Home Blog Page 6

Three IPS and One IRS Officer Inducted as SPs in CBI

By
LO Bureau
-
CBI

New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Monday (October 19, 2026) approved the induction of three IPS officers and one IRS officer as Superintendents of Police (SPs) in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a deputation basis.

According to the orders, the officers have been inducted for periods ranging from three to five years. Their appointments will take effect from the date they assume charge of their respective posts or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

The names of the officers and their deputation tenures are as follows:

  1. Tripti Bhatt (IPS:2013:UK) has been inducted as SP in the CBI for five years. Prior to this appointment, she was serving as Additional Secretary, Home and Prisons Department, Uttarakhand, with additional charge as Superintendent of Police (SP), Fire Service.
  2. G Poonguzhali (IPS:2014:KL) has been inducted as SP in the CBI for five years. Before her appointment, she was serving as Assistant Inspector General of Police (Personnel) at Police Headquarters, Kerala.
  3. Juvvanapudi Mahesh (IPS:2020:KL) has been inducted as SP in the CBI for five years. He was previously serving as SP, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Southern Range, Thiruvananthapuram.
  4. Abhishek Pradeepkumar Singh (IRS-IT:2017) has been inducted as SP in the CBI for three years. Before this appointment, he was serving as Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax in the Delhi Region.

IAS Rajarshi Mitra appointed DCO/DCR West Bengal

By
LO Bureau
-

New Delhi: West Bengal cadre IAS officer Rajarshi Mitra (IAS:2012:WB) has been appointed Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration (DCO/DCR), West Bengal, at the Director level for three years.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (October 19, 2026), the competent authority has approved his appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme with effect from the date he assumes charge of the post, for three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Prior to this appointment, Rajarshi Mitra was serving as Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission, and Senior Special Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, West Bengal.

IAS Jitender Yadav gets additional charge of DCO/DCR Lakshadweep

By
LO Bureau
-

New Delhi: AGMUT cadre IAS officer Jitender Yadav (IAS:2010:AGMUT) has been assigned the additional charge of Director of Census Operations (DCO)/Director of Citizen Registration (DCR), Lakshadweep, at the Director level for three years.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (October 19, 2026), the competent authority has approved his appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme with effect from the date he assumes charge of the post, for three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Notably, Jitender Yadav is currently serving as Managing Director, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), with additional charge of Secretary (IT). The DCO/DCR post in Lakshadweep will remain with him on an additional-charge basis for the approved period.

IRS Iftakhar Ahmed Chowdhry appointed Deputy Secretary, Department of Health Research

By
LO Bureau
-

New Delhi: IRS officer Iftakhar Ahmed Chowdhry (IRS-C&IT:2013), who was recommended for central deputation by the Department of Revenue, has been appointed Deputy Secretary in the Department of Health Research (DHR), Delhi, for four years.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (October 19, 2026), the competent authority has approved his appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme for a period of four years from the date he assumes charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Prior to this appointment, he was serving as Additional Commissioner, Mumbai Customs Export, under the Mumbai-I Customs Zone.

IAS Rahul Hooda appointed Deputy Secretary in Civil Aviation Ministry

By
LO Bureau
-

New Delhi: Haryana cadre IAS officer Rahul Hooda (IAS:2015:HY) has been appointed Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Delhi, for a period of four years.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (October 19, 2026), the competent authority has approved his appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme. for four years from the date he assumes charge of the post, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Prior to this appointment, Rahul Hooda was serving as Special Secretary to the Government of Haryana in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department.

Karnataka govt transfers 8 IAS officers and One KAS officer

By
LO Bureau
-

The Karnataka government on Saturday (October 17, 2026) issued transfer and posting orders for eight IAS officers and one KAS officer, assigning new responsibilities to officers awaiting posting and transferring serving officers to new positions.

