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ECI appoints Vandana Dadel as new Home Secretary of Jharkhand

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LO Bureau
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Senior IAS officer Vandana Dadel (IAS:1996:JH) has been made the new Home Secretary of Jharkhand. The Election Commission of India has approved Dadel’s name as the new Home Secretary. Before this, Arava Rajkamal (IAS:2008:JH) was relieved from the charge of Home Secretary by the Election Commission.

Arava Rajkamal, Secretary to the Chief Minister, was given the additional charge of Home, Prisons, and Disaster Management Department on March 5. However, he was subsequently removed from the position of Home Secretary by the Election Commission on March 18. Therefore, he remained as the Home Secretary of the state for only 13 days.

The Election Commission had sought three names from the State Government, after which the Jharkhand Government sent three names: Vandana Dadel (IAS:1996:JH), Manish Ranjan (IAS:2002:JH), and Aboobacker Siddique P (IAS:2003:JH). Ultimately, Dadel was chosen as the new Home Secretary.

This decision follows the Election Commission’s directive on Monday, which instructed six states to remove home secretaries who held additional responsibilities in their respective chief minister’s offices. This action was taken to prevent potential conflicts of interest, particularly in light of the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections now in effect.

ECI appoints Pratyaya Amrit as Home Secretary of Bihar

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LO Bureau
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Senior IAS officer Pratyaya Amrit (IAS:1991:BH) was on Tuesday appointed as the new Home Secretary of Bihar. The Election Commission has approved Amrit’s name as the new Home Secretary of the state. Amrit, an Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) rank officer, previously served in the Health Department with additional responsibilities in the Road Construction and Disaster Management Departments.

Prior to Amrit’s appointment, Dr. S Siddharth (IAS:1991:BH) held the position of ACS, Home, alongside additional duties as the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, CM Secretariat, and ACS, Cabinet Secretariat.

This decision came after the Election Commission directed six states on Monday to remove home secretaries who held concurrent roles in their respective chief minister’s offices. This directive aimed to prevent conflicts of interest, especially with the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections now in effect.

ECI appoints Deepak Kumar as new Home Secretary of UP

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LO Bureau
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Deepak Kumar IAS Uttar Pradesh

Senior IAS officer Deepak Kumar (IAS:1990:UP) was on Tuesday (19.03.2024) appointed as the new Home Secretary of Uttar Pradesh. The Election Commission has approved Kumar’s name as the new Home Secretary of the state. He is Additional Chief Secretary rank officer.

Kumar already held the charge of the Departments of Finance, Institutional, Finance & External Aided Project Deptt. & Commissioner, Finance. Now, he has also the charge of Home, Gopan, Visa Passport, Jail and Vigilance.

Senior IAS officer Sanjay Prasad (IAS:1995:UP), who is associated with the Chief Minister and is also holding the charge of the Information Department, was also looking after the Home Department presently.

Deepak Kumar was shortlisted along with two other IAS officers Sports Principal Secretary Alok Kumar-II (IAS:1993:UP) and PWD Principal Secretary Ajay Chauhan (IAS:1998:UP) for the Home Secretary’s post. The Election Commission finally chose Deepak Kumar.

On Monday, EC had directed six states to remove the home secretaries who also held charge in the respective CM’s office. This was done to avoid conflict of interest since the model code of conduct for Lok Sabha has come into effect.

Also Read: ECI directs removal of Home Secretaries in six states and West Bengal DGP

West Bengal: Sanjoy Mukherjee appointed new DGP

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LO Bureau
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The Election Commission of India on Tuesday (19.03.2024) appointed Sanjoy Mukherjee (IPS:1989:WB) as the next Director General of Police for West Bengal. Prior to this appointment, he held the position of DG & IGP, Fire & Emergency Services. It is expected that he will serve in this capacity until the conclusion of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

This decision came in the wake of Vivek Sahay (IPS:1988:WB), Director General of Police (Home Guard), being announced as an interim measure the day before. The need for a new Director General of Police arose after the Election Commission relieved the incumbent DGP Rajeev Kumar (IPS:1989:WB) of his duties. Subsequently, the state government reassigned him to his previous role as an Officer on Special Duty in the Information Technology and Electronics Department

Also Read: ECI directs removal of Home Secretaries in six states and West Bengal DGP

Vivek Sahay, being senior to Rajeev Kumar by one year, was appointed on an interim basis until the state government could provide a fresh panel of candidates. Since Rajeev Kumar’s removal was immediate, the position had to be filled promptly.

