 2025) issued transfer and posting orders for 67 IAS officers.

The most notable aspect of the reshuffle is the transfer of 17 District Magistrates, marking one of the largest bureaucratic overhauls in recent months.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;

  1. Sharad Kumar Dwivedi (IAS:2006:WB), District Magistrate, North 24 Parganas, has been transferred and posted as Secretary in Health & Family Welfare Deptt.
  2. Sumit Gupta (IAS:2009:WB), District Magistrate, South 24 Parganas, has been transferred and posted as Municipal Commissioner,
    Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
  3. Shashank Sethi (IAS:2010:WB), Managing Director, WBHIDСО, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, North
    24 Parganas.
  4. Arvind Kumar Mina (IAS:2010:WB), District Magistrate, Cooch Behar, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, South
    24 Parganas.
  5. Rajarshi Mitra (IAS:2012:WB), District Magistrate, Murshidabad, has been transferred and posted as MD, WBHIDCO.
  6. Dr. Rajat Nanda (IAS:2013:WB), District Magistrate, Purulia, has been transferred and posted as Director, Tourism, West
    Bengal.
  7. Dr. Preeti Goyal (IAS:2013:WB), District Magistrate, Darjeeling, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Malda.
  8. Nitin Singhania (IAS:2013:WB), District Magistrate, Malda, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate,
    Murshidabad.
  9. Kontham Sudhir (IAS:2014:WB), Chief Executive Officer, Haldia Development, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Purulia.
  10. Dhaval Jain (IAS:2014:WB), Municipal Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Birbhum.
  11. Unice Rishin Ismail (IAS:2014:WB), Special Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Dept., has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Purba Medinipur.
  12. Raju Mishra (IAS:2015:WB), Special Secretary, Industry, Commerce & Enterprises Department, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Cooch Behar.
  13. Akanksha Bhaskar (IAS:2015:WB), ADM (Basirhat), North 24 Paraganas, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate,
    Jhargram.
  14. Manish Mishra (IAS:2015:WB), ADM, North 24 Parganas, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate,
    Darjeeling.
  15. Bidhan Chandra Roy (WBCS(Exe.)-1993), District Magistrate, Birbhum, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Food &
    Supplies Deptt.
  16. Sunil Agarwala (WBCS(Exe.)-1994), District Magistrate, Jhargram, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, North
    Bengal Dev. Deptt.
  17. Purnendu Kumar Majhi, (WBCS(Exe.)-1995), District Magistrate, Purba Medinipur, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, UD & MA Deptt.
  18. Dr Godala Kiran Kumar (IAS:2005:WB), Secretary in Science & Technology and Biotechnology Department, has been transferred and Divisional Commissioner, Medinipur.
  19. Mukta Arya (IAS:2008:WB), District Magistrate, Hooghly, has been transferred and posted as Secretary in Industry, Commerce &
    Enterprises Department.
  20. Bijin Krishna (IAS:2012:WB), District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Paschim
    Medinipur.
  21. Khursheed Ali Qadri (IAS:2013:WB), District Magistrate, Paschim Medinipur, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Hooghly.
  22. Balasubramanian T (IAS:2013:WB), District Magistrate, Kalimpong, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Dakshin
    Dinajpur.
  23. Kuhuk Bhushan (IAS:2015:WB), Special Secretary, Panchayat & Rural Development Department with additional charge of State Mission Director and Chief Executive Officer, West Bengal State Rural Livelihood Mission, has been transferred as District Magistrate, Kalimpong.
  24. Ms. Sweta Agarwal (IAS:2016:WB), ADM, Purba Bardhaman, has been transferred and posted as Director, Social Welfare.
  25. Harsimran Singh (IAS:2016:WB), ADM, South 24 Parganas, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Finance
    Department.
  26. Prashant Raj Shukla (IAS:2017:WB), ADM, Paschim Bardhaman, has been transferred and posted as ADM, South 24 Parganas.
  27. Rajesh (IAS:2017:WB), ADM, Purulia, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Panchayat & Rural Development Deptt.
  28. Avneet Punia (IAS:2017:WB), OSD to Chief Secretary & Under Secretary, Home & Hill Affairs Department and P&AR Department, has been transferred as ADM, South 24 Parganas.
  29. Kempa Honnaiah (IAS:2017:WB), ADM, Paschim Medinipur, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, WCD & SW Deptt.
  30. Suman Sourav Mohanty (IAS:2017:WB), ADM, Paschim Medinipur, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Technical Education, Training and Skill Development Deptt.
  31. Ravi Agrawal (IAS:2017:WB), ADM, Uttar Dinajpur, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Home & Hill Affairs
    Deptt.
  32. Ravi Ranjan (IAS:2017:WB), ADM, Cooch Behar, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, MSME &T. Deptt.
