S Divyadharshini (IAS:2011:TN) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Economic Affairs for five years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday (06.02.2025), the competent authority has approved the appointment of Ms. Divyadharshini to the post for a period of five years under central staffing scheme from the date of assuming charge or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Shashi Kajle appointed as Director in D/o Economic Affairs
Shashi Kajle (IRS-IT:2007), who was recommended for central deputation by the Department of Revenue, has been selected for appointment as Director in the Department of Economic Affairs for five years.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday (06.02.2025), Ms. Kajle will serve in the post for a period of five years under central staffing scheme from the date of assuming charge or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Himanshu Roy re-designated as Director in D/o Pharmaceuticals
Himanshu Roy (IRS-IT:2011), currently serving as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Pharmaceuticals, has been re-designated as Director. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday (06.02.2025), the competent authority has approved the proposal to re-designate Roy’s post to Director level with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the re-designated post, and for a period up to September 4, 2028 i.e. total tenure of five years under the central staffing scheme.
It is noteworthy that Himanshu Roy began his central deputation tenure on September 5, 2023.
Kumar Saurabh Raj re-designated as Director in M/o Civil Aviation
Kumar Saurabh Raj (IAS:2011:PB), currently serving as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been re-designated as Director. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday (06.02.2025), the competent authority has approved the proposal to re-designate Raj’s post to Director level with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the re-designated post, and for a period up to January 24, 2028 i.e. total tenure of five years under the central staffing scheme.
It is noteworthy that Kumar Saurabh Raj began his central deputation tenure on January 25, 2023.
Odisha govt orders senior IAS officers to have Mid-Day Meal in schools and spend night in districts
Senior Odisha babus are going to have a field day after being handed out an odd job by the government. The State Government has assigned 30 senior IAS officers with 30 districts and asked them to spend one night in the allotted district before March end. This is not all. These bureaucrats have also to have at least one meal a day (on payment basis) in either an ST/SC Hostel or Mid-Day Meal in schools or in an Aahar Kendra or in an orphanage to check the quality of food and the ambience.
The order asks these senior bureaucrats to visit the allotted district once in the two months for at least two days and furnish their major findings after each visit to the Chief Secretary.
A circular to this effect was issued recently to all Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Secretaries and Directors by Development Commissioner Anu Garg. It has been done to ensure government welfare schemes and programmes reach grassroots level.
These officers are also expected to plan at least a two-day programme to visit the allotted district once in the two months and spend one night in District/ Sub-divisional headquarters. They are supposed to supervise the implementation of important Government schemes/ programmes so that public services are delivered effectively to the common people. They have the freedom to randomly select the areas for visit within the district, including the inaccessible and tribal dominated areas.
According to Garg, these officers may visit at least one Gram Panchayat and assess the level of saturation in the coverage of various development and welfare programmes of the Government for basic facilities in that particular Gram Panchayat.
Officers have been asked to interact with the members of the public from different walks of life, specifically patients in PHC/ CHC or hospitals/ beneficiaries in AWCs/ tribal girls in schools and hostels among others.
As per the circular, the officer will hold a meeting with all District Level Officers in the presence of Collector to share the observations made during the field visit after reviewing functioning of all schemes.
SC Collegium recommends elevation of 3 Additional Judges of Telangana HC as Permanent Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday (05.02.2024) recommended the names of three Additional Judges of the Telangana High court be made Permanent of that court.
They are;
- Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty
- Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti
- Justice Sujana Kalasikam
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SC Collegium recommends elevation of 2 Additional Judges of Madras HC as Permanent Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday (05.02.2024) recommended the names of two Additional Judges of the Madras High court be made Permanent of that court.
They are;
- Justice Venkatachari Lakshminarayanan
- Justice Periyasamy Vadamalai
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MHA debars four IPS officers from central deputation
In a significant development, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has debarred four IPS officers of the Uttarakhand cadre from central deputation or service abroad for the next five years. These officers are; Neeru Garg (IPS:2005:UK), Mukhtar Mohsin (IPS:2005:UK), Arun Mohan Joshi (IPS:2006:UK), and Rajiv Swaroop (IPS:2006:UK). The Ministry of Home Affairs has communicated this decision to the state government.
Last year, the Uttarakhand government had recommended the names of eight IPS officers for central deputation. However, on January 4 this year, the state government informed the Union Home Ministry that it could not relieve four of them due to various administrative reasons.
On the same day, the Centre had already granted approval for deputation of all eight officers and assigned them postings in various central forces. In its communication, the Centre had made it clear that if the officers were not relieved within a month, they would face a ban on central deputation.
Following a month-long exchange of correspondence between the state and central governments, the Centre has now responded by officially terminating the deputation of these four officers while also barring them from central deputation for the next five years.
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Rajasthan: Nine IAS officers assigned additional responsibilities
The Rajasthan government on Wednesday (05.02.2025) assigned additional responsibilities to nine IAS officers to enhance the state’s administrative efficiency.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
- Kuldeep Ranka (IAS:1994:RJ), Additional Chief Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment Department and Panchayati Raj (Social Justice & Empowerment Department, has been given additional charges of Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner, Department of Child Rights and Chairman, Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Jaipur.
- Sreya Guha (IAS:1994:RJ), Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development, has been given additional charge of State Mission Director, Livelihood Projects & Self Help Groups, Jaipur.
- Arushi Ajey Malik (IAS:2005:RJ), Chairman, RAJSICO, has been given additional charge of Managing Director, RAJSICO.
- Shivangi Swarnkar (IAS:2011:RJ), Managing Director, Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO), has been given additional charge of Commissioner, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and Commissioner (Investment & NRIs), Bureau of Investment Promotion.
- Suresh Kumar Ola (IAS:2014:RJ), Commissioner, Horticulture, has been given additional charge of Joint Secretary, Finance (Exp-II) Department.
- Bachanesh Kumar Agrawal (IAS:2014:RJ), Director, Social Justice and Empowerment Department and ex-officio Joint Secretary, Panchayati Raj (Social Justice and Empowerment) Department, has been given additional charge of Commissioner & Special Secretary, Disabilities and Director General of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Foundation (Ambedkar Peeth), Jaipur.
- Shaheen Ali Khan (IAS), Project Director, Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society, has been given additional charge of Additional Chief Executive Officer, State Health Assurance Agency.
- Dr. T Shubhamangala (IAS:2018:RJ), Additional Mission Director, National Health Mission, has been given additional charge Director, Medical (IEC), Department.
- Arun Prakash Sharma (IAS), Joint Secretary, Administrative Reforms Department, has been given additional charge of Joint Secretary, Administrative Reforms and Coordination, RPG, Printing & Stationery Department.
ADGP Gurjinder Pal Singh set to be promoted to DG rank
ADGP Gurjinder Pal Singh (IPS:1994:CG) is set to be promoted to the rank of Director General of Police (DGP) in Chhattisgarh. Following the retirement of DGP Ashok Juneja (IPS:1989:CG), a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting was held on Tuesday to fill the vacant DGP post, where it was recommended to promote ADGP Gurjinder Pal Singh to the DG rank.
Chhattisgarh has two cadre and two ex-cadre DG posts, previously held by Ashok Juneja, Pawan Dev(IPS:1992:CG), Arun Dev Gautam(IPS:1992:CG), and Himanshu Gupta (IPS:1994:CG). After the Supreme Court reinstated GP Singh’s service following a ruling by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), uncertainty loomed over his promotion to DG, especially amid discussions about extending Ashok Juneja’s tenure at the time.
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