Amit Kumar (ISupplyS:2013), who was recommended for central deputation by the Department of Commerce, has been selected for appointment as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for four years.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (10.02.2025), Mr. Kumar will serve in the post for a period of four years under the central staffing scheme from the date of assuming charge or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
The central deputation of Kavita Singh (IAS:2004:PB) as Joint Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat has been extended for a period of two years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (10.02.2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal to extend the deputation tenure of Ms. Singh for a period of two years beyond 15.03.2025 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Chhattisgarh IAS Officers’ Association has been reconstituted with senior bureaucrat Niharika Barik Singh being elected as its new President.
The 1997-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Niharika Barik, currently holds the position of Principal Secretary for both the Department of Panchayat and Rural Development besides Department of Electronics & Information Technology.
She has held multiple key roles within the Government of Chhattisgarh. In the newly-constituted body, 2004-batch IAS officer Amit Kataria has been elected as Vice President and Rajat Kumar (2005-batch) as the Secretary of the Association.
Abhijeet Singh, an IAS officer of 2012 batch, is the new Treasurer of the Association. Niharika Singh has been authorized as the president to appoint the members of the new executive.
After a long 35-day wait, three Rajasthan IAS officers from the 1995 batch—Ashwini Bhagat, Kunji Lal Meena, and Rajeev Singh Thakur—have been finally promoted to the position of Additional Chief Secretary (ACS).
Two senior officers from the same batch, Praveen Gupta and Bhaskar Sawant, had earlier been promoted to ACS level on January 1, 2025 itself. The delay for these remaining three officers came after it was revealed that, due to regulations denoting only 14 ACS in the state, only two senior most officers could be promoted.
The confusion was created when in 2017, 20 IAS officers were promoted to ACS, and in 2018, a total of 23 IAS officers were promoted to ACS. But this time, the Personnel Department became strict about the rules and regulations and did not promote the remaining 3 IAS officers of the 1995 batch.
After this, the remaining three officers appealed to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, seeking his intervention. After weeks of waiting, their perseverance paid off, and on Thursday, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal granted the promotions.
This move by the government has been widely appreciated in bureaucratic circle. IAS officers Ajitabh Sharma, Alok Gupta, Dinesh Kumar, & Rajesh Yadav, who were next in line for promotions in January 2026, are also pleased with this decision, as it paves the way for their future ACS promotions as well.
Amit Kumar Jain has been selected for appointment Director (Finance), Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 8, 2025. Presently, he is serving as General Manager (Head of Finance – WR2), Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited
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 12 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:
Dr. Ashok Kumar Panda has been selected for appointment Director (Finance), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 8, 2025. Presently, he is serving as Executive Director (F&A), Steel Authority Of India Limited.
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 10 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:
MG Balasubrahmanya has been selected for appointment Director (Human Resources), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 8, 2025. Presently, he is serving as Executive Director (Human Resources), Corporate Office, Bangalore, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
He will be appointed to the post of Director (Human Resources) after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
The following 10 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:
Maimun Alam (IRS-IT:2007), who was recommended for central deputation by the Department of Revenue, has been selected for appointment as Director in the Ministry of Steel, Delhi, for five years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (07.02.2025), Ms. Alam will serve in the post under the central staffing scheme for a period of five years from the date of taking over charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
IPS officer Vandita Pandey (IPS:2011:TN), who was recommended for central deputation by the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been selected for appointment as Director in the Department of Youth Affairs, for five years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (07.02.2025), Ms. Panday will serve in the post under the central staffing scheme for a period of five years from the date of taking over charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Surendra Prasad Pant, retired Director, Central Secretariat Service, has been appointed as Private Secretary to Jitan Ram Manjhi, Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME).
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (07.02.2025), the competent authority has approved the appointment of Mr. Pant to the post co-terminus basis with effect from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or till he ceases to function as Private Secretary to the Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
He will assume the charge of the post at Director level.
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