Arun Kumar Sinha (IAS:1987:KL), the Director General of the Special Protection Group (SPG), passed away early on Wednesday at a hospital in Gurugram. Sinha had been facing health challenges for the past few months and had been receiving treatment at the Medanta Cancer Institute. At the time of his passing, he was 61 years old. Sinha had been serving as the SPG Chief since 2016, where he played a pivotal role in ensuring the security of the Prime Minister.
Remarkably, even after reaching his official retirement age in May of this year, he was granted a one-year extension to continue leading the SPG in a re-employment capacity. In 2022, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) had approved an extension in his temporary elevation as DG (SPG) until May 31, 2023.
Arun Kumar Sinha, originally hailing from Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, leaves behind his wife and two sons, and his legacy of dedicated service to the nation.
Andra Vamsi (IAS:2011:UP) has been appointed to the post of District Magistrate (DM) of Basti. He currently serves as the Mission Director for the Skill Development Mission of Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, Divya Mittal (IAS:2013:UP), who was sent to Basti as DM from the post of DM of Mirzapur in UP, has been put on waiting list. However, she was relieved from Mirzapur for getting charge of Basti.
In addition to his responsibilities as the DM of Gorakhpur, Krishna Karunesh (IAS:2011:UP) has been entrusted with the additional role of Vice President at the Gorakhpur Development Authority.
Just a few hours after the Haryana government appointed senior IAS officer Sudhir Rajpal (IAS:1990:HY) as the new Home Secretary, a modified transfer order was issued on Sunday evening, re-allocating the position to TVSN Prasad (IAS:1988:HY). Notably, TVSN Prasad will still continue to serve as the Additional Chief Secretary, Home, as he did prior to this alteration.
The government did not provide any specific explanation for this modification. Earlier on the same day, transfer orders had been issued for nine Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, designating Sudhir Rajpal as the new Home Secretary.
In the initial order, Sudhir Rajpal was appointed to replace TVSN Prasad, who had responsibilities encompassing various departments, including jails, criminal investigation, administration of justice, and more.
However, in the modified order, TVSN Prasad has been assigned additional duties as the Financial Commissioner for the revenue, disaster management, and consolidation departments. He will continue to oversee the departments he previously held, which include home, jails, criminal investigation, and administration of justice. TVSN Prasad will also retain his positions as the Chief Resident Commissioner at Haryana Bhawan in New Delhi and as the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of the cooperation department.
Meanwhile, Sudhir Rajpal, who previously served as the ACS in the agriculture, farmers’ welfare, and civil aviation departments, has now been reassigned to ACS roles in the school education, cooperation, and youth empowerment and entrepreneurship departments, according to the modified order.
In a significant administrative overhaul, the Haryana government issued transfer and posting directives on Sunday for nine senior bureaucrats within the state.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows:
TVSN Prasad (IAS:1988:HY), ACS, Home, Jails, Criminal Investigation and Administration of Justice Departments, Nodal Officer for COVID-19 for coordination with all stakeholders, Chief Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi and ACS, Cooperation Department, has been transferred and posted as ACS, Financial Commissioner, Revenue & Disaster Management and Consolidation Departments, Chief Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi and ACS, Cooperation Department.
Sudhir Rajpal (IAS:1990:HY), ACS, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department and ACS Civil Aviation Department, has been transferred and posted as ACS, Home, Jails, Criminal Investigation and Administration of Justice Departments and ACS, Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Department.
Sumita Misra (IAS:1990:HY), ACS, Medical Education & Research Department and ACS, Women and Child Development Department, has been transferred and posted as ACS, Medical Education & Research Department and ACS, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department.
Dr. Raja Sekhar Vundru (IAS:1990:HY), ACS, Housing for All Department and ACS, Foreign Cooperation Department, has been transferred and posted ACS, Housing for All Department and ACS, Civil Aviation Department.
V Umashakar (IAS:1993:HY), Principal Secretary, Chief Minister and Principal Secretary, Citizen Resources Information Department, has been given additional charge of posts of Principal Secretary, Information, Public Relations, Languages and Cultural Department and Principal Secretary, Foreign Cooperation Department.
Vijayendra Kumar (IAS:1995:HY), Principal Secretary, Social Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Backward Classes and Antyodaya (SEWA) Department and Chief Executive Officer, Saraswati Heritage Board, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary,, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department and Principal Secretary, Sainik & Ardh Sainik Welfare Department.
Rajeev Ranjan (IAS:1998:HY), waiting for posting, has been posted as Principal Secretary, Labour Department.
