Susanta Kumar Purohit (IRSEE:1996) has been appointed as Chairperson (JS level), VO Chidambaranar Port Authority, Tuticorin. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (09.02.2024), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mr Purohit to the post for an overall upto 26.05.2027 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Shanmuga Priya Mishra appointed as Deputy Director in LBSNAA
Shanmuga Priya Mishra (IAS:2010:MP) has been appointed as Deputy Director (Director level) in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy Of Administration (LBSNAA) for five years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (09.02.2024), the competent authority has approved the appointment of Ms. Mishra to the post for five years under the central staffing scheme from the date of taking over charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
IRS officer Rohit Anand selected for appointment as Director, DARPG
Rohit Anand (IRS-IT:2008), who was recommended for central deputation by the Department of Revenue, has been selected for appointment as Director in the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) for five years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (09.02.2024), the central government approved the appointment of Mr. Anand to the post for five years under the Central Staffing Scheme from the date of taking over charge of the post or until further orders, whichever event takes place earlier.
Prashant Shukla appointed Director, DoPT
Prashant Shukla (IRS-IT:2010) has been appointed as Director of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). According to an order issued by the DoPT, the competent authority has approved the appointment of Mr. Shukla to the post for a period from 01.03.2024 to 21.04.2026 (i.e. balance period of admissible tenure under the central staffing scheme) or until further orders, whichever event takes place earlier.
Modi govt effects major bureaucratic reshuffle at JS level
The Modi government on Friday (09.02.2024) implemented a significant bureaucratic reshuffle at the Joint Secretary level, appointing 21 officers to different ministries and departments.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows:
- Anjali Sinha (IRSME:1997) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy for a tenure of five years. She will replace Sanjay Kumar (IRAS:1989).
- Bhavna Saxena (IPS:1996:AP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH for an overall tenure of five years upto 15. 02.202. She replaces Rahul Sharma (IAS:1998:JH).
- Binod Kumar (ICAS:1993) has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) under the Ministry of AYUSH till superannuation i.e. 31.01.2025.
- Indra Mallo (IAS:1999:MH) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) under the Cabinet Secretariat for an overall tenure of five years upto 27.02.2027 vice Sudhanshu Gupta (IFoS:1989:TN).
- Anand Kumar Jha (IFoS:1992:AP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation for a tenure of five years. He replaces Abhay Kumar Singh (IAS:2004:BH).
- Krishan Kumar Singh (IRSSE:1997) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology for a tenure of five years. He replaces Amit Agrawal (IAS:1993:CG).
- Akhilesh Misra (IRSME:1995) has been appointed as ED (Personnel), Food Corporation of India (FCI) Hqrs for a tenure of five years vice Bijay Kumar Singh (IPS:1996:KN).
- Madhukar Kumar Bhagat (IRS-IT:1995) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare for a tenure of five years vice Sachin Mittal (IPoS: 2000).
- Meera Srivastava (IRS-IT:1999) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare for a tenure of five years vice Gayatri Mishra (CSS).
- Arvind Kumar (CSS) has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Allied & Healthcare Profession (NCAHP) under the Department of Health & Family Welfare till superannuation i.e. 30.04.2025.
- Sreyasi Chaudhuri (CSS) has been appointed as Financial Adviser (FA), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under MHA till her superannuation on 30.11.2026. She replaces Ravinesh Kumar (IDAS: 1994).
- Sumita Singh (CSS) has been appointed as Advisor, NDMA for a tenure of five years vice Sreyasi Chaudhuri (CSS).
- Dhrubajyoti Sengupta (IRAS:1999) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare for a tenure of five years. He replaces Sanjiv Narain Mathur (IRAS: 1992).
- Yashashri Shukla (IP&TA&FS: 1996) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for a tenure of five years. She replaces Ms M Janaki (lAS:2005:AP).
- Kumar Sanjay Bariar (IP&TA&FS: 1993) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) under the Department of Personnel & Training for an overall tenure of five years ending 18.08.2024. He replaces Vinakshi Gupta (IDAS: 1992).
- Krishan Kumar (IAS:2002:OD) has been appointed as MD, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for an overall tenure of five years ending 08.03.2027. He replaces Chanchal Kumar (IAS:1992:BH).
- Shreeshail Malge (IRAS:2002) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship for a tenure of five years. He replaces Krishna Kumar Dwivedi (IAS: 1996: AM).
- Shailendra Kumar (ICAS:1999) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Inquiry Commission into whether Dalit converts to religions other than Sikhism or Budhhism should get SC status under the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment for a tenure of five years by temporarily upgrading the post of Director (Research) to JS level.
- Rajeev Kumar Tiwari (IFoS:1993:JK) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for an overall tenure of five years ending 01.12.2024 vice Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh (IP&TA&FS: 1992).
- Apparao Veerelli (IRSS:1993) has been appointed as CEO, Development & Welfare Board for Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNCs) under the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment for a tenure upto the date of his superannuation on 31.08.2028.
- Devendra Kumar Rai (IDAS:2000) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Telecommunications for a tenure of five years vice Anand Singh (IAS:2000:KL).
Rajasthan: Two IFS officers shifted
The Rajasthan government on Friday (09.02.2024) issued transfer and posting orders for two Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers.