The notification includes appointments to the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, Karnataka Housing Board, Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Limited and other departments and organisations.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows:

  1. Krishna Bajpai (IAS:2010:KN), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Member, Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, Bengaluru, relieving Bharathi D., IAS, of the concurrent charge.
  2. Latha R (IAS:2012:KN), Additional Commissioner (Development), Bengaluru North City Corporation, Greater Bengaluru Area, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, Karnataka Housing Board, Bengaluru, vice Dayananda K.A., IAS, transferred.
  3. Archana M.S. (IAS:2012:KN), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Managing Director, Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Limited (KSMCL), Bengaluru, vice Basavaraju, KAS, transferred.
  4. Dayananda K.A. (IAS:2012:KN), Commissioner, Karnataka Housing Board, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner for Backward Classes, Bengaluru.
  5. Venkat Raja (IAS:2013:KN), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Managing Director, Karnataka Handlooms Development Corporation, relieving Basavaraju A.B., IAS, of the concurrent charge.
  6. Venkatesh T (IAS:2015:KN), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Director, Horticulture and Director, National Horticulture Mission, Bengaluru, vice Ibrahim Maigur, IAS, transferred.
  7. Ibrahim Maigur (IAS:2017:KN), Director, Horticulture and Director, National Horticulture Mission, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner for Cane Development and Director of Sugar, Bengaluru.
  8. Mona Roat (IAS:2019:KN), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Additional Commissioner (Development), Bengaluru North City Corporation, Greater Bengaluru Area, vice Latha R., IAS, transferred.
  9. Sayeeda Aisha (KAS), Additional District Commissioner and Additional District Magistrate, Bengaluru Rural District, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Karnataka Small Scale Industries Development Corporation, Bengaluru, relieving Dr. Ragapriya R., IAS, of the concurrent charge. The transfer is subject to the approval of the Election Commission of India in view of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

MP govt transfers 23 IAS officers, appoints 11 new District Collectors

By
LO Bureau
-
Madhya Pradesh Map

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday (October 13, 2026), issued transfer and posting orders for 23 IAS officers, including the appointment of 11 new District Collectors. The reshuffle also assigns additional responsibilities to seven IAS officers alongside their existing charges.

Among the key changes, Rashmi Arun Shami (IAS:1994:MP) has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Public Health & Medical Education and ACS, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department, while retaining additional responsibilities in the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department and other assignments.

Sukh Veer Singh (IAS:1997:MP) has been appointed Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, with additional charge of the Public Works Department (PWD).

The changes also involve several district-level postings, including new Collectors for Jabalpur, Narmadapuram, Singrauli, Balaghat, Raisen, Bhind, Mauganj, Panna, Burhanpur, Shajapur and Harda.

