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Sakthi Ganesan S appointed as SP in NIA

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Sakthi Ganesan S (IPS:2013:TN) has been appointed as Superintendent of Police (SP) in the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for five years. According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the competent authority has approved the induction of Mr. Ganesan into the NIA on a deputation basis for a period of five years from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or until further order, whichever is earlier.

P Bala Kiran gets addl. charge of Secretary-cum-Controller of Examination, NRA

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P Bala Kiran (IAS:2008:KL), currently serving as Joint Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), has been given additional charge of Secretary-cum-Controller of Examination (JS level), National Recruitment Agency (NRA). According to an order issued by the DoPT on Saturday (18.01.2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of DoPT for entrustment of additional charge of the post for a period of one year from the date of assumption of charge to the post or till the appointment of a regular incumbent, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Shamsher Singh appointed ADG in BSF

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Senior IPS officer Dr. Shamsher Singh (IPS:1991:GJ) has been appointed as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Border Security Force (BSF). He is currently serving in the cadre state Gujarat as Director General of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).

According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday (19.01.2025), the competent authority has approved appointment of Mr Aggarwal to the post from the date of assumption of charge of the post, for a tenure up to the date of his superannuation on March 31, 2026.

Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal appointed ADG in BSF

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Senior IPS officer Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal (IPS:1994:TN) has been appointed as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Border Security Force (BSF) for four years. He is currently serving in the cadre state Tamil Nadu as Special Director General of Police, Armed Police.

According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday (19.01.2025), the competent authority has approved appointment of Mr Aggarwal to the post for a period of four years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Notably, the Tamil Nadu government had, on December 29, 2024, promoted four IPS officers, including Mr. Aggarwal, to the rank of Director General of Police (DGP).

MyGov CEO Akash Tripathi will continue to hold addl. charge of MD/CEO, DIC

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Akash Tripathi (IAS:1998:MP), CEO, MyGov, will continue to hold the additional charge of the post of Managing Director/Chief Executive Director (MD/CEO), Digital India Corporation (DIC) for another six months.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Saturday (18.01.2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of M/o Electronics & Information Technology for entrustment of additional charge of MD/CEO of DIC for a period from October 1, 2024 to May 1, 2025.

Notably, the Modi government made a significant reshuffle at the Additional Secretary level on January 3, 2025, transferring four IAS officers and one Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer. As part of this reshuffle, Akash Tripathi, CEO of MyGov, was transferred to the Ministry of Power as Additional Secretary.

The apparent overlap is due to the fact that Mr. Tripathi, despite being assigned to the Ministry of Power, has not been relieved of his responsibilities as CEO of MyGov and MD/CEO of Digital India Corporation, and he continues to hold these roles concurrently.

Assam DGP GP Singh is now CRPF DG

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Senior IPS officer GP Singh (IPS:1991:AM) was on Saturday (18.01.2025) appointed as Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). He is currently serving as Director General of Police (DGP) of Assam.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the MHA to appoint Mr Singh to the post of DG, CRPF, in level-16 of the pay matrix from the date of assumption of charge of the post, for a tenure up to the date of his superannuation on November 30, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Singh will take charge from Special DG of the CRPF, Vitul Kumar (IPS:1993:UP), who is currently holding officiating charge for the post of DG-CRPF. Kumar was given officiating charge on December 30 last year for the post of DG-CRPF upon the retirement of the incumbent force chief Anish Dayal Singh (IPS:1988:MH) on December 31, 2024.

Suprakash Adhikari selected as Director (Technical), NHPC Limited

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Suprakash Adhikari has been selected for appointment as Director (Technical), NHPC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 18, 2025. Presently, he is serving as Executive Director (O&M) and Design (E&M), NHPC Limited

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

The following 12 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:

  1. Ashok Kumar Nauriyal, Executive Director Head of Projects, Ratle HE Project, NHPC Limited
  2. Suprakash Adhikari, Executive Director (O&M) and Design (E&M), NHPC Limited
  3. Ramesh Mukhiya, Managing Director, Chenab Valley Power Projects (P) Limited
  4. Vivek Dwivedi, Executive Director, NHPC Limited
  5. Sandeep Batra, Executive Director, HOD Arbitration Cell, Corporate Office, NHPC Limited
  6. Nanhe Ram, Executive Director, HOD (CEPM Div and R&D Div) NHPC Ltd. Corporate
    Office, NHPC Limited
  7. Mahender Kumar Kashyap, Functional Director Director (Technical), Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project Authority, Bhutan, NHPC Limited
  8. Vijaya Chand, Chief General Manager, Business Unit Head, NTPC Limited
  9. Ladu Kishor Behera, Chief General Manager, Head of Project, NTPC Limited
  10. Ajay Kumar, General Manager (Projects), BHEL PSWR-HQ, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
  11. Vivek Kapil, Additional General Manager Group Head (Engineering), Transmission Business Group
    (TBG), Noida, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
  12. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava, Additional General Manager (Engineering) BHEL Transmission Business group Noida, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

Andhra IPS officer Sunil Kumar heading for more trouble

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Andhra IPS officer PV Sunil Kumar (IPS:1993:AP) seems to be heading for more trouble as the state government has appointed Special Chief Secretary(Revenue) RP Sisodia (IAS:1991:AP) as the Inquiring Authority to investigate the charges against him. Director General of Vigilance and Enforcement Harish Kumar Gupta (IPS:1992:AP) has been named as the Presiding Officer.

It was made public through a Government Order, issued by Chief Secretary K Vijayanand (IAS:1992:AP), on Friday.

Sunil Kumar is facing charges of misconduct when he was Additional Director General of Police (CID). He is alleged to be responsible for the custodial torture of then Member of Parliament and present Deputy Assembly Speaker, K Raghu Ramakrishna Raju.

As Sunil Kumar had denied the charges, the government decided to conduct a regular inquiry under Rule 8(2) of the All India Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1969. Accordingly, Sisodia was appointed as the Inquiring Authority and Gupta as the Presiding Officer.

Govt considering KIOCL’s merger with NMDC: Steel Minister

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Union Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy has said that the government is considering merging pellet maker KIOCL with iron ore major NMDC. The minister said that as KIOCL is in critical condition and has also reported losses, the government is considering merging it with NMDC.

He said it on the sidelines of a press meet called to announce a revival package of Rs 11,440 crore for Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL).

NMDC, an entity under the Steel Ministry, caters to India’s 20 per cent of iron ore demand.

On the other hand, KIOCL Ltd, under the Ministry of Steel, operates a 3.5 million tonne per annum (MTPA) iron-oxide pellet plant and a blast furnace unit to manufacture 2.16 lakh tonne per annum pig iron at Mangaluru, Karnataka.

It is worth noting that speculation about a potential merger has been circulating since last year. In October 2024, NMDC had denied such reports, clarifying that no official discussions or formal communication regarding the merger had taken place at that time.

Also Read: NMDC denies media reports of possible merger with KIOCL

Kerala IAS officer B Ashok gets relief from CAT, to continue as Agriculture Principal Secretary

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The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) overruled the order of the Kerala government to appoint senior IAS officer B Ashok (IAS:1998:KL) as the head of the newly constituted Local Self Government Reforms Commission. The CAT ordered B Ashok IAS to continue as principal secretary to the Government (Agriculture) and as Agricultural Production Commissioner.

The Bench, comprising Justice K Haripal and Member V Rama Mathew, issued the order on Friday.

Ashok has been serving as principal secretary to the Government (Agriculture) and Agricultural Production Commissioner. But he was recently transferred from Agriculture department to the LSG Reforms Commission. He has been protesting against it.

After lodging his complaint with the Chief Secretary, Ashok moved a petition with the CAT challenging the government order appointing him as the head of the newly constituted Local Self Government Reforms Commission.

Ashok’s counsel, Girija K Gopal, argued that the post of Local Self Government Reforms Commission is not equivalent to the position of Principal Secretary. It was pleaded on Ashok’s behalf that the appointment order was issued as a forced or mandatory deputation, compelling the applicant to leave his cadre post without obtaining his consent.

Furthermore, the decision was made without formally constituting the Commission or determining its staff structure, including the fact that it should be led by an officer of Principal Secretary rank.

It was also submitted that the order also violated the mandatory requirements of the All India Services (Cadre) Rules, 1954, the Consolidated Deputation Guidelines for All India Services, and the Indian Administrative Services (Pay) Rules, 2016, as well as binding judicial precedents.

Therefore, the Tribunal found the order liable to be set aside.

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