  33. Abhishek Chourasiya (IAS:2017:WB), ADM, Uttar Dinajpur, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Transport Deptt.
  34. Nripendra Singh (IAS:2017:WB), ADM, Alipurduar, has been transferred as ADM, Nadia.
  35. Nitu (IAS:2017:WB), ADM, Birbhum, has been transferred and posted as ADM, Paschim Bardhaman.
  36. Tejasvi Rana (IAS:2017:WB), Director, Social Welfare, has been transferred and posted as ADM, North 24 Parganas.
  37. Adityavikram Mohan Hirani (IAS:2018:WB), ADM, Purulia, has been transferred and posted as ADM, Alipurduar.
  38. Jameel Fathima Zeba (IAS:2018:WB), ADM, Malda, has been transferred and posted as ADM, Coochbehar.
  39. Priyadarshini Bhattacharya (IAS:2018:WB), ADM, Jalpaiguri, has been transferred and posted as ADM, Uttar Dinajpur.
  40. Rohan Laxmikant Joshi (IAS:2018:WB), ADM, Bankura, has been transferred and posted ADM, Purba Bardhaman.
  41. Azar Zia (IAS:2018:WB), ADM, Howrah, has been transferred and posted Joint Secretary, Higher Education
    Deptt.
  42. Shekhar Kumar Chaudhary (IAS:2018:WB), ADM, Kalimpong, has been transferred and posted as ADM, Howrah.
  43. Ezaz Ahmed (IAS:2018:WB), ADM, Nadia, has been transferred and posted as ADM, Dakshin Dinajpur.
  44. Shinjan Shekhar (IAS:2018:WB), ADM, Nadia, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Food & Supplies
    Deptt.
  45. Dr. Haaris Rasheed (IAS:2018:WB), ADM, Dakshin Dinajpur, has been transferred and posted ADM, Jalpaiguri.
  46. Avadh Singhal (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Siliguri, Darjeeling, has been transferred and posted as OSD to Chief Secretary & Under Secretary, Home & hill Affairs Deptt. and P&AR Deptt.
  47. Ashish Kumar (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Basirhat, North 24 Paraganas, has been transferred and posted as ADM, Nadia.
  48. Shubham Aggarwal (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Kalna, Purba Bardhaman, has been transferred and posted as ADM, Birbhum.
  49. Navneet Mittal (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Mathabhanga, Coochbehar, has been transferred as ADM, Paschim Medinipur.
  50. Shubham Kundal (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Mal, Jalpaigur, has been transferred as ADM, ADM Kalimpong.
  51. Saurav Pandey (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Rampurhat, Birbhum, has been transferred as ADM, Paschim Medinipur.
  52. Ekam J Singh (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Jangipur, Murshidabad, has been transferred as ADM, Malda.
  53. Patil Yogesh Ashokrao (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur, has been transferred as ADM, Purulia.
  54. Manjeet Kumar Yadav (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Egra, Purba Medinipur, has been transferred as ADM, Bankura.
  55. Vishnu Das (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Chandannagar, Hooghly, has been transferred as ADM, North 24 Parganas.
  56. Utkarsh Singh (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Kandi, Murshidabad, has been transferred as ADM, Purulia.
  57. Vandavasi Teja Deepak (IAS:2020:WB), SDO, Kurseong, Darjeeling, has been transferred as ADM, Uttar Dinajpur.
  58. Priya Yadav (IAS:2021:WB), SDO, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur, has been transferred as SDO, Kurseong, Darjeeling.
  59. Ahinsa Jain (IAS:2021:WB), SDO, Katwa, Purba Bardhaman, has been transferred as SDO, Kalna, Purba Bardhaman.
  60. Bharat Singh (IAS:2021:WB), SDO, Ranaghat, Nadia, has been transferred as Joint Secretary, Tourism Department.
  61. Ms. Ankita Agarwal (IAS:2022:WB), OSD, Technical Education Training & Skill Development Department, has been transferred as SDO, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur.
  62. Gaddam Sudheer Kumar Reddy (IAS:2022:WB), OSD, Panchayats & Rural Development Department, has been transferred and posted as SDO, Jangipur, Murshidabad.
  63. Surbhi Singla (IAS:2022:WB), OSD, Women & Child Development and Social Welfare Department, has been transferred and posted as SDO, Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur.
  64. Ashutosh Kumar (IAS:2022:WB), OSD, Office of the Chief Secretary, has been transferred as SDO, Chandannagar, Hooghly.
  65. Mohd Suboor Khan (IAS:2022:WB), OSD, Panchayats & Rural Development Department, has been transferred as SDO, Ranaghat, Nadia.
  66. Karmveer Keshav (IAS:2022:WB), OSD, Panchayats & Rural Development Department, has been transferred as SDO, Egra, Purba Medinipur.
  67. Vikas Ruhela (IAS:2022:WB), OSD, Industry, Commerce and Enterprises Department, has been transferred as SDO, Siliguri, Darjeeling.
  68. Utkarsh Khandal (IAS:2022:WB), OSD, Tourism Department, has been transferred and posted as SDO, Mal, Jalpaiguri.
  69. Rathod Ashwin Babusingh (IAS:2022:WB), OSD, School Education Department, has been transferred and posted as SDO, Rampurhat, Birbhum.
  70. Jasleen Kaur (IAS:2022:WB), OSD, Home & Hill Affairs Department, has been transferred and posted as SDO, Basirhat, North 24 Parganas.

