Changes in the police administration of Uttar Pradesh are on going, with the state government issuing transfer orders for 11 more IPS officers on Sunday (11.05.2025). This marks the third list of transfers within a week.
The first transfer order was issued on Monday (05.05.2025), affecting 14 IPS officers, followed by a second list on Tuesday (06.05.2025) involving 10 officers. With Sunday’s reshuffle, a total of 35 IPS officers have been transferred in just seven days.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Saturday (10.05.2025) approved the empanelment of 20 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from different batches for appointment to Inspector General (IG) or IG-equivalent level posts in the Government of India.
In a significant development, the central government on Saturday (10.05.2025) terminated the services of Rameshwar Prasad Gupta (IAS:1987:GJ) as Chairman and Managing Director(CMD) of the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), which functions under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the immediate termination of Mr. Gupta’s services.
Gupta had taken charge as CMD of SECI in June 2023 for a two-year tenure, which was originally scheduled to end next month. However, his term has been cut short by nearly a month.
Senior IAS officer P Krishnamurthy (IAS:1997:AGMUT) has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary-equivalent posts in the Government of India.
According to an official order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the empanelment of Krishnamurthy in May 2025.
He is presently serving as Chairperson of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals.
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Yashasvi Mund (ITS:2011), currently posted as Deputy Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Technical Support Unit (TSU), has been re-designated as Director.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (09.05.2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the re-designation of Ms. Mund’s post to the Director level. The change will take effect from the date she assumes charge of the re-designated role and will be valid up to January 8, 2029.
Mund began her central deputation on January 9, 2024, and has since been serving in the DPIIT (TSU) as Deputy Secretary.
Senior IAS officer Nidhi Chhibber (IAS:1994:CG) has been appointed as the Director General, Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) in NITI Aayog. The appointment, approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, places her in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.
To enable her to join the post of Director General, DMEO, NITI Aayog, Nidhi Chhibber’s earlier appointment as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), issued on April 18, has been cancelled. She had been appointed OSD to succeed Subrata Gupta (IAS:1990:WB), the incumbent Secretary of MoFPI, who is set to retire on May 31, 2025.
In a minor bureaucratic reshuffle, the Odisha government on Friday (09.05.2025) appointed senior IAS officer Sanjay Kumar Singh (IAS:1997:OR) as the new Principal Secretary, Works Department. He replaces Vir Vikram Yadav (IAS:1996:OR), who has been relieved of his duties to take up his new assignment with the central government.
According to a notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance (GA&PG) Department, Singh—currently serving as Principal Secretary of the Rural Development Department—will now head the Works Department. In addition, he will continue to hold his current additional charges as Principal Secretary of the Information & Public Relations Department and the Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department.
Meanwhile, IAS officer Yamini Sarangi (IAS:2006:OR), who is presently the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes & GST and Special Secretary of the Finance Department, has been given the additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Rural Development Department.
The outgoing Principal Secretary of the Works Department, Vir Vikram Yadav, has been formally relieved with immediate effect. He is set to join his new posting as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi.
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In view of the prevailing situation along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu & Kashmir, the Union Territory Government has appointed 12 more officers—9 from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), one from Indian Forest Service (IFS) and two from the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS)—as District Mentors across various regions of the Union Territory.
On Thursday, eight IAS officers were deputed to eight districts as mentors. These officers are tasked with overseeing administrative preparedness and supporting local governance in light of heightened tensions along the western border.
Shantmanu (IAS:1991:AGMUT), Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary), Higher Education Department, has been appointed as the mentor for Srinagar district. H Rajesh Prasad (IAS:1995:AGMUT), Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, will oversee Budgam, while Santosh Dattatraya Vaidya (IAS:1998:AGMUT), Principal Secretary, Finance Department, has been deputed to Pulwama.
Brij Mohan Sharma (IFoS:1995:AGMUT), Principal Secretary, Department of Culture, has been assigned to Ramban, and Saurabh Bhagat (IAS:2002:AGMUT), Commissioner/Secretary, Science and Technology Department, will mentor Ganderbal district. Sheetal Nanda (IAS:2006:AGMUT), Commissioner/Secretary, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, has been appointed for Udhampur.
Neeraj Kumar (IAS), Administrative Secretary, Transport Department, will serve as the mentor for Kulgam, while Prasanna Ramaswamy G (IAS:2010:AGMUT), Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, has been assigned to Shopian.