The names of the officers and their posting are as follows;
- T J Kevitha (IFS:2000:RJ), Chief Conservator of Forests, Rajasthan Forestry and Biodiversity Development Project (RFBDP), Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as Chief OSD to Chief Minister, Jaipur.
- Kapil Chandrawal (IFS:2010:RJ), Joint Project Director, Rajasthan Forestry and Biodiversity Development Project (RFBDP), Jaipur, has been given additional charge of Chief Conservator of Forests, RFBDP.
Rajasthan: 44 IFS officers shifted, 7 get additional charges
The Rajasthan government on February 6 issued transfer and posting orders for 44 Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers, with an additional assignment of additional charges for 7 IFS officers.
The names of the officers and their posting are as follows;
Rajasthan: Alok Gupta appointed as Principal Secretary to CM
The Rajasthan government on Sunday (04.02.2024) designated Alok Gupta (IAS:1996:RJ) as the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. Alok Gupta, who previously served as the Principal Secretary in the Energy Department, takes over from T Ravikant, who held an additional charge of the same position.
Additionally, on February 2, the Department of Personnel issued an order appointing Shikhar Agrawal (IAS:1993:RJ) as the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) to the Chief Minister. Shikhar Agrawal was previously serving as ACS to the forest, environment, and climate change.
The Chief Minister’s office also includes Sandesh Nayak as Special Secretary and Sidharth Sihag as Joint Secretary.
MP: Harda Collector & SP shifted
The Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday government executed a transfer of officials, reassigning the roles of Harda collector Rishi Garg (IAS:2013:MP) and Superintendent of Police (SP) Sanjeev Kanchan (IPS).
According to the order issued by the General Administration Department, Rishi Garg has been appointed as Deputy Secretary and relocated to the capital, Bhopal, for his new administrative responsibilities.
Simultaneously, the state home department issued a transfer order for Harda SP Sanjeev Kanchan (IPS), designating him to the state police headquarters in Bhopal as Assistant Inspector General (AIG), as per the order.
MP: 15 IAS officers shifted, Bharat Yadav posted as Secretary to CM
In a noteworthy development on February 2, the Madhya Pradesh government orchestrated a substantial bureaucratic rearrangement, issuing transfer and posting orders for 15 IAS officers throughout the state.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows:
- Vinod Kumar (IAS:1989:MP), Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), General Administration Department has been transferred as Director General, RCVP Naronha Academy of Administration.
- Anirudh Mukerjee (IAS:1993:MP), Principal Secretary, Public Property Management Department with additional charge of DG, RCPV Naronha Academy of administration, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Ayush department with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Public Property Management department and MD, MP State Property Management Company.
- Manish Rastogi (IAS:1994:MP), Principal Secretary, Jail Department has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, General Administration Department with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Coordination, Chief Secretary Office and PS, Jail Department.
- Dr Navneet Kothari (IAS:2001:MP), MD, MP Industrial Development Corporation Limited and MD, Madhya Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited and ex officio Secretary, Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Fishermen Welfare and fishery development department.
- Ravindra Singh (IAS:2004:MP), Secretary, Home Department with additional charge of Executive Director, Disaster Management Institute, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner cum Director, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection with additional charge of MD, Madhya Pradesh State waring house corporation.
- Omprakash Shrivastava (IAS:2007:MP), Excise Commissioner has been transferred and posted as Secretary Home Department with additional charge of Executive Director, Disaster Management Institute.
- Bharat Yadav (IAS:2008:MP), Commissioner, Urban Administration & Development and ex-officio Secretary, Urban Administration & Development, has been transferred and posted as Secretary to CM with additional charge of Commissioner, State Urban Administration and Development Department.
- Avinash Lavania (IAS:2009:MP), Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, Chief Minister with additional charge of MD, MP Road Development Corporation.
- Tarun Kumar Pithode (IAS:2009:MP), Director, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection with additional charge of MD, MP State Warehousing Corporation, has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty cum Commissioner Medical Education.
- Abhijeet Agrawal (IAS:2010:MP), MD, MP State Electronics Development Corporation with additional charge of Executive Director, State Agency for Public Services and Mission Director, Samagra Samajik Suraksha Mission (SSSM), has been transferred and posted as Officer on Special Duty cum Excise Commissioner., Gwalior.
- Chandrashekar Valimbe (IAS:2010:MP), Additional Secretary, Revenue Department, Controller, Government Press and Writing Material, has been shifted as Additional Secretary, Chief Minister with additional charge of Controller, Government Press and Writing Material.
- Chandramauli Shukla (IAS:2011:MP), Commissioner, Housing and Infrastructure Development Board with additional charge of Commissioner Aviation and acting Director, MP Industrial Development Corporation has been posted as MD, MP Industrial Development Corporation Limited. He will have additional charge of MD, MP State Industrial Development Corporation Limited and Commissioner, MP Housing Construction and Infrastructure Development Board and Commissioner Aviation.
- Gautam Singh (IAS:2011:MP), Additional Director, MP State Agriculture Marketing Board has been appointed as Project Director, MP Skill Development Project.
- Aditi Garg (IAS:2015:MP), Director, Health Services has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Chief Minister with additional charge of Director Health Services.
- Ansul Gupta (IAS:2015:MP), waiting for posting, has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, Chief Minister. He will have additional charge of MD, State Electronics Development Corporation, Executive Director, State Public Service Authority and Mission Director, Integrated Social Security Mission.
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