Haryana govt transfers 9 IAS officers in fresh reshuffle

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LO Bureau
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Haryana Map

In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the Haryana government on Monday (October 27, 2025) issued transfer and posting orders for nine IAS officers.

Notably, just three days earlier, the state government had assigned additional responsibilities to three IAS officers as part of an administrative adjustment exercise.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;

  1. Shyamal Mishra (IAS:1996:HY), Chief Administrator, Trade Fair Authority of Haryana, New Delhi; CEO, Faridabad and CEO, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as Chief Administrator, Trade Fair Authority of Haryana, New Delhi and Principal Secretary, Energy Department.
  2. J Ganesan (IAS:2006:HY), MD, HARTRON; DG/Secretary, Housing for All Department; Chief Administrator, Housing Board; Managing Director, Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited; CEO, Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for Haryana AI Development Project (HAIDP) and Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development (HCAPSD) and other Externally-aided Projects, has been transferred and posted CEO, Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority Faridabad; CEO, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority, Gurugram; DG/Secretary, Housing for All Department; Chief Administrator, Housing Board; CEO, Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for Haryana AI Development Project (HAIDP) and Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development (HCAPSD) and other Externally-aided Projects.
  3. Ashok Kumar Meena (IAS:2006:HY), MD, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and Secretary, Energy Department, has been transferred and posted as Director General/Secretary, Development & Panchayats Department.
  4. Dusmanta Kumar Behera (IAS:2007:HY), Secretary, Governor and Director/Secretary, Development & Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Governor and Labour Commissioner and Secretary, Labour Department.
  5. Mani Ram Sharma (IAS:2009:HY), Labour Commissioner; Secretary, Labour Department and Secretary, Home Department, has been transferred and posted as MD, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited; Secretary, Energy Department and Secretary, Home Department.
  6. Dr Aditya Dahiya (IAS:2011:HY), Special Secretary, Personnel, Training and Parliamentary Affairs Department; Director, Training (Ex-Officio), Inquiry Officer, Vigilance and Director, Department of Future, has been given additional charge of Director/Special Secretary, New & Renewable Energy Department.
  7. Mahender Pal (IAS:2017:HY), Special Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department; Additional Director, Mines & Geology; Secretary, Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been transferred and posted as MD, HARTRON and MD, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited.
  8. Amar Deep Singh (IAS:2017:HY), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Registrar, Cooperative Societies.
  9. Varsha Khangwal (IAS:2018:HY), Additional Director (Admn.) Information, Public Relations & Languages, has been given additional charge of Additional Secretary, Vigilance Department.