Additionally, Talat Parvez Rohella (IAS:2010:AGMUT), Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, will oversee Doda, and Mohammad Aijaz (IAS:2012:AGMUT), Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Department, has been assigned to Kishtwar.
Two JKAS officers are also part of the new mentor appointments. Zubair Ahmad, Commissioner/Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, will mentor Anantnag district, while Babila Rakwal, Commissioner/Secretary, Cooperative Department, has been appointed for Reasi.
In his first media interaction as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of REC Limited, Jitendra Srivastava (IAS:2000:BH) led the board of directors on Thursday in unveiling the company’s financial results for the March quarter (Q4FY25), reporting a consolidated net profit of Rs. 4,236 crore—marking a 5.5% year-on-year increase from Rs. 4,016 crore.
REC Ltd, a Maharatna public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Power and a leading financial institution in the power sector, saw robust operational growth across parameters. Net interest income (NII) rose sharply by 37.6% YoY to Rs. 5,877 crore in Q4 FY25, compared to Rs. 4,272.5 crore in the same period last year.
The company’s standalone financial performance for Q4 FY25 highlighted:
Disbursements surged 16% to Rs. 45,538 crore.
Net profit rose 5% to Rs. 4,236 crore.
Total income jumped 24% to Rs. 15,174 crore.
Net interest margin improved slightly to 3.64% from 3.60%.
For the full financial year (12M FY25), REC reported:
Disbursements of Rs. 1.91 lakh crore, up 18% from Rs. 1.61 lakh crore.
NII stood at Rs. 19,878 crore, a 27% rise from the previous year.
Annual net profit increased by 12% to Rs. 15,713 crore.
Total income rose by 19% to Rs. 55,980 crore.
Net interest margin expanded to 3.63%.
This strong financial showing has been attributed to increased disbursements, recalibrated interest rates on loan assets, and prudent cost management strategies. Earnings per share (EPS) rose to Rs. 59.55 (annualized) for FY25, compared to Rs. 53.11 the previous year.
The loan book, or Assets Under Management (AUM), maintained its growth trend, reaching Rs. 5.66 lakh crore as on March 31, 2025, up from Rs. 5.09 lakh crore a year earlier. Notably, REC’s net credit-impaired assets fell to 0.38% from 0.86%, following the resolution of five impaired loan accounts totaling ₹6,171 crore.
The company’s net worth increased by 13% year-on-year to Rs. 77,638 crore, while its Capital Adequacy Ratio (CRAR) remained strong at 25.99%, indicating ample room for future expansion.
To reward shareholders, the Board recommended a final dividend of Rs. 2.60 per equity share. Including interim dividends, the total dividend for FY25 amounts to Rs. 18 per share, compared to Rs. 16 in the previous fiscal.
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In light of the escalating war-like situation along the western borders of the country, the Jammu and Kashmir government has nominated senior officers as mentors for several districts in the Union Territory. These Bureaucrat Mentors in Jammu Kashmir are part of a strategic move that aims to bolster administrative preparedness and ensure efficient coordination in sensitive border areas.
Shaleen Kabra (IAS:1992:AGMUT), who currently serves as Additional Chief Secretary of the Jal Shakti Department, has been entrusted with mentoring the district of Jammu. Shailendra Kumar (IAS:1995:AGMUT), Principal Secretaryto the Government in the Agriculture Production Department, will oversee Poonch district.
Sanjeev Verma (IAS:2001:AGMUT), Commissioner/Secretary of the Social Welfare Department, has been assigned to Kathua. Vikramjit Singh (IPS:2006:AGMUT), who heads the Industries and Commerce Department as Commissioner/Secretary, will supervise Samba.
Sarmad Hafeez (IAS:2009:AGMUT), Commissioner/Secretary of the Youth Services and Sports Department, has been made responsible for Kupwara. Kumar Rajeev Ranjan (IAS:2010:AGMUT), Administrative Secretary of the Labour and Employment Department, has been appointed to Baramulla.
Additionally, Bhupinder Kumar (IAS:2011:AGMUT), Secretary of the Public Works (R&B) Department, has been designated as the mentor for Rajouri district. Owais Ahmed(IAS), Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, has been appointed to Bandipora.
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