On the same day, the government put forward three candidates for the top post: Vivek Sahay, Sanjoy Mukherjee, and Dr. Rajesh Kumar (IPS:1990:WB) currently serving as the Member Secretary of the West Bengal Pollution Control Board.

Despite Vivek Sahay’s seniority, the central poll panel opted for Mukherjee for the position. There’s discussion in the power corridors that Sahay’s imminent retirement on May 31, just four days before the Lok Sabha election process concludes, was a factor that worked against him.

Also Read: West Bengal: Vivek Sahay appointed as new DGP following ECI’s directive

Sanjay Mukherjee brings with him a wealth of experience, having previously served in various capacities within the Kolkata Police, including as deputy commissioner of police, deputy commissioner of headquarters, and additional director general of the CID. He later assumed the role of commissioner of the Barrackpore police commissionerate in 2011.

BDL CVO Upendra Vennam gets addl. charge of CVO, HSL

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LO Bureau
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Upendra Vennam (IPoS:1999), Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad, has been given additional charge of the post of CVO, Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL). According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (19.03.2023), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal for entrustment of additional charge of the post to Mr. Vennam for a period upto 30.08.2024 (i.e. period co-terminus with his deputation tenure of CVO, BDL) from the date of assumption of charge or until further orders wchichever is earlier.

Thillaivasan Prabhu gets addl. charge of CVO, Mormugao Port Authority

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LO Bureau
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Thillaivasan Prabhu, Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Cochin Port Authority, Kochi, has been given additional charge of the post of CVO, Mormugao Port Authority (MPA). According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (19.03.2023), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal for entrustment of additional charge of the post to Mr. Prabhu for six months from the date of assumption of charge or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Pranab Kumar Patel gets extension as CVO of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd

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LO Bureau
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Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

The deputation tenure of Pranab Kumar Patel (IRSS:1998) as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), Sambhalpur, has been extended for two years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (19.03.2024), the competent authority has approved the proposal to extend the deputation tenure of Mr. Patel for two years beyond 27.04.2024 i.e. upto 27.04.2026 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

BSNL CVO Deepa Chawla get addl. charge of CVO, MTNL

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LO Bureau
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Deepa Chawla (IRAS:1998), Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), has been given additional charge of the post of CVO, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL). According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (19.03.2023), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal for entrustment of additional charge of the post to Ms. Chawla for a period with effect from 17.01.2024 upto 28.12.2026 (i.e. upto a period co-terminus with her initial deputation tenure of CVO, BSNL) or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

HP: Onkar Chand Sharma gets addl. charge of ACS, Home & Vigilance

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LO Bureau
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IPS Rajesh Verma

The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday (19.03.2024) implemented a minor reshuffle in the state bureaucracy. One IAS officer was assigned additional charge, while another was relieved of the additional charge.

The names of the officers and their posting are as follows;

  1. Onkar Chand Sharma (IAS:1994:HP), Additional Chief Secretary (ACS)-cum Financial Commissioner, Revenue with additional charge of ACS of Tribal Development and Jal Shakti Vibhag and Chairman, HP State Pollution Control Board, Shimla, shall also hold the additional charge of the post of ACS, Home and Vigilance.
  2. Rakesh Kanwar (IAS:2007:HP), Secretary, Education, Animal Husbandry and Language, Art & Culture with additional charge of Secretary, Information & Public Relations, SAD, GAD and SWD and Parliamentary Affairs and Secretary to Chief Minister, has been given relieved of the charge of Secretary, GAD.

HP: Abhishek Jain relieved of Home & Vigilance Department

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LO Bureau
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IPS Rajesh Verma

Dr. Abhishek Jain (IAS:2002:HP), Secretary, Home & Vigilance and Information Technology with additional charge of Secretary, Finance, Economics & Statistics and 20 Point Programme, Labour & Employment, YSS and Printing & Stationery, Secretary to Chief Minister, has been relieved of the charge of Secretary, Home & Vigilance.

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