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CBDT transfers 6 officers upon promotion to Principal CCIT/Principal DGIT rank

New Delhi, May 16, 2025: In a significant development, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Friday issued transfer and posting orders in the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr. CCIT) and Principal Director General of Income Tax (Pr. DGIT). These officers have recently been promoted to the said ranks and their postings are with immediate effect and until further orders.

The officers are :

  1. M. Anil Kumar has been appointed as Pr. CCIT, Kerala.
  2. Mona Singh has been posted as Pr. CCIT (OSD), Delhi. She will take charge as Pr. DGIT (HRD), Delhi on June 1, 2025, following the superannuation of Sh. Sayed Nasir Ali. She has also been given additional charge of Pr. DGIT (Training), Delhi.
  3. Monica Bhatia will serve as Pr. CCIT (International Taxation), Delhi.
  4. Prafulla Kumar Prusty has been posted as Pr. DGIT (I&CI), Delhi.
  5. Debjyoti Das has been appointed as Pr. CCIT (Exemptions), Delhi.
  6. Aparna Karan has been posted as Pr. CCIT, UP (West) & Uttarakhand. She will also continue to hold the charge of CCIT, Raipur until further orders.

Amal Kumar Chakrabarty selected as Director (Finance), Troop Comforts Limited

Troop Comforts Limited

New Delhi, May 16 2025: Amal Kumar Chakrabarty has been selected for appointment as Director (Finance), Troop Comforts Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 16, 2025. Presently, he is serving as Chief Financial Officer, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).

He will be appointed to the post of Director (Finance) after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

The following 7 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:

  1. Shyam Awathi, Director (Finance), Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited
  2. Rajat Ranjan Jana, General Manager (Finance & Accounts), Steel Authority of India Limited
  3. Anant Narayan, Additional General Manager (Head of Internal Audit – PSWR), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
  4. Amal Kumar Chakrabarty, Chief Financial Officer, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
  5. Hemant Sota, Additional General Manager (Internal Audit), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
  6. Anand Prakash Bajpai, Additional General Manager, THDC India Limited
  7. Ram Babu Singh, Additional General Manager (Finance), THDC India Limited

SB Deepak Kumar appointed Advisor to Lakshadweep Administrator

SB Deepak Kumar IAS

New Delhi, 16 May 2025: In a significant development, IAS officer SB Deepak Kumar (IAS:2005:AGMUT) has been appointed as Advisor to the Administrator of Lakshadweep. He will replace Sandeep Kumar (IAS:1997:AGMUT), who has been transferred to Delhi. His posting order is awaited.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued the transfer orders for both officers on Friday.

SB Deepak Kumar is currently serving as Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, in the Delhi government.

Dept of Revenue JS Naval Kishore Ram repatriated to parent cadre

Naval Kishore Ram IAS

New Delhi, May 16 2025: Naval Kishore Ram (IAS:2008:MH), currently serving as Joint Secretary in the Department of Revenue, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre Maharashtra.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday, the competent authority has approved the proposal of the Department of Revenue to repatriate Ram to his cadre on personal grounds. His central deputation was originally scheduled to end on August 10, 2025.

He had taken over as Joint Secretary in the Department of Revenue in August 2024. As per the August 7 appointment order, he was to serve for an overall tenure of five years till August 10, 2025, extendable by two more years subject to cadre clearance. However, his repatriation comes nearly three months ahead of schedule.

Ram began his central deputation as Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office in August 2020 for a four-year term. He was later elevated to Director in the PMO with effect from January 1, 2022. On June 13, 2024, he was empanelled by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India, following which he was posted to the Department of Revenue.

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PS Karthigeyan appointed Joint Secretary in Atomic Energy Dept

PS Karthigeyan IFS

New Delhi, May 16 2025: Palaniswamy Subramanyan Karthigeyan was on Thursday appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Atomic Energy for a tenure of three years, up to April 6, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment.

Currently serving as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Karthigeyan was previously India’s High Commissioner to Fiji from January 2021 until December 2024. He was succeeded by Suneet Mehta (IFS:2007). Following his return, he continued in the MEA until his latest posting.

MHA transfers 66 IAS, IPS officers in AGMUT cadre

New Delhi, May 16 2025: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday issued transfer and posting orders for 40 IAS and 26 IPS officers of the AGMUT cadre. These officers have been assigned to various segments across the cadre.