Pankaj Agarwal (IAS:2000:HY), Commissioner & Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, Commissioner & Secretary, Irrigation & Water Resources Department and Commissioner & Secretary, Personnel Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner & Secretary, Social Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Backward Classes and Antyodaya (SEWA) Department, Commissioner & Secretary, Irrigation & Water Resources Department and Commissioner & Secretary, Personnel Department.
Amneet P Kumar (IAS:2001:HY), Commissioner & Secretary, Sainik & Ardh Sainik Welfare Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner & Secretary, Women & Child Development Department.
In a major reshuffle, the Karnataka government on Tuesday (05.09.2023) transferred as many as 35 IPS officers.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows:
Anupam Agrawal (IPS:2008:KN), waiting for posting, has been posted as Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru City.
Dr. Sharanappa (IPS:2009:KN), DIG & Jt Commissioner of Police, Crime, Bengaluru City, has been transferred and posted as DIG & Director, Karnataka Police Academy, Mysore.
Vartika Reddy (IPS:2011:KN), SP, SCRB, has been transferred and posted as SP, Internal Security Division, Bengaluru.
Karthik Reddy (IPS:2011:KN), SP, Ramanagara, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Traffic South Division, Bengaluru.
K Santosh Babu (IPS:2011:KN), SP, Intelligence, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Administration, Bengaluru City.
Yathish Chandra GH (IPS:2011:KL), DCP, Crime-I, has been transferred and posted as SP, Internal Security Division.
Dr. Bheemashankar Guled (IPS:2012:KN), DCP, East Division, Bengaluru City, has been transferred and posted as SP, Belagavi.
Nikam Prakash Amrit (IPS:2012:KN), SP, Anti Naxal Force, Karkala, has been transferred and posted as SP, Wireless. The transfer and posting order of Mithun HN (IPS:2020:KN) stands cancelled.
Rahul Kumar Shahpurwad (IPS:2012:KN), SP, Tumkur, has been transferred and posted as DCP, South Division, Bengaluru City.
D Devaraja (IPS:2012:KN), waiting for posting, has been posted as DCP, East Division Bengaluru City.
Abdul Ahad (IPS:2012:KN), SP, Coastal Security Police, Udupi, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Central Division, Bengaluru City.
S Girish (IPS:2012:KN), DCP, Whitefields, has been transferred and posted as DCP, West Division, Bengaluru City.
Sanjeev M Patil (IPS:2012:KN), SP, Belagavi, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Whitefield Division, Bengaluru City.
K Parashurama (IPS:2012:KN), waiting for posting, has been posted as SP, Intelligence.
H D Ananda Kumar (IPS:2012:KN), SP, Vijayapura, has been transferred and posted as SP, Directorate of Civil Rights and Enforcement.
Dr. Suman D Pennekar (IPS:2013:KN), DCP, Traffic West Division, Bengaluru City, has been transferred and posted as Assistant IGP, Headquarters-1.
Dekka Kishore Babu (IPS:2014:KN), SP, Intelligence, has been transferred and posted as SP & Principal, Police Training Centre, Kalaburgi.
Dr. Kona Vamsi Krishna (IPS:2014:KN), Commandant, 1st Battalion, Karnataka State Reserve Police, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Command Centre, Bengaluru.
Laxman Nimbargi (IPS:2014:KN), DCP, West Division, Bengaluru City, has been transferred and posted as SP, State Crime Record Bureau.
Dr. Arun K (IPS:2014:KN), SP & Principal, Police Training Centre, Kalaburgi, has been transferred and posted as SP, Udupi.
Mohammad Sujeetha MS (IPS:2014:KN), DCP, Traffic South Division, Bengaluru City, has been transferred and posted as SP, Hassan.
Jayaprakash (IPS:2014:KN), SP, Bagalkot, has been transferred and posted as SP, Intelligence.
Shekhar H Tekkannavar (IPS:2014:KN), waiting for posting, DCP, Crime, Bengaluru City.
Sarah Fathima (IPS:2015:KN), SP, CID, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Traffic East Division, Bengaluru City.
Sonawane Rishikesh Bhagawan (IPS:2014:KN), SP, Intelligence, has been transferred and posted as SP, Vijayapura.
Lokesh Bharamappa Jagalasar (IPS:2015:KN), Director, Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru, has been transferred and posted as SP & Deputy Director, Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru.
R Srinivas Gowda (IPS:2016:KN), DCP, Central Division, Bengaluru City, has been transferred and posted as DCP, City Crime Branch-2, Bengaluru.
P Krishnakant (IPS:2016:KN), DCP, South Division, Bengaluru City, has been transferred and posted as Assistant IGP (Administration).
