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.
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:
Salve Sandeep, General Manager, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited
Pradeep Kumar, General Manager (HR), Corporate Office, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Abenezer Samir Khess, Chief General Manager, BEML Limited
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.
Pankaj Agarwal (IAS:2000:HY), Principal Secretary, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department, has been given additional charge Principal Secretary, Mines & Geology Department.
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.
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.
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has selected Pawan Kumar Rai for the post of Director (Project Planning) in the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited. The selection was made during the PESB interview held on October 25, 2025.
Mr. Rai is presently serving as General Manager (Civil), Northern Coalfields Limited. His name has now been forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to the requisite vigilance clearances.
Those who appeared before the PESB were:
Sandesh Shrivastava, Executive Director Project, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Of India Limited
Rajeev Kumar Chaudhary, Executive Director Expotech, Rites Limited
Abhay Pratap Singh, Deputy General Manager Project Manager, Gurugram, Engineers India Limited
Sharad Jaikar, General Manager, Head of the Pumped Storage Power Projects – Maharashtra, NHPC Limited
Sudam Charan Sahu, Additional General Manager (FGD), NTPC Limited
Shankar Narayan, General Manager General Manager, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Amar Nath Jha, General Manager Head of the Project, Nhpc Limited
Prem Shankar Misra, Additional General Manager Head of civil department, Ntpc Limited
Pawan Kumar Rai, General Manager (Civil), Northern Coalfields Limited
Baldev Singh Jaryal, General Manager / Business Development & Project Coordination, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
Naveen Babu, Executive Director/J&K & ED High Speed, Ministry of Railways
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has selected Nivedita Dubey for the post of Member (HR) in the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The selection was made during the PESB interview held on October 24, 2025.
Ms. Dubey is presently serving as Regional Executive Director (Eastern Region), AAI. Her name has now been forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to the requisite vigilance clearances.
Those who appeared before the PESB were:
Raja Gopal Prabhu, Executive Director (HR), Airports Authority Of India
Nandita Bhatt, Executive Director Planning, Airports Authority Of India
Maya Lavania, Executive Director (Administration), Airports Authority Of India
Nivedita Dubey, Regional Executive Director (Eastern Region), Airports Authority Of India
B Muralidaran, General Manager, Airports Authority Of India
Rishykesh, Priyadarshy, General Manager (HR), Airports Authority Of India
Sunder Singh, General Manager/Human Resources, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Of India Limited
Samita Luthra, Senior General Manager (Enterprise Business Platinum), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
In a major restructuring of the police administration, the Rajasthan government has issued transfer and posting orders for 34 IPS officers across the state. The Home Department notification, released on Wednesday (October 22, 2025), includes several senior officials being moved to key positions.
Among the top reshuffles, Sanjay Kumar Agrawal (IPS:1992) has been appointed as DGP, Law & Order, while Govind Gupta (IPS:1993) has been moved as DGP, Intelligence.
Notably, three senior ADGP-rank officers have been elevated to DGP-level responsibilities—Anand Kumar Srivastava, Ashok Kumar Rathore & Malini Agarwal.
In another significant change, Jaipur Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph (IPS:1995) has been replaced by Sachin Mittal (IPS:1996), who will now lead the capital city’s police force.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
Sanjay Kumar Agrawal (IPS:1992:RJ), DGP, Intelligence, has been transferred and posted as DGP, Law & Order.
Govind Gupta (IPS:1993:RJ), DGP, Jail, has been transferred and posted as DGP, ACB.
Anil Paliwal (IPS:1994:RJ), DGP, Technical Services (Telecommunication & Technical) and Traffic, has been transferred and posted as DGP, Training & Traffic.
Anand Kumar Srivastava (IPS:1994:RJ), ADGP, Armed Battalion, has been transferred and posted as DGP, Special Operations.
Ashok Kumar Rathore (IPS:1994:RJ), ADGP, Training, has been transferred and posted as DGP, Jail.
