In a significant development, the central government on Monday (24.03.2025) revoked its earlier decision of appointing Akhil Chaudhary (IPS:2012:PB) as Superintendent of Police in the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D). The government not only cancelled his appointment but also debarred from central deputation and foreign assignments/consultancies for a period of 5 years. The specific reasons behind his debarment remain undisclosed.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on October 4, 2025 appointed him SP in the BPR&D.
The Competent Authority has approved the extension of tenure for officers serving in the Technical Support Unit (TSU) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) beyond March 31, 2025.
According to the approval, their tenure will continue as per the prescribed period under the Central Staffing Scheme, co-terminus with the PM GatiShakti National Plan (PMGS NMP), or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Sujata Chaturvedi (IAS:1989:BH), Secretary in the Department of Sports, has been given additional charge of the post Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (28.03.2025), the competent authority approved the assignment of additional charge to Chaturvedi following the relinquishment of the post by Sumita Dwara (IAS:1991:AP). The arrangement will continue until the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
The Kerala government has initiated the process of appointing a new Director General of Police (DGP) for the state as the current incumbent, Shaik Darvesh Saheb (IPS:1990:KL), is going to retire on June 30, 2025.
To expedite the process of appointment, the government has written to six senior most IPS officers in the state with 30 years of service, asking them to share their resumes so that their names could be forwarded to the UPSC for shortlisting.
The eligible officers contacted for the DGP position include Nitin Agrawal (IPS:1990:KL), Ravada A Chandrasekhar (IPS:1991:KL), and Yogesh Gupta (IPS:1993:KL). Additionally, three ADGPs — Manoj Abraham (IPS:1994:KL), S Suresh (IPS:1995:KL), and M R Ajith Kumar (IPS:1995:KL) — have also been contacted to submit their resumes.
The state government is believed to forward these names to the UPSC for shortlisting by April, 2025.
Retired IAS officer and former Meghalaya Chief Secretary Rebecca Vanessa Suchiang (Retd. IAS:1989:AM) has been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of the state. The state cabinet approved her appointment for a period of three years on Wednesday. With this, Suchiang becomes the first woman to hold the position of Chief Information Commissioner in Meghalaya.
The state government has been looking for a suitable candidate for this crucial position as the post of the Chief Information Commissioner was lying vacant ever since IPS officer H Nongpluh retired from it on November 14, 2024.
This is the second post retirement assignment for Suchiang who had served as Director General of Meghalaya Administrative Training Institute.
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has failed to find a suitable candidate for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at a selection meeting held on March 28, 2025. The PESB interviewed ten candidates for the job following which it did not recommended any candidate for the post and advised the Administrative Ministry/Department to choose an appropriate course of action for selection including the search cum selection committee (SCSC) or as deemed appropriate with the approval of the competent authority.
During the selection meeting, the following 10 candidates were interviewed:
Sandeep Govil, Director (Consumer Mobility), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Sunil Kumar, Principal General Manager ( CFA-F & IA), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Nitin Ravindra Mahajan, Principal General Manager, Ahmedabad, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Rajesh Kumar, Principal General Manager-Network-Pune Business Area, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Vivek Jaiswal, Principal General Manager, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Heera Singh Bisht, Principal Chief Engineer(Civil), Dehradun, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Sanjeev Singhal, Principal General Manager Transmission, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Daya Nanad Katyayan, Senior General Manager (Business Area Head Faridabad), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Anil Kumar Gupta, Chief General Manager, Himachal Pradesh Circle, Department of Telecommunications
M Murali Krishna, Additional Director General, Department of Telecommunications
A news concerning Kerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan is trending on social media for a couple of days now. The reason is bizarre as it is not due to any administrative decision, but due to an insinuation to the colour of her skin. The top bureaucrat chose to speak out against it, only to trigger a debate on social media.
It all started with an acquaintance comparing her stewardship as Chief Secretary with that of her husband and predecessor V Venu by saying “it is as black as her husband’s was white”. Piqued by the comment, Sarada took to her facebook account posting her agonizing tale of colour bias she suffered for last 50 years. She also narrates how her children made her see beauty in blackness.
Sarada first deleted the post, only to repost later with an announcement that she is doing it because certain well-wishers said that there were things that needed to be discussed. And she was right it is being hotly debated now. Though it is not the first time that the issue of colour and gender biasness has been raised in the public domain, but the reason that a top serving bureaucrat too feels victimized by these biases has generated public interest. Sarada feels society needs to change its attitudes and overcome these biases as it virtually sullies one’s self-respect and questions a woman’s worthiness.
She goes on to philosophize it by saying that the comparison not only referred to her dark complexion but carried a “value connotation” about the current governance being “black”.
Senior IAS officer Anand Bardhan (IAS:1992:UK) was on Friday (28.03.2025) appointed as the Chief Secretary of the state, succeeding the incumbent Chief Secretary Radha Raturi (IAS:1988:UK), who is set to retire on March 31.
Widely regarded as one of the most honest and efficient officers in the cadre, Bardhan will take charge of the post on April 1, 2025. He will have a tenure of over two years, as he is set to retire in June 2027.
www.legendofficers.com had earlier reported that Bardhan was the frontrunner for the position. He was the only officer in the cadre with 30 years of experience, meeting the prerequisite condition for the Chief Secretary role. The next senior IAS officer in the gradation list is Ramesh Kumar Sudhanshu, a 1997 batch officer.
While Anand Bardhan was recently empanelled as Secretary in the Government of India, it was evident that he would not pursue a central deputation and remain in the state administration instead.
Vijaykumar Vinaykrao Patil (IOFS:2006), who was recommended for central deputation by the Department of Defence Production, has been selected for appointment as Director in the National Testing Agency (NTA) under the D/o Higher Education for five years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday (27.03.2025), Mr. Patil will serve in the post under the central staffing scheme for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Pawan Kumar Sharma (IRSSE:2006), who was recommended for central deputation by the Ministry of Railways, has been selected for appointment as Director in the National Testing Agency (NTA) under the D/o Higher Education for five years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday (27.03.2025), Mr. Sharma will serve in the post under the central staffing scheme for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
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