IAS Officers Transferred and Posted

  1. Rashmi Arun Shami (IAS:1994:MP), ACS, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department and Special Commissioner (Coordination), MP Bhawan, New Delhi, with additional charge of Resident Commissioner, MP Bhawan, and Chairman, Board of Secondary Education, has been appointed ACS, Public Health & Medical Education and ACS, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department. She will retain additional charge of the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department, Special Commissioner (Coordination), MP Bhawan, New Delhi, and Chairman, Board of Secondary Education.
  2. Sukh Veer Singh (IAS:1997:MP), Principal Secretary, PWD, Public Health & Medical Education and Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department, with additional charge of Commissioner, Food Security, has been appointed Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, with additional charge of Principal Secretary, PWD.
  3. John Kingsley A R (IAS:2004:MP), Secretary, Industrial Policy & Investment Promotion Department, with additional charge of MSME Department, has been appointed Secretary, MSME Department.
  4. Usha Parmar (IAS:2011:MP), Collector, Panna, has been appointed Deputy Secretary, Horticulture & Food Processing Department.
  5. Rajesh Kumar Ogre (IAS:2012:MP), Additional Secretary, Commercial Tax Department, has been appointed Collector, Mauganj.
  6. Somesh Mishra (IAS:2013:MP), Collector, Narmadapuram, has been appointed Director, AIDS Control Society and Director, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department, Bhopal.
  7. Raghavendra Singh (IAS:2013:MP), Collector, Jabalpur, has been appointed Managing Director, Agriculture Marketing Board-cum-Commissioner, Mandi.
  8. Pawan Kumar Jain (IAS:2013:MP), Deputy Secretary, Cooperative Department, has been appointed Collector, Bhind.
  9. Arun Kumar Vishwakarma (IAS:2014:MP), Collector, Raisen, has been appointed Collector, Jabalpur.
  10. Ashish Vashisht (IAS:2014:MP), Managing Director, MP State Electronics Development Corporation, with additional charge of Mission Director, Integrated Social Security Mission, has been appointed Collector, Narmadapuram.
  11. Ankit Asthana (IAS:2014:MP), Deputy Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), with additional charge of Director, Employees Selection Board, Bhopal, has been appointed Collector, Singrauli.
  12. Aditya Singh (IAS:2014:MP), Director, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department, Bhopal, has been appointed Collector, Balaghat.
  13. Riju Bafna (IAS:2014:MP), Collector, Shajapur, has been appointed Additional Commissioner (Revenue), Ujjain Division.
  14. Harsh Singh (IAS:2015:MP), Collector, Burhanpur, has been appointed Collector, Panna.
  15. Sanjay Kumar Jain (IAS:2015:MP), Collector, Mauganj, has been appointed Deputy Secretary, Farmers Welfare & Agriculture Development Department.
  16. Siddharth Jain (IAS:2016:MP), Collector, Harda, has been appointed Deputy Secretary, Commercial Tax Department.
  17. Kirori Lal Meena (IAS:2016:MP), Collector, Bhind, has been appointed Deputy Secretary, Finance Department.
  18. Gaurav Banel (IAS:2016:MP), Collector, Singrauli, has been appointed Deputy Secretary, GAD, with responsibilities relating to the Employees Selection Board, Bhopal.
  19. Rohit Sissoniya (IAS:2017:MP), Deputy Secretary, Farmers Welfare & Agriculture Development Department, has been appointed Collector, Raisen.
  20. Vivek Kumar (IAS:2017:MP), Deputy Secretary, New & Renewable Energy Department, has been appointed Collector, Burhanpur.
  21. Dr Parikshit Sanjay Rao Zade (IAS:2017:MP), Chief Executive Officer, Indore Development Authority, has been appointed Collector, Shajapur.
  22. Kumar Satyam (IAS:2017:MP), Collector, Balaghat, has been appointed Collector, Harda.
  23. Sandeep Karketta (IAS:2018:MP), Deputy Secretary to the Chief Minister and Managing Director, MP Seeds and Farm Development Corporation, Bhopal, is also listed in the transfer and posting orders. The supplied details do not specify a new posting for him.

IAS Officers Given Additional Charges

In a separate set of changes, seven IAS officers have been assigned additional responsibilities or had their existing charges modified.

  1. KC Gupta (IAS:1992:MP), Agriculture Production Commissioner and ACS, Horticulture & Food Processing Department, has been relieved of the charge of ACS, Cottage & Rural Industries and assigned additional charge of ACS, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department.
  2. Shobhit Jain (IAS:2000:MP), Principal Secretary, Ayush Department, has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Cottage & Rural Industries Department.
  3. Sanket S Bhondve (IAS:2007:MP), Commissioner, Urban Administration & Development, Bhopal, has been given additional charge of Resident Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh Bhawan, New Delhi.
  4. Swatantra Kumar Singh (IAS:2007:MP), Secretary, Fisherman Welfare and Fisheries Development Department, has been given additional charge of Secretary, Industrial Policy & Investment Promotion Department.
  5. Bharat Yadav (IAS:2008:MP), Managing Director, MP Road Development Corporation, has been given additional charge of Secretary, Public Relations Department.
  6. Abhay Arvind Bedekar (IAS:2014:MP), Additional Managing Director, MP Tourism Development Board, Bhopal, has been given additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Director, Archaeology & Museums, Bhopal.
  7. Anshuman Raj (IAS:2020:MP), Additional Managing Director, MP State Electronics Development Corporation, Bhopal, has been given additional charge of Managing Director, MP State Electronics Development Corporation, and Mission Director, Integrated Social Security Mission.

KAS officers frustrated over Karnataka govt’s failure to revise IAS cadre strength

By
Bureau Desk (LO)
-

The Karnataka bureaucracy is dogged by a quiet tussle between IAS and Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officers, with the latter alleging that limited promotion opportunities are preventing them from getting entry into the elite IAS cadre. On the other hand, many IAS officers are assigned responsibilities of several departments.

The resentment among the KAS officers stems from the state govt’s failure to revise the IAS cadre strength for 12 years. It has resulted in a sharp reduction in promotion opportunities for KAS officers with hundreds of them missing out on opportunities to get entry into the IAS.