Amarnath Reddy Y (IPS:2016:KN), SP, Intelligence, Kalaburgi, has been transferred and posted as SP, Bagalkot.
Hariram Shankar (IPS:2017:KN), SP, Hassan, has been transferred and posted as SP, Intelligence.
Adduru Srinivasulu (IPS:2017:KN), DCP, Law & Order, Kalaburgi, has been transferred and posted as SP, Kalaburgi.
Anshu Kumar (IPS:2018:KN), waiting for posting, has been transferred and posted as SP, Coastal Security Police, Udupi.
Kanika Sikriwal (IPS:2018:KN), under the orders of transfer as SP, CID, has been posted as DCP, Law and Order, Kalaburgi.
Kushal Chouksey (IPS:2018:KN), under the orders of transfer as SP, Intelligence, has been transferred and posted as Joint Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Bengaluru.
Ravindra Kashinath Gadadi (IPS:2017:SL), DCP, Command Centre, Bengaluru City, has been transferred and posted as SP, Intelligence.
Mohan Lal Hirwal (ITS:1997), presently serving as the Regional Director at the Staff Selection Commission (HQ) in New Delhi, has had his central deputation extended by one year. This extension has been granted in accordance with an official order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Saturday, September 2, 2023. The decision to extend Mr. Hirwal’s deputation was endorsed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, following the proposal put forth by the DoPT.
Mr. Hirwal will continue to fulfill his role for the additional period, which extends one year beyond September 27, 2023, or until further directives are issued, whichever transpires first.
Vinayak Garg (IRSEE:1995), who currently serves as the Commissioner at Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) with a Joint Secretary (JS) level designation, has had his central deputation extended for an additional one-year term. This extension has been granted in accordance with an official order released by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday, September 1, 2023. The decision to extend Mr. Garg’s deputation was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, based on a proposal submitted by the Department of School Education & Literacy.
Mr. Garg will continue in his role for the extended term, which spans one year beyond September 11, 2023, or until further instructions are issued, depending on whichever event occurs first.
R K Mishra (IRS-C&IT:1995), currently serving as the Additional Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in Mumbai, has been assigned an additional responsibility as the Development Commissioner (JS level) for the Santa Cruz Exclusive Export Zone (SEEPZ) within the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Mumbai. This appointment, as per an official order released by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday, September 1, 2023, follows the approval of the Department of Commerce’s proposal by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
Mr. Mishra will assume this additional charge for a duration of six months, commencing from July 13, 2023, and concluding on January 12, 2024, or until a permanent incumbent takes over the position, or until further directives are issued—whichever event occurs earliest.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Monday (04.09.2023) approved the appointment of three officers to key positions within the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Among these appointments, two have been designated as Members (Project), while the third has been entrusted with the role of Member (Technical). These appointments are effective for a period of three years, commencing from the date they assume their respective positions, or until further directives are issued, whichever comes first.
Here are the appointees:
Members (Project):
Anil Chaudhary (IRSE:1994), who is currently serving as a Senior Professor at the Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering in Pune.
Vinay Kumar Rajawat (CES-Roads:1992), presently holding the position of Additional Director-General at the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Member (Technical):
Alok Deepankar (CSE-Roads:1994), currently serving as the Chief Engineer-Regional Officer in Jaipur for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
As part of a comprehensive administrative restructuring in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government continued its series of transfer and posting orders for nine IAS officers on Sunday, marking the third consecutive day of such changes. Notably, the transfers of two IAS officers, which were initially issued on Friday, have now been revoked.
Ravindra Kumar Mandar (IAS: 2013:UP), who was earlier designated as District Magistrate of Rampur with a subsequent transfer to Bijnor, will retain his role as the District Magistrate of Rampur, as his transfer order to Bijnor has been canceled. In his place, Ankit Kumar Agrawal (IAS:2012:UP) has been appointed as the new District Magistrate of Bijnor, reversing his earlier transfer from District Magistrate of Etah to District Magistrate of Rampur.
Furthermore, the following officers have been transferred:
Sanjay Khatri (IAS:2010:UP), District Magistrate of Prayagraj, has been has been transferred as Additional Chief Executive Officer (ACEO) of Noida.
Pulkit Khare (IAS:2011:UP), District Magistrate of Mathura, has been transferred and posted as CEO of the Uttar Pradesh Rural Road Development Authority.
Manoj Kumar-II (IAS:2012:UP), District Magistrate of Mahoba, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary in the Housing Department.
Dr. Chandra Bhushan (IