Sanjeev Raina, a 1987-batch ITBP officer, has been appointed as Additional Director General (ADG) in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, which guards the India-China LAC. This is only the second time a non-IPS officer has been elevated to this position within the force.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an order on Wednesday regarding Raina’s elevation to the ADG rank, alongside another officer, Inspector General (IG) Jaspal Singh, for the panel year 2024. Raina, who was serving as IG in the force’s central sector headquartered in Bhopal, has now been posted as the ADG of the ITBP’s western command, based in Chandigarh.
Raina will hold his new position for just over a month, as he is set to retire next month. Jaspal Singh will be appointed ADG following Raina’s retirement, but he is also due to retire in a few months, in December.
The Maharashtra government on Thursday (22.08.2024) appointed Iqbal Singh Chahal (IAS:1989:MH) as Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department with immediate effect. Sujata Saunik (IAS:1987:MH), who took over as State Chief Secretary in June this year was holding the additional charge of the post.
Before this new assignment, Chahal served as Additional Chief Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat since March 2024. Prior to that, he was the BMC Commissioner from May 2020 to March 2024.
Ministry of Railways has appointed Jatin Chopra (IRTS:2011) as Director, Establishment (Sports), Railway Board and Additional Secretary, Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) on vacant JAG/IRTS post of Northern Railway.
Chopra was serving as Private Secretary to Union Minister Mansukh Mandavia in the previous Modi government. Earlier Chopra handled the key assignment in the Department of Fertilizers as Director, Movements.
The Rajasthan government on Thursday (22.08.2024) relieved IAS officer Purna Chandra Kishan (IAS:2005:RJ) and IPS officer Navajyoti Gogoi (IPS:2000:RJ) from their state assignments and placed their services under the Government of India. This move allows them to take up their new roles as Joint Secretary in the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Inspector General in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), respectively. Both appointments are for a period of five years.
Purna Chandra Kishan was previously serving as Secretary of the Skill, Employment, and Entrepreneurship Department in Jaipur, while Navajyoti Gogoi was serving as Inspector General of Police, Personnel, at Police Headquarters, Jaipur.
The Rajasthan government on Wednesday (21.08.2024) issued transfer orders for five Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
Sangram Singh Katiyar (IFS:2011:RJ), Deputy Conservator of Forests, Jaipur Forest Authority, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as Field Director, Sariska Tiger Project, Alwar.
Monali Sen (IFS:2011:RJ), Special Secretary, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Jaipur Forest Authority, Jaipur.
Mahendra Kumar Sharma (IAS:2012:RJ), Deputy Field Director, Sariska Tiger Project, Alwar, has been transferred and posted as Joint Project Director, Planning with additional charge of Joint Project Director, Rajasthan Forestry and Biodiversity Development Project, Jaipur.
Abhimanyu Saharan (IFS:2017:RJ), Deputy Conservator of Forests, Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, Kota, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Conservator of Forests, Sariska Tiger Project, Alwar.
Muthu S (IFS:2020:RJ), awaiting posting orders, has been posted Deputy Conservator of Forests, Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, Kota.
Subhas Balakumar has been selected as Director (Projects), Engineers India Limited (EIL) in a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on August 22, 2024. Presently, he is serving as Executive Director, EIL.
He will be appointed to the post of Director (Projects) after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
The following 12 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:
Rajkumar Rathi, Executive Director, Engineers India Limited
Subhas Balakumar, Executive Director, Engineers India Limited
Anurag Sinha, Executive Director, Engineers India Limited
Ayush Mathur, Executive Director, Engineers India Limited
Upendra Kumar Verma, Executive Director Technical, Engineers India Limited
Dronamraju Sreeman Narayan Murthy, Executive Director, Engineers India Limited
KY Malleshwarappa, Group General Manager, Rajasthan Refinery Project-Pachpadra-Balotra, Rajasthan, Engineers India Limited
Sanjay Kumar Singh, Group General Manager (Projects), Engineers India Limited
Subesh Kumar, Chief General Manager, Engineers India Limited
Mandip Kapoor, Chief General Manager, Engineers India Limited
Rajeev Kumar Singh, Chief General Manager, Engineers India Limited
Mahesh Narayan , Group General Manager (Business Development ), Rites Limited
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to withdraw a controversial order that had created tensions between Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers. The apex court warned the state that it would be held in contempt otherwise.
In its order dated 29 June, the MP government said that district magistrates and divisional commissioners would have a say in the appraisals of IFS officers serving in districts. This created a stir within the state bureaucracy as IFS officers arguing that the order diluted their authority, posed a conflict of interest, violated a Supreme Court judgment, endangered forest conservation efforts, and damaged their morale.