UP govt transfers 46 IAS officers, 10 District Magistrates shifted

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LO Bureau
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Map Of Uttar Pradesh

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday (October 28, 2025) issued transfer and posting orders for 46 IAS officers across the state.

As part of the reshuffle, 10 District Magistrates (DMs) have been transferred. The districts affected include Hathras, Sitapur, Basti, Siddharthnagar, Chitrakoot, Lalitpur, Shrawasti, Rampur, Balrampur, and Kaushambi.

ACC empanels 38 officers for Joint Secretary-level posts

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LO Bureau
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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Monday (October 27, 2025) approved the empanelment of 38 officers from various services for holding Joint Secretary-equivalent posts in the Government of India.

They are;

  1. Aakash Dewangan (IRS-IT:2005)
  2. Anshuman Sharma (IRS-IT:2005)
  3. Anurag Sharma (IRS-IT:2005)
  4. J Saravanan (IRS-IT:2005)
  5. Mukesh Kumar Jha (IRS-IT:2005)
  6. Nikhil Varma (IRS-IT:2005)
  7. Nishtha Tiwari (IRS-IT:2005)
  8. Premanand J (IRS-IT:2005)
  9. Rajat Kapoor (IRS-IT:2005)
  10. Ramesha G (IRS-IT:2005)
  11. Ritu Sharma (IRS-IT:2005)
  12. Satya Pal Kumar (IRS-IT:2005)
  13. Vipul Agarwal (IRS-IT:2005)
  14. Arvind Saran (IRS-C&IT:2005)
  15. Jayaprahasam S (IRS-C&IT:2005)
  16. N Gandhikumar (IRS-C&IT:2005)
  17. Pawan Kumar (IRS-C&IT:2005)
  18. Santosh Kumar Mohanty (IRS-C&IT:2005)
  19. Amit Verma (IFoS:2005:UD)
  20. Neha Verma (IFoS:2005:UD)
  21. Anurag Anand (IOFS:2002)
  22. Ashish Kumar Gupta (IOFS:2002)
  23. Deepika Lohia Aran (IOFS:2002)
  24. Gurjeet Singh Dhillon (IOFS:2002)
  25. Kulveer Singh Yadav (IOFS:2002)
  26. Naval Kishor (IOFS:2002)
  27. Ngachan Z (IOFS:2002)
  28. Rajiv Kumar (IOFS:2002)
  29. Vivek Virmani (IOFS:2002)
  30. Shiv Ratan (ITS:1996)
  31. Mukesh Kumar (ITS:2005)
    (DoB: 25.06.1972)
  32. Navneet Chouhan (ITS:2005)
  33. Sandeep Bhardwaj (ITS:2005)
  34. Thomas Varghese (ITS:2005)
  35. VD Godhate (ITS:2005)
  36. G Venkatesh (ICoAS:1997)
  37. Sanjay Kumar (ICoAS:1998)
  38. Sanjay Kumar (IP&TA&FS:2003)

PESB selects Salve Sandeep as Director (HR), Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited

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LO Bureau
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The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has selected Salve Sandeep for appointment as Director (Human Resources) in Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL). The selection was made during the PESB interview held on October 27, 2025.

Mr. Sandeep is currently serving as General Manager, AVNL. His name has now been forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to the necessary vigilance clearances.