IAS Officers Transfers:

  1. Ashish Chandra Verma (IAS:1994) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
  2. Anil Kumar Singh (IAS:1995) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
  3. Sudhir Kumar (IAS:1999) has been transferred from Delhi to Mizoram.
  4. Dilraj Kaur (IAS:2000) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Delhi.
  5. Pandurang K Pole (IAS:2004) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi.
  6. Vijay Kumar Bidhuri (IAS:2005) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi.
  7. Chanchal Yadav (IAS:2008) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
  8. Sachin Shinde (IAS:2008) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
  9. Vinod P Kavle (IAS:2008) has been transferred from Delhi to Mizoram.
  10. Ramesh Verma (IAS:2009) has been transferred from Goa to Delhi.
  11. Krishna Mohan Uppu (IAS:2009) has been transferred from Delhi to Puducherry.
  12. ASPS Ravi Prakash (IAS:2011) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Puducherry.
  13. Smitha R (IAS:2011) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Puducherry.
  14. Naveen S L (IAS:2012) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
  15. A Nedunchezhiyan (IAS:2012) has been transferred from Puducherry to Delhi
  16. Arun Kumar Mishra (IAS:2012) has been transferred from Goa to Delhi.
  17. Krishna Kumar Singh (IAS:2012) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
  18. Sanjiv M Gadkar (IAS:2013) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Goa.
  19. Yetindra M Maralkar (IAS:2013) has been transferred from Ladakh to Goa.
  20. Shakeel Ul Rehman Rather (IAS:2013) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Goa.
  21. Pardeep Kumar (IAS:2013) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Chandigarh.
  22. Rahul Sharma (IAS:2013) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Ladakh.
  23. Suneel Anchipaka (IAS:2014) has been transferred from Goa to Delhi.
  24. Soumya Saurabh (IAS:2014) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
  25. Choudhary Mohammad Yasin (IAS:2015) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Puducherry.
  26. Vikranth Raja A (IAS:2015) has been transferred from Lakshadweep to Puducherry.
  27. Shashwat Saurabh (IAS:2016) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
  28. Talo Potom (IAS:2016) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi
  29. Shrikant Balasaheb Suse (IAS:2016) has been transferred from Ladakh to Jammu & Kashmir
  30. Santosh G Sukhadeve (IAS:2017) has been transferred from Ladakh to Goa.
  31. Arjun Mohan (IAS:2019) has been transferred from Lakshadweep to Goa.
  32. Sneha Suryakant Gitte (IAS:2019) has been transferred from Goa to Arunachal Pradesh,
  33. Asvin Chandru A (IAS:2019) has been transferred from Goa to Arunachal Pradesh.
  34. Yashaswini B (IAS:2020) has been transferred from Goa to Arunachal Pradesh.
  35. Shreya Singhal (IAS:2020) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
  36. Mahima Madan (IAS:2021) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
  37. Ananth Dwivedi (IAS:2021) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
  38. Nitish Rajora (IAS:2021) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Ladakh.
  39. Soma Sekhar Apparao Kotaru (IAS: 2021) has been transferred from Puducherry to Lakshadweep.
  40. Rakesh Kumar (IAS:2021) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Ladakh.

IPS Officers Transfers:

  1. B Shanker Jaiswal (IPS:2001) has been transferred from Delhi to Lakshadweep
  2. Keshav Ram Chaurasia (IPS: 2003) has been transferred from Delhi to Goa.
  3. Omvir Singh Bishnoi (IPS:2004) has been transferred from Goa to Delhi.
  4. Raj Kumar Singh (IPS:2004) has been transferred from Chandigarh to Delhi.
  5. Dheeraj Kumar (IPS:2004) has been transferred from Mizoram to Delhi.
  6. Pushpendra Kumar (IPS:2006) has been transferred from Delhi to Chandigarh.
  7. Umesh Kumar (IPS:2009) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi.
  8. Ashok Malik (IPS:2009) has been transferred from Delhi to Mizoram.
  9. Sameer Sharma (IPS:2011) has been transferred from Lakshadweep to Jammu & Kashmir.
  10. Devesh Kumar Mahla (IPS:2012) has been transferred from Delhi to Arunachal Pradesh.
  11. Surendra Choudhary (IPS:2013) has been transferred from Delhi to Arunachal Pradesh.
  12. Apoorva Gupta (IPS:2013) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar.
  13. Sharad Bhaskar Darade (IPS:2013) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
  14. A K Lal (IPS:2013) has been transferred from DNH & DD to Puducherry.
  15. Sanjeev Kumar Yadav (IPS:2013) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi.
  16. Mahesh Kumar Barnwal (IPS:2014) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
  17. Rohit Rajbir Singh (IPS:2015) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
  18. Anant Mittal (IPS:2015) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
  19. Sandeep Gupta (IPS:2015) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi.
  20. Narra Chaitanya (IPS:2017) has been transferred from Puducherry to Delhi.
  21. Abhimanyu Poswal (IPS:2018) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
  22. Shivendu Bhushan (IPS:2019) has been transferred from Mizoram to Arunachal Pradesh.
  23. Anurag Dwivedi (IAS:2020) has been transferred from Delhi to Arunachal Pradesh.
  24. Rishi Kumar (IAS:2021) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
  25. Nithya Radhakrishnan (IAS:2021) has been transferred from Delhi to Puducherry.
  26. K M Priyanka (IAS:2021) has been transferred from Delhi to Chandigarh.

Haryana: 7 IAS officers shifted; 5 get new postings, 2 assigned addl charge

cadre mismatch in forests deptt

Chandigarh, May 15 2025: The Haryana government on Thursday issued transfer and posting orders for seven IAS officers. Of these, five officers have been given fresh postings, while two officers have been entrusted with additional responsibilities alongside their existing roles.

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

  1. Virender Lather (IAS:2014:HY), Chief Executive, Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board, Controller, Printing & Stationery,
    and Special Secretary, Printing & Stationery Department, has been transferred and posted as District Municipal Commissioner, Ambala and Commissioner, Municipal Commissioner, Ambala.
  2. Rahul Nanval (IAS:2016:HY), Special Secretary, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication Department, Director, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication, and Managing Director, CONFED, has been given additional charge of Special Director, Rural
    Development, and Special Secretary, Rural Development Department.
  3. Hitesh Kumar Meena (IAS:2019:HY), Additional Executive Officer, Haryana Kisan Kalyan Pradhikaran, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, Public Works (B&R) Department.
  4. Dr. Balpreet Singh (IAS:2019:HY), District Municipal Commissioner, Ambala and Commissioner, Municipal Commissioner, Ambala, has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive, Haryana Khadi and Village Industries Board and Director, Archives, and Additional Secretary, Archives Department.
  5. Renu Sogan (IAS:2019:HY), Additional Secretary, Grievances Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, Citizen Resources Information Department (CRID).
  6. Dr. Priyanka Soni (IAS:2012:HY), Special Secretary, Vigilance Department and Special Secretary, Monitoring & Coordination, has been given additional charge of Director, New & Renewable Energy, and Special Secretary, New and Renewable Energy Department.
  7. Akhil Pilani (IAS:2018:HY), District Municipal Commissioner, Yamunanagar, has been given additional charge of Commissioner, Municipal
    Corporation, Yamunanagar.

Anurag Bhushan appointed next Ambassador to Sweden

Anurag Bhushan IFS

New Delhi, May 15 2025: Senior diplomat Anurag Bhushan (IFS: 1995) was on Thursday (15.05.2025) appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Sweden. Presently, he is serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

In a statement, the MEA said, “Shri Anurag Bhushan (IFS: 1995), presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Sweden.”

“He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” the statement added.

Haryana: Ashima Brar gets addl. charge of Excise & Taxation Deptt

Haryana Map

Chandigarh, May 15 2025: Ashima Brar (IAS:2004:HY), Commissioner & Secretary, Cooperation Department and Managing Director, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd., has been given additional charge as Commissioner and Secretary, Excise and Taxation Department.

PESB to interview candidates on May 21 for NTPC CMD post: Sources

NTPC Limited

New Delhi, 15 May 2025: According to sources, the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is scheduled to interview candidates on May 21, 2025, for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of NTPC Limited. It is learnt that 12 candidates have been shortlisted for the interview.

The current CMD, Gurdeep Singh, one of the longest-serving chiefs at India’s largest power generation utility, is set to retire on July 31, 2025. Singh has been at the helm of NTPC since February 2016 and was granted a tenure extension in October 2020, which extended his service until July 31, 2025.

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