The issue reached the Supreme Court through a petition filed by Advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, who contended that the government’s order undermined the core mandate of forest officers. Bansal cited previous Supreme Court rulings which stated that the confidential reports of Forest Department officers up to the level of APCCF (Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests) should be written by their superiors within the same service.
The Supreme Court expressed serious concern over the potential impact of the state’s order on forest conservation and protection. The Senior Advocate representing the Madhya Pradesh government was instructed to reconsider the order, with a stern warning that if it was not withdrawn, the Court might initiate contempt proceedings.
The Madhya Pradesh IFS Association (MPIFSA) had previously raised the issue in a strong protest to Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav in July. The association highlighted the state’s crucial role in wildlife conservation and warned that the new order would not only demoralize forest officers but also jeopardise the success of flagship environmental initiatives championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Kerala government on Wednesday (21.08.2024) appointed senior IAS officer Sarada Muraleedharan (IAS:1990:KL) as the next Chief Secretary of the state. She will assume the role from her husband V Venu (IAS:1990:KL), who is set to retire on August 31. Sarada currently serves as the Additional Chief Secretary of the Local Self-Government Department.
The decision to appoint Sarada as the next Chief Secretary was made during the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Kerala will become the second state, after Karnataka, where an IAS couple has consecutively held the position of Chief Secretary. Since the state’s formation in 1956, there have been two instances where IAS couples have served as Chief Secretaries, but not in consecutive terms.
Recently, in Karnataka, Shalini Rajneesh (IAS:1989:KN) succeeded her husband Rajneesh Goel (IAS:1986:KN) as Chief Secretary. In Maharashtra, Sujata Saunik became the state’s first female Chief Secretary in June, following the retirement of Nitin Kareer (IAS:1988:MH) on June 30, 2024. Her husband, Manoj Saunik (IAS:1987:MH) served as Chief Secretary of Maharashtra before Nitin Kareer took over the post on January 1, 2024.
In just 24 hours, the Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday (21.08.2024) implemented another bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring 12 IAS officers and assigning additional responsibilities to three others. Notably, the transfer orders for Amit Rathore, issued on August 20, were cancelled, and he will remain in his current department.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
Sanjay Dubey (IAS:1993:MP), Principal Secretary, Science & Technology Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, GAD and Legal and Vigilance Cell, Principal Secretary (Co-ordination), Chief Secretary Office with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Science & Technology Department.
Manish Rastogi (IAS:1994:MP), Principal Secretary, GAD and Legal and Vigilance Cell, Principal Secretary (Co-ordination), Chief Secretary Office with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Jail, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Finance Department.
Dr Ilayaraja T (IAS:2009:MP), MD, MP Tourism Development Corporation with additional charge of Additional Secretary, Tourism Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to Chief Minister with additional charges of MD, MP Tourism Development Corporation and Additional Secretary, Tourism Department.
Manish Singh (IAS:2009:MP), Registrar, Madhya Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bhopal, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, Building Housing & Infrastructure Development Board, Bhopal.
Rakhi Sahay (IAS:2015:MP), Deputy Secretary, MP Public Service Commission, Indore, has been transferred and posted as MD, Madhya Pradesh Finance Corporation, Indore.
Ashish Tiwari (IAS:2016:MP), CEO, Zila Panchayat, Sehore, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Water Resources Department.
Jayati Singh (IAS:2016:MP), CEO, Zila Panchayat, Jabalpur, has been transferred and posted as CEO, Zila Panchayat, Ujjain.
Kirti Khurasiya (IAS:2016:MP), Regional Director, Civil Supplies Corporation, Indore, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, MP Public Service Commission, Indore.
Rahul Namdev Dhote (IAS:2017:MP), CEO, Zila Panchayat, Sidhi, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Narmada Valley Development Department.
Dr. Yogesh Tukaram Bharsat (IAS:2017:MP), CEO, Zila Panchayat, Vidisha, has been transferred and posted as CEO, Ayushman Bharat.
Dr. Saurabh Sanjay Sonawane (IAS:2017:MP), CEO, Zila Panchayat, Rewa with additional charge of Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Rewa, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Rewa.
Guru Prasad (IAS:2017:MP), CEO, Zila Panchayat, Neemach, has been transferred and posted as MD, State Wide Area Network (SWAN), Bhopal with additional charge of Director, State Computer Security Incident Response Team (SCSIRT).
Additionally, three IAS officers assigned additional charges and transfer order of Amit Rathore has been cancelled.
SN Mishra (IAS:1990:MP), Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department with additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Transport Department, has been given additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Jail Department.
Sheo Shekhar Shukla (IAS:1994:MP), Principal Secretary, Culture Department & Tourism Department and Commissioner-cum-Director, Swaraj Sansthan and Trustee Secretary, Bharat Bhawan and OSD-cum-Commissioner, Tourism and MD, MP Tourism Development Board, Bhopal, has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Department of Religious trusts & Endowments.
Shobhit Jain (IAS:2000:MP), Member Secretary, MP State Food Commission, Bhopal, has been given additional charge of Registrar, Madhya Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bhopal.
The transfer order of Amit Rathore (IAS:1996:MP) has been cancelled. He will continue in his current role as Principal Secretary, Commercial Tax Department, with the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Cottage and Rural Industries. Notably, just a day earlier, he had been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Finance Department, along with the additional charges of Principal Secretary, Commercial Tax Department, and Principal Secretary, Cottage and Rural Industries.
The Odisha government on Wednesday (21.08.2024) effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle by transferring 18 IAS officers and assigning them new tasks.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
Satyabrata Sahu (IAS:1991:OR), Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Dept with additional charge of posts of Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha; Managing Director OSDMA, and Additional Chief Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Dept, has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department with additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department.
Deoranjan Kumar Singh (IAS:1993:OR), Additional Chief Secretary, Steel & Mines Department with additional charge of posts of Chairman, Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd.; Chairman, Odisha Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited; Chairman, lndustrial Development Corporation of Odisha Limited, Bhubaneswar, and Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Department with additional charge of posts of Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha and Managing Director, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority.
Surendra Kumar (IAS:1993:OR), Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration and Public Grievance Department with additional charge of posts of Additional Chief Secretary, Tourism Department and Additional Chief Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Steel & Mines Department with additional charge of the posts of Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration and Public Grievance Department; Additional Chief Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Department; Chairman, Odisha Mining Corporation Limited; Chairman, Odisha Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited and Chairman, Industrial Development Corporation of Odisha Limited, Bhubaneswar.
Hemant Sharma (IAS:1995:OR), Principal Secretary, Industries Department with additional charge of the posts of Chairman, IPICOL and Principal Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department, is allowed to remain in additional charge of Principal Secretary, Energy Department.
Bishnupada Sethi (IAS:1995:OR), Principal Secretary, Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department is allowed to remain in additional charge of the posts of Principal Secretary, ST & SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Dept and Principal Secretary, Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department.
Ms. Usha Padhee (IAS:1996:OR), Principal Secretary, Skill Development and Technical Education Department with additional charge of the posts of Principal Secretary, Commerce & Transport Department and Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Commerce & Transport Department.
Vishal Gagan (IAS:1998:OR), Special Secretary, Industries Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Resident Commissioner, Odisha Bhawan, New Delhi.
NBS Rajput (IAS:1999:OR), Principal Secretary to Governor, Odisha, has been given additional chharge of Principal Secretary, Skill Development and Technical Education Department.
Shalini Pandit (IAS:2001:OR), Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department with additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Mission Shakti and Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, School and Mass Education Department. She is allowed to continue in additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Mission Shakti.
Ms. Aswathy S (IAS:2003:OR), Commissioner-cum-Secretary, School and Mass Education Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department.
Ms. Roopa Roshan Sahoo (IAS:2006:OR), Commissioner-cum-Secretary, ST & SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department, has been transferred and posted as Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Southern Division, Berhampur.
Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav (IAS:2007:OR), Director, Tourism with additional charge of Managing Director, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Northern Division, Sambalpur.
Balwant Singh (IAS:2007:OR), Managing Director, Odisha Mining Corporation Limited with additional charge of posts of Managing Director, Odisha Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited, Bhubaneswar; Managing Director, Industrial Development Corporation of Odisha Limited, Bhubaneswar; Vice-Chairman, Bhubaneswar Development Authority and Managing Director, Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Tourism Department. He is allowed to remain in additional charge of posts of Managing Director, Odisha Mining Corporation Limited; Managing Director, Odisha Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited, Bhubaneswar and Managing Director, Industrial Development Corporation of Odisha Limited, Bhubaneswar.
Yamini Sarangi (IAS:2008:OR), State Project Director, Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan with additional charge of Special Secretary, Finance Department, has been given additional charge of Commissioner, Commercial Taxes & GST.
B Parameswaran (IAS:2008:OR), Commissioner, Consolidation, Bhubaneswar, has been transferred and posted as Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Central Division, Cuttack.
Dr. Noonsavath Thirumala Naik, Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha, has been transferred and posted as Vice-Chairman, Bhubaneswar Development Authority. He is allowed to remain in additional charge of Managing Director, Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited and Managing Director, Capital Region Urban Transport.
Samarth Verma (IAS:2011:OR), Additional Secretary, Works Department, has been transferred and posted as Director, Tourism, Odisha. He is allowed to remain in additional charge of Managing Director, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation and Managing Director, Odisha Film Development Corporation.
Ms. Ananya Das (IAS:2015:OR), Joint Secretary, Principal Secretary, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department, has been transferred and posted as State Project Director, Odisha School Education Programme Authority.
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