A total of nine candidates appeared before the PESB for the interview. They were:

  1. Salve Sandeep, General Manager, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited
  2. Pradeep Kumar, General Manager (HR), Corporate Office, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
  3. Abenezer Samir Khess, Chief General Manager, BEML Limited
  4. Tekkam Sridhar, Senior Executive Director, Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO)
  5. Anupam Borah, General Manager (HR), Engineers India Limited, New Delhi
  6. Kannew V A S, General Manager (HR), Head Office, Engineers India Limited, New Delhi
  7. Durga Prasad Patro, Additional General Manager (HR&A), THDC India Limited
  8. Niraj Kumar Singh, Deputy General Manager (HR), Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  9. Amit Kumar Sharma, Chief HR Officer, Gokaldas Exports Limited

CIC JS Brajesh Kumar Pandey repatriated to parent cadre

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LO Bureau
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Central Information Commission

Brajesh Kumar Pandey (IDAS:2006), Joint Secretary (Director level) in the Central Information Commission (CIC), has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (October 27, 2025), the competent authority has approved the proposal of the CIC to repatriate Mr. Pandey to his parent cadre on personal grounds, with the imposition of an extended cooling-off condition.

Notably, Mr. Pandey was appointed as Joint Secretary in the CIC on September 15, 2021, for a five-year tenure, but he is being repatriated almost a year before the completion of his term.

Amrit Agrahari appointed Director in PMO

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LO Bureau
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In a key bureaucratic appointment, Amrit Agrahari (IRS-IT:2011), presently serving as Director in the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), has been appointed as Director in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (October 27, 2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment for the balance period of his central deputation tenure or until further orders, whichever is earlier. His current deputation tenure is valid up to July 9, 2026, and he will continue in the PMO until that date.

Mr. Agrahari was initially appointed as Deputy Secretary in the DEA for the G-20 Secretariat until February 29, 2024, which was later extendable under the Central Staffing Scheme. Subsequently, on March 15, 2024, he was reappointed as Deputy Secretary in the DEA on the recommendation of the Civil Services Board, with his tenure extended up to July 9, 2026.

IAS Amod Kumar repatriated to parent cadre UP from MeitY

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LO Bureau
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In a key bureaucratic development, senior IAS officer Amod Kumar (IAS:1995:UP), presently serving as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre on personal grounds.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (October 27, 2025), the competent authority approved his repatriation to the Uttar Pradesh cadre with the imposition of an extended cooling-off condition.

Mr. Kumar had been serving as Joint Secretary since June 2025, with his tenure initially set to continue until December 12, 2026. He had earlier joined central deputation in December 2021 as Deputy Director General, UIDAI, for a five-year term before moving to the Ministry of Electronics & IT in June 2025.

Haryana govt assigns additional charges to three IAS officers

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LO Bureau
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Haryana Map

The Haryana government on Saturday (October 25, 2025) issued transfer and posting orders for three IAS officers, assigning them additional responsibilities along with their current duties.

The names of the officers and their posting are as follows;

  1. G Anupama (IAS:1991:HY), Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Social Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Backward Classes and Antyodaya (SEWA) Department and Additional Chief Secretary, Citizen Resources Information Department, has been given additional charge ACS, Women & Child Development Department.
  2. Pankaj Agarwal (IAS:2000:HY), Principal Secretary, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department, has been given additional charge Principal Secretary, Mines & Geology Department.
  3. Dr. Priyanka Soni (IAS:2012:HY), Special Secretary, Vigilance Department, Monitoring & Coordination, Director, New & Renewable Energy and Special Secretary, New and Renewable Energy Department, has been given additional charge of Director/Special Secretary, Women & Child Development.

PESB invites applications for ONGC Director (Finance) post

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LO Bureau
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Finance) in Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC). The vacancy notification was issued on Friday (October 24, 2025), with November 14, 2025, set as the deadline for submitting applications through the PESB portal.

Eligible professionals from both public and private sector organizations can apply for the post.

The position will fall vacant on May 1, 2026, following the superannuation of Vivek Chandrakant Tongaonkar, the incumbent Director (Finance). Mr. Tongaonkar has been serving in the post since July 1, 2024.

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