New Delhi: IAS officer Saju Vaheed A (IAS:2015:TR) has been appointed Deputy Director at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, at the Deputy Secretary level for a period of four years.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (October 9, 2026), the competent authority has approved his appointment for four years from the date he assumes charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Vaheed is currently serving as Mission Director, National Health Mission, and Member Secretary, National Ayush Mission, in Agartala, Tripura.
New Delhi: IAS officer Govind Jaiswal (IAS:2007:AGMUT), Joint Secretary in the Department of Higher Education, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent AGMUT cadre with an extended cooling-off period.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (October 9, 2026), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Department of Higher Education for his repatriation.
Jaiswal joined central deputation as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Health and Family Welfare in September 2020 for four years. In July 2023, he moved to the Department of Higher Education as Joint Secretary for an overall tenure ending October 11, 2025. His tenure was subsequently extended by two years, until October 11, 2027.
With the latest order, he is returning to his parent cadre approximately one year before the end of his extended tenure.
New Delhi: IAS officer Himanshu Khurana (IAS:2015:UK) has been appointed Deputy Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat for a period of four years.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (October 9, 2026), the competent authority has approved his appointment for four years from the date he assumes charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Khurana is currently serving as Additional Secretary in the Forest Department of the Uttarakhand government.
New Delhi: The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Rakesh Kumar for the post of Director (Operations) at Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL).
Kumar is currently serving as General Manager, Technical Services, at Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). The recommendation was made at the PESB selection meeting held on October 9, 2026.
Kumar will succeed P Kannan, who has been serving as Director (Operations) at CPCL since August 1, 2023, and is due to retire on October 31, 2026.
The PESB had advertised the vacancy on February 20, 2026, inviting applications from eligible candidates for the key executive position at the public sector oil refining company.
A total of 9 candidates appeared before the PESB selection panel for the post. They were:
Kondapalli Siva Rama Rao, Chief General Manager, CEO, IOLPL, Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
M Sankar, Chief General Manager, Chairman Secretariat, Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
Muralidhar S, Chief General Manager, LPG, Karnataka State Office, Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
Purushotham, Chief General Manager, Corporate Planning and Business Development, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited.
Om Prasad Chetry, General Manager, General Manager-in-Charge (HR), Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
Rakesh Kumar, General Manager, Technical Services, Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
Thullibilli Kishor Babu, General Manager, Operations—Refinery III/LEB/HGUs/Diesel Treating/DCU/SRUs, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited.
Bhishmadev Mandal, Chief General Manager (Production), also in-charge of Specialist Pool Management, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited.
Om Prakash, General Manager-in-Charge, Operations and Maintenance Contracts, Specialist Pool Management, Ahmedabad Asset, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited.
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday (October 9, 2026) issued transfer and posting orders for five IAS officers in a major bureaucratic reshuffle. A Karthik has been appointed Principal Secretary of the Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, replacing K Manivasan, who has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner of Land Administration.
The details of the officers and their new postings are as follows:
1. Dr K Manivasan (IAS:1993), Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner, Land Administration.
2. A Karthik (IAS:1996), Principal Secretary/Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (TANSIDCO), has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department.
3. V Arun Roy (IAS:2003), Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Limited, and Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited, Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation and Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Limited, has been transferred and posted as Secretary (Expenditure), Finance Department.
4. N Venkatesh (IAS:2009), Secretary (Expenditure), Finance Department, has been transferred and posted as Agriculture Production Commissioner and Secretary, Agriculture-Farmers’ Welfare Department.
5. Rajesh Lakhoni (IAS:1992), Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner, Land Administration, has been transferred and placed at the disposal of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation, Chennai, for appointment as Chairman and Managing Director. He will also function as Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation, Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation and Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation.
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government on Friday (October 9, 2026) issued transfer and posting orders for 18 IPS officers from the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 batches, assigning several officers to operational posts in districts and others to positions at Police Headquarters (PHQ), Nava Raipur.
The reshuffle includes changes in the postings of Additional Superintendents of Police (Operations), City Superintendents of Police and probationary officers.
The names of the officers and their postinsg are as follows;
Jha Amankumar Ramankumar (IPS:2021:CG), Additional SP (Ops), Bijapur, has been transferred and posted as SP (SIA), PHQ, Nava Raipur.
Ajay Kumar (IPS:2021:CG), Additional SP (Ops), Narayanpur, has been transferred and posted as SP (SIB), Nava Raipur.
Aakash Shrishrimal (IPS:2021:CG), Additional SP (Ops), Bhanupratap, Kanker, has been transferred and posted as Assistant IG, Crime Investigation Department (CID), Police Headquarters (PHQ), Nava Raipur.
Akshay Pramod Sabadra (IPS:2021:CG), Additional SP (Ops), Narayanpur, has been transferred and posted as Assistant IG (Planning/Management), PHQ, Nava Raipur.
Akash Kumar Shukla (IPS:2021:CG), Additional SP (Ops), STF, Baghera, Durg, has been transferred and posted as Assistant IG (ANTF), PHQ, Nava Raipur.
Rohit Kumar Shah (IPS:2021:CG), Additional SP (Ops), Sukma, has been transferred and posted as Commandant, 15th Battalion, CAF, Bijapur.
Ravindra Kumar Meena (IPS:2021:CG), Additional SP (Ops), Bijapur, has been transferred and posted as SP (Chit Fund & Crimes Against Women), PHQ, Nava Bijapur.
Dhotre Sumitkumar Dattahari (IPS:2021:CG), City SP, Jagadalpur, Bastar, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP (Ops), Kanker.
Ishu Agrawal (IPS:2022:CG), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Azad Chowk, Raipur Urban, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP (Ops), Narayanpur.
Mayank Mishra (IPS:2022:CG), City Superintendent of Police, Raigarh, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP (Ops), Sukma.
Vaishali Jain (IPS:2022:CG), City Superintendent of Police, Rajanandgaon, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP (Ops), Jagdalpur.
Vimal Kumar Pathak (IPS:2022:CG), City Superintendent of Police, Darri, Korba, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP (Ops), Narayanpur.
Harshit Mehar (IPS:2022:CG), City Superintendent of Police, Durg, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP (Ops), Kondagaon.
Rahul Bansal (IPS:2022:CG), City Superintendent of Police, Ambikapur, Sarguja, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP (Ops), Bijapur.
Anshika Jain (IPS:2022:CG), Probationer, Bilaspur, has been transferred and posted as City Superintendent of Police, Jagdalpur.
Sakore Manasi Nanabhau (IPS:2023:CG), Probationer, Raipur, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Commissioner of Police, Azad Chowk, Raipur Urban.
Aditya Kumar (IPS:2024:CG), Probationer, Rajnandgaon, has been transferred and posted as City Superintendent of Police, Rajanandgaon.
Bansode Pratik Dadasaheb (IPS:2024:CG), Probationer, Kanker, has been transferred and posted as City Superintendent of Police, Ambikapur, Sarguja.
Senior IPS officers in the country are now required to complete annual courses in ChatGPT, generative AI, cybersecurity, and integrative wellness. If they fail to do so, they will get lower appraisal scores affecting their increments and promotions.
The Union Home Ministry has sent a letter to all the Chief Secretaries of states and Union Territories, instructing IPS officers to complete the required modules on the iGOT Karmayogi platform each year.
For the 2026-27 period, officers must complete the first three courses in each seniority band, and a full assessment will be available only after completion.
The ministry has chosen 24 courses, six for each of the four service brackets.
The process starts with the 2018 batch. Officers with up to nine years’ service must attend a course on emerging technologies provided by the Wadhwani Foundation, a session on search-and-seizure procedures under the NDPS Act organised by the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVNPA), and a workshop on cybersecurity fundamentals for leaders from the National e-Governance Division. The remaining modules deal with personal finance, the use of feedback as a leadership tool, and the proper handling of mobile devices at crime scenes.
Those from the 2011 to 2017 batches (between nine and 16 years’ service) will be dealing with emerging technologies, given an overview of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which has replaced the Criminal Procedure Code, and also be involved with the interoperable criminal justice system; the other courses cover leading teams, the skills of noting and drafting, and mastering feedback.
For the group of officers who have between 16 and 25 years’ service, specifically those from the 2001 to 2010 batches, the list covers emerging technologies, evidence-based policymaking, the basics of cybersecurity, the art of storytelling, the use of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools by Government officials, and change management in digital transformation projects.
Officers in the 25-year category and those from the 2000 batch and earlier mostly receive the same set of training. They also attend an integrative wellness module offered by Rashtriya Raksha University, since it is the only health and resilience course in the programme.
The syllabus addresses the pressures senior IPS officers face these days, such as digital evidence, new criminal procedures, data-driven decisions, the public narrative, and generative tools entering government offices.
As Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) grades already determine annual salary increases, promotion panels, and central deputations, the Centre has made iGOT completion and assessment scores a must for an IPS officer’s career by including them in the appraisal.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)’s order for an IPS cadre review within 120 days. A bench of Justices Vivek Rusia and Pradeep Mittal passed the order upholding the CAT’s order, while dismissing the Centre’s petition challenging it.
The Madhya Pradesh Police Association had moved the tribunal arguing that despite a cadre review being mandatory every five years under the rules, the process has been continuously delayed for the last two decades.
The association submitted that the delay has resulted in many eligible state police service officers being deprived of their constitutional right to promotion and induction into IPS cadre. It further added that if the delay continued, many officers would cross the maximum age limit of 56 and would permanently lose the opportunity for induction.
The CAT, in its order on January 9, had observed that such delay violates the fundamental rights of equality and promotion under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. Terming it as playing with the future of officers, the tribunal said that conducting cadre review every five years is a clear obligation of the governments. The tribunal directed that the IPS cadre review be completed within 120 days.
The Union Govt then moved a petition in the High Court contending that the cadre review process was carried out from time to time as per rules, and there was no delay as such in it.
New Delhi:2011-batch IPS officer Santosh Singh has assumed charge as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for Delhi Metro security, officials said on Thursday (October 8, 2026).
Singh, a Chhattisgarh-cadre IPS officer, is currently on central deputation. Before his latest assignment, he was serving as DIG, South Zone-2, CISF, in Hyderabad.
In his new role, Singh will oversee security arrangements across the Delhi Metro network, which comprises 271 stations and connects Delhi with several cities in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Before taking charge of the Delhi Metro security assignment, Singh was responsible for the security of industrial and strategic establishments across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and northern Karnataka, as well as ports along India’s eastern coast.
The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the rules framed by the Jharkhand government for DGP appointment, while seeking incumbent DGP Tadasha Mishra (IPS:1994:JH)’s response.
The top court said the Jharkhand govt’s rules appeared to conflict with its directions issued in the Prakash Singh case.
IPS officer Tadasha Mishra was appointed DGP a day before her retirement despite the apex court’s directions laying down six-month residual service requirement for the DGP appointment. The court said her appointment could have to be set aside if the rules removing that clause were struck down.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was told that the Jharkhand govt would revisit the rules.
The bench said it was giving DGP Tadasha Mishra an opportunity to file her response as she would be affected if the rules were set aside.
The matter arose after the Centre challenged the “Selection and Appointment of Director General and Inspector General of Police, Jharkhand (Head of the Police Force) Regulation, 2025” and appointments made under it.
Chief Justice Kant said that if any appointment had been made in contradiction of the Supreme Court’s decision, “then it has to go”.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said the Union Govt had repeatedly told the Jharkhand govt that its rules conflicted with the Prakash Singh judgement and that if any other state had framed such rules they too must go.
The Centre contended that the state govt amended the regulation removing the six-month residual service clause on December 29, 2025, and on December 30 appointed Mishra as DGP despite her scheduled retirement the next day.
The Centre added that by appointing Mishra as DGP 24 hours before her retirement, the state govt effectively granted her a two-year extension.
The Centre’s plea also refers to the earlier appointment of Anurag Kumar Gupta (IPS:1992:JH) as DGP on February 2, 2025, saying that Gupta had only about three months of service left at the time of his appointment.
The Centre urged the top court to declare illegal the appointments of DGP made in Jharkhand under the 2025 regulation.
The top court also asked its amicus curiae, senior advocate Raju Ramachandran, to assist it on the validity of the rules framed by the Jharkhand govt for the DGP appointment. The apex court also asked Ramachandran to examine statutes or regulations and consequential appointments made by other states.
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