Rajiv Jalota (IAS:1988:MH) was on Saturday appointed as the Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) under the Union ministry of shipping. Presently, he is serving as Additional Chief Secretary in Higher and Technical Education Department of the Maharashtra government.
Justice B L Bhat gets extension as Officiating NCLAT Chairperson
The tenure of Justice B L Bhat as the Officiating Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has been extended till the end of this year. He will continue in the current position till December 31 or till a regular Chairperson is appointed or till further orders.
This is the third extension for Bhat since he was appointed as the officiating Chairperson of the NCLAT on March 15 for three months.
The NCLAT does not have a regular Chairperson since Justice S J Mukhopadhaya retired on March 15, 2020.
Uttarakhand : Ranjana Kala appointed PCCF
Ranjana Kala (IFS:1985:UK) was on Thursday appointed as Uttarakhand Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF). She will take over from the current incumbent of the post, Jairaj (IFS:1983:UK), who will retire on October 31.10.2020.
Jharkhand : Former IPS officer Amitabh Choudhary appointed as new Chairman of JPSC
Former IPS officer Amitabh Choudhary (Retd.IPS:1983:JH) was on Wednesday (28.10.2020) appointed as the new Chairman of Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC). He will hold the office for two years till July 5, 2022. The post of JPSC Chairman had been lying vacant since september after tenure of Sudhir Tripathi (Retd.IAS:1985:JH) came to an end.
Odisha : Five IAS officers shifted
The Odisha government on Tuesday (27.10.2020) issued transfer and posting orders of 05 IAS officers in the state.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Parag Gupta (IAS:1988:OR) : Chairman, Odisha Forest Department Corporation Ltd (OFDC).
- Surendra Kumar (IAS:1993:OR) : Principal Secretary, Steel & Mines Department with additional charge of Chairman, Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd., Bhubaneswar.
- G Mathivathanan (IAS:1994:OR) : Principal Secretary, H & UD Department with additional charge of Chairman, Cuttack Development Authority.
- Mansi Nimbhal (IAS:2010:OR) : Member Secretary, OSAM Board.
- Yeddula Vijay (IAS:2014:OR) : Deputy Secretary, Planning & Convergence Department with additional charge of Chief Executive, OREDA.
Jishnu Baruah appointed as new Chief Secretary of Assam
Additional Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah (IAS:1988:AM) was on Friday appointed as the new Chief Secretary of the Assam government. He will take charge from the outgoing chief Secretary, Kumar Sanjay Krishna (IAS:1985:AM), who will retire on October 31.10.2020.
Presently, he is serving as Additional Chief Secretary for Home & Political, Revenue & DM and Border Protection & Development, implementation of Assam Accord departments.
K.K. Sharma resigns as advisor to J&K LG, appointed State Election Commissioner
(PTI) : K K Sharma, an advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, resigned from his post on Friday and was appointed the State Election Commissioner, an official said.
“KK Sharma resigns as Advisor to Lieutenant Governor of J&K; appointed State Election Commissioner,” government spokesman Rohit Kansal tweeted.
Mr Sharma, a 1983-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Mizoram Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, was appointed advisor to the Lieutenant Governor in November last year.
During his service career spanning some 30 years, Mr Sharma has held various positions, including the Chief Secretary of Delhi and Goa.
He also served as secretary in the Human Resource Development Ministry before his retirement. Mr Sharma has served as advisor to the administrator of Chandigarh too.
Haryana : Two IAS officers assigned additional charges of posts
The Haryana government on Thursday issued transfer and posting orders of 02 IAS officers in the state.
They are ;
- Devender Singh (IAS:1987:HY) : Additional Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department and Agricluture & Farmers Welfare Departments with additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resource Department.
- Pankaj (IAS:2009:HY) : Chief Executive Officer, Micro Irrigation Authority, Special Secretary, Irrigation & Water Resource Department and Managing Director, HSMITC and Administrator CADA with additional charges of Director, Citizen Resources Information Department (CRID) and Special Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Department.
Delhi : 07 IAS officers transferred
The Lt. Governor of Delhi on Tuesday issued transfer and posting orders of seven IAS officers to the position of Commissioners and Special Secretary.
The list goes as follows:
- Prince Dhawan (IAS:2012:AGMUT) : Special Commissioner, Trade and Taxes.
- Himanshu Gupta (IAS:2012:AGMUT) : Deputy Commissioner, North DMC.
- Sonal Swaroop (IAS:2012:AGMUT) : Deputy Commissioner, South DMC.
- Ms. Harleen Kaur (IAS:2012:AGMUT) : Special Secretary, Vigilance and Secretary, Sahitya Kala Parishad.
- Y V V J Rajashekhar (IAS:2012:AGMUT) : Deputy Commissioner, East DMC.
- Rahul Singh (IAS:2013:AGMUT) : Commissioner, Excise.
- Ms. Cheshta Yadav (IAS:2014:AGMUT) : Deputy Commissioner (North-West), Revenue Department.
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha will be next CIC, Uday Mahurkar as IC
The Modi government has reportedly appointed Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha (Retd.IFS:1981) as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), two months after the position at the top transparency watchdog fell vacant.
Sinha was sworn in as Information Commissioner in January 1, 2019. He is a former diplomat who was appointed as High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. His predecessor Bimal Julka had completed his tenure as Chief Information Commissioner on August 26, after which the appellate body had, for the fifth time in six years, become headless.
The Centre is also learnt to have cleared the name of senior journalist Uday Mahurkar as Information Commissioner.
While the sanctioned strength of information commissioners in the central appellate body for RTI is 10, at present, with the latest appointments, it has six commissioners. The four vacancies have persisted since November 2018.
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