R K Tyagi, currently serving as Director (Operations) at Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of POWERGRID. As per the order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday, December 15, 2023, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has given its approval to the Ministry of Power’s proposal for Mr. Tyagi’s appointment. He will assume the position from January 1, 2024, and the appointment is effective until March 31, 2026, which is the date of his superannuation, or until further orders, whichever occurs earlier.
Dr. Prasanna Kumar Acharya appointed as Director (Finance) at NLCIL
Dr. Prasanna Kumar Acharya, presently serving as Chief General Manager at NLC India Limited (NLCIL) and currently on deputation as Director (Finance) at Chennai Metro Rail Limited, has been appointed as Director (Finance) at NLCIL for a tenure of five years. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) issued an order on Friday, December 15, 2023, stating that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has endorsed the Minister of Coal’s proposal for Dr. Acharya’s appointment to the position. This appointment is effective for a period of five years from the date he assumes charge or until further orders, whichever occurs earlier.
Manoj Kumar Sahoo gets extension as Deputy Election Commissioner, ECI
Manoj Kumar Sahoo (IAS:2006:AGMUT), currently serving as Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) at the Election Commission of India, will continue in his role for an extended period of one year. As per an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Saturday, December 16, 2023, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has given its approval to the proposal submitted by the Election Commission of India. The extension of Mr. Sahoo’s central deputation tenure is effective from December 16, 2023, and will last for one year or until further orders, whichever occurs earlier.
T K Ramachandran gets addl. charge of Secretary, Ministry of Tourism
T K Ramachandran (IAS:1991:TN), currently serving as the Secretary of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of the Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) issued an order on Monday, December 18, 2023, stating that the competent authority has approved the assignment of additional charge to Mr. Ramachandran. This additional charge will be in effect until December 31, 2023, during the period of absence on leave of Ms. V Vidyavathi (IAS:1991:KN).
Rashmi Singh appointed as Director (Commercial) at MOIL Limited
Rashmi Singh, currently serving as Chief General Manager (CGM) at Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), has been named the Director (Commercial) at MOIL Limited. The appointment was endorsed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, as per an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday, December 18, 2023.
The decision follows the approval of the Ministry of Steel’s proposal to appoint Ms. Singh to the aforementioned position. The order specifies that her appointment will be effective from the date she assumes charge until her superannuation on May 31, 2027, or until further orders, whichever comes first.
Three officers empanelled as Chief Commissioners in Commission of Railway Safety
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Friday (15.12.2023) approved a proposal from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) for the empanelment of Abhai Kumar Rai (IRSE:1988) and two other officers for promotion to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) in the Commission of Railway Safety, which corresponds to Level 17 of the Pay Matrix, for the panel year 2023.
It is noteworthy that the previous month saw the empanelment of three officers—Ms. Madhavi (IRSSE), Brijesh Kumar Mishra (IRSE), and Dinesh Chandra Deswal (IRSE)—for holding the position of Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety in the Commission of Railway Safety.
CBIC: 25 IRS officers empanelled as Chief Commissioner & DG
The Central government has empanelled over twenty-five IRS officers for Chief Commissioner and Director General rank posts (Level 16 of the Pay Matrix) under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) for the panel years 2023 and 2024.
For the Panel year 2023, the list of officers includes:
Supplementary Panel (2023):
- Simmi Jain
- U. Niranjan
- Sunil Tated
- Manoj Kumar Srivastava
Extended Panel (2023):
- Atul Gupta – II
For the Panel year 2024, the list of officers includes:
Regular Panel (2024):
- Mayank Kumar
- Madan Mohan Singh
- Shrawan Kumar
- L. Satya Srinivas
- Arti A. Srinivas
- Charul Baranwal
- M. Subramaniam
- Madhur Sreedhar Reddy
- Sanjay Rathi
- Nitish Kumar Sinha
- Balbir Singh Khattra
- Milind Gawai
- M. Shrihari Rao
- Jagreeti Sain Negi
- Nirmal Kumar Soren
Extended Panel (2024):
- K. Ashi Khieya
- Abhai Kumar Srivastav
- S.K. Vimalanathan
- Vimal Kumar Srivastava
- Pranesh Pathak
The order issued by the Department of Revenue (Ministry of Finance) specifies that DPC recommendations in respect of Ganesh Hanavur in a ‘sealed cover’ have been kept in abeyance for the panel year 2024. It further emphasizes that the promotion of the junior-most officer in the panel for the year 2024 would be on an ‘ad-hoc’ basis until the ‘sealed cover’ case pending against Hanavur is finalized, or a subsequent regular vacancy in the grade arises, whichever occurs earlier.
MP: Raghvendra Kumar Singh appointed Principal Secretary to CM Mohan Yadav
Raghvendra Kumar Singh (IAS:1997:MP) has assumed the role of Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav, following an official order issued on December 15. According to the government directive, Mr. Singh will take over from Manish Rastogi (IAS: 1994: MP), who previously served as the Principal Secretary to former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Singh held the position of Principal Secretary in the Mining Department.
Bihar: 2021 batch 10 IAS officers get posting orders
The Bihar government on December 9 issued posting orders for 10 IAS officers from the 2021 batch. All appointed officers are slated to serve in their respective positions until further orders.
They are;
- Subham Kumar has been posted as SDO, Badh, Patna.
- Praveen Kumar has been posted as SDO of Hilsa, Nalanda.
- Anil Basak has been posted as SDO of Vikramganj, Rohtas.
- Nisa has been posted as SDO, Sikrahna, East Champaran.
- Shailja Pandey has been given the charge of SDO, Forbesganj, Araria.
- Shivakshi Dixit has been appointed as SDO, Raxual, East Champaran.
- Apurva Tripathi has been appointed as SDO, Mahua, Vaishali.
- Surya Pratap Singh has been appointed as SDO, Dehri-On-Sone, Rohtas.
- Sara Ashraf has been posted as SDO, Sherghati, Gaya.
- Akash Chaudhary has been appointed as SDO, Rosera, Samastipur.
Sidh Kumar appointed as Director, Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (OAF), New Delhi
Sidh Kumar (ITS:1998) has been appointed as Director at Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (OAF), New Delhi, at the Director level under the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment. This lateral shift has been approved for a period extending up to 03.05.2027, encompassing a combined tenure of 7 years, including both CSS and Non-CSS deputations. This appointment is effective from the date of assuming charge of the position or until further orders, whichever occurs earlier.
Consequently, his previous assignment as Joint Secretary (Director level) at the Central Information Commission (CIC) under the Central Staffing Scheme has been curtailed.
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