Malini Agarwal (IPS:1994:RJ), ADGP, Civil Rights & Anti Human Trafficking, has been transferred and posted as DGP & Commandant General, Civil Defence.
Prashakha Mathur (IPS:1995:RJ), ADGP, Planning, Modernisation & Welfare and Re-organisation, has been relieved of the charge of ADGP, Re-organisation.
Biju George Joseph (IPS:1995:RJ), Commissioner of Police, Jaipur, has been transferred and ADGP, Personnel.
Sushmit Biswas (IPS:1995:RJ), ADGP, State Human Rights Commission, has been transferred and ADGP, Railways.
Dinesh MN (IPS:1995:RJ), ADGP, Crime Branch, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, ATS, AGTF & ANTF.
Sachin Mittal (IPS:1996:RJ), ADGP, Personnel, has been appointed as Commissioner of Police, Jaipur.
Sanjeev Kumar Narzari (IPS:1996:RJ), ADGP, Vigilance, has been transferred as ADGP-cum-Director, Rajasthan Police Academy, Jaipur.
Vishal Bansal (IPS:1997:RJ), ADGP, Law & Order, has been transferred as ADGP, SOG.
Vijay Kumar Singh (IPS:1997:RJ), ADGP, ATS & SOG, has been transferred and posted ADGP, Law & Order.
Dr. Hawa Singh Ghumaria (IPS:1997:RJ), ADGP, SDRF, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Crime Branch.
S Sengathir (IPS:1997:RJ), ADGP-cum-Director, Rajasthan Police Academy, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Vigilance.
P Ramji (IPS:1998:RJ), ADGP, Home Guards, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Jail.
Rupinder Singh (IPS:1999:RJ), ADGP, Jail, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Armed Battalion & SDRF.
Bhupendra Sahoo (IPS:1999:RJ), ADGP, Railways, has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Police Housing.
BL Meena (IPS:1999:RJ), ADGP, Community Policing, has been transferred as ADGP, Traffic.
Lata Manoj Kumar (IPS:2000:RJ), IG, Rajasthan Police Academy, Jaipur, has been transferred as ADGP, Civil Rights, Anti-Human Trafficking & Community Policing.
Praful Kumar (IPS:2001:RJ), IG, Vigilance, has been transferred as IG, Intelligence.
HG Raghavendra Suhas (IAS:2001:RJ), IG, Railways, has been transferred as IG, Jaipur Range.
Rahul Prakash (IPS:2006:RJ), IG, Jaipur Range, has been transferred as Special Commissioner (Operations), Police Commissionerate, Jaipur.
Dr Ravi (IPS:2007:RJ), DIG, Planning, Modernisation & Welfare, has been transferred and posted as IG, Planning, Modernisation & Welfare.
Satyendra Kumar (IPS:2007:RJ), awaiting posting order, has been posted as IG, ACB, Jaipur.
Dr. Rameshwar Singh (IPS:2009:RJ), Additional DCP, Law & Order, Police Commissionerate, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as DIG, ACB-I, Jaipur.
Dr. Rajeev Pachar (IPS:2010:RJ), DIG, Intelligence, PHQ, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as Additional DCP, Law & Order, Police Commissionerate, Jaipur.
Prahlad Singh Krishnia (IPS:2011:RJ), DIG, ACB, Udaipur, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Crime Branch, Jaipur.
Arshad Ali (IPS:2011:RJ), DIG, Community Policing, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Law & Order, PHQ, Jaipur.
Gyan Chandra Yadav (IPS:2014:RJ), SP, SOG, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as SP-II, ATS, Jaipur.
Amit Jain (IPS:2020:RJ), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Principal, Rajasthan Police Training Centre, Jodhpur.
Vishal Jangid (IPS:2022:RJ), Assistant SP, Bikaner Sadar, has been posted as Assistant SP, Circle Sriganganagar.
Anushtha Kalia (IAS:2022:RJ), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Assistant SP, Bikaner Sadar.
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