Karnataka’s total authorised IAS cadre strength stands at 314, comprising 219 direct recruitment posts and 95 promotion quota posts. The state has not revised its authorised cadre strength since 2015. KAS officers say during the period cited, Andhra Pradesh promoted 28 officers, Maharashtra 85 and Telangana 45. Karnataka, however, recorded no such promotions for more than 12 years.

Their plight has further been aggravated owing to an increase in directly recruited IAS officers.

Many such officials feel that the state govt could assign various posts to officers promoted from the KAS. Instead, they say, it continues to appoint IAS officers to more than 40 posts that KAS officers could also fill.

It has led to many KAS officials getting frustrated over their inability to secure higher positions despite meeting the eligibility criteria.  

There is a section of KAS officials who allege that an IAS lobby has been at work blocking their entry into the IAS cadre, while some others have reportedly approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), alleging negligence over the delay in cadre revision and promotions. The tribunal is believed to have directed the state government to submit its response within six weeks.



J&K govt issues fresh Code Of Conduct after alleged misbehaviour by IAS with woman colleague

By
Bureau Desk (LO)
-
J&K govt's code of conduct

Embarrassed over the alleged misbehaviour by a senior IAS officer with a woman colleague, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued a fresh code of conduct, warning its employees against the use of derogatory, threatening or inappropriate language at the workplace.

The circular has been issued after a viral video came to light rocking the administration. In the video, IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan (IAS:2010:AGMUT) can be heard using derogatory language against Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) woman officer Beenish Wani during an online review meeting.

The incident caused severe public criticism leading to the state govt ordering an inquiry into the alleged misconduct.

Ranjan is currently serving as Secretary of the Labour and Employment department.

In this backdrop, the General Administration Department (GAD) has issued a circular setting standards of conduct and professional decorum at all levels of administration.

The circular citing provisions under the Jammu and Kashmir Government Employees (Conduct) Rules, 1971, reiterates that all officers and officials are expected to maintain the highest standards of integrity, devotion to duty, discipline and conduct becoming of a public servant.

The government has enjoined upon all employees to ensure that official interactions are conducted with due courtesy, restraint, dignity and mutual respect. It has also been clarified that these standards will apply equally to interactions between superior officers and their subordinates, between officers and officials of different ranks, and between subordinate employees and their seniors.

According to the circular, all Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Heads of Departments and Managing Directors have to bring these instructions to the notice of employees under their administrative control and ensure strict compliance at all levels.

DoPT working on ways to increase annual intake of IAS to meet huge shortage

By
Bureau Desk (LO)
-
DoPT's Special Campaign 6

With an aim to tide over a huge shortage of about 1,500 IAS officers in the country, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is trying to devise ways to increase the annual intake of IAS officers.

According to reports submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, the gap between the sanctioned strength and the in-position strength of IAS officers is growing with 104 in Uttar Pradesh cadre, 94 in Bihar cadre, and 87 in AGMUT cadre.

Sources in the DoPT indicated that the Union Government is also aware of the shortage and is working on possible ways to increase the number of annual intake of IAS officers in a phased manner through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to reduce this shortage.

The committee has also flagged the issue of shortage of the IAS officers in the country.

The panel, in its 112th report, observed that due to the bureaucratic deficit the states tend to adopt means like appointing non-cadre officers to cadre posts, and continuing them in such posts beyond the permissible time limit besides giving multiple charges to the serving officers.

The committee felt that such moves compromise the efficiency of administration.  That is perhaps the reason why it recommended that the DoPT needs to increase the annual intake of IAS officers significantly keeping in view the evolving needs of Indian administration.

The panel also recommended the Centre to undertake cadre review of posts designated as ‘Cadre posts’ exclusively reserved for IAS officers in states.

The committee also held that 12 Central Group A services are awaiting cabinet approval and the cadre review proposals of nine services were pending with the Cadre Review Committee and hoped that this would be completed at the earliest.

The panel has asked the DoPT to take steps to expedite cadre review of the rest of the 17 services and ensure that the process is completed at the earliest.

1...567...2,003Page 6 of 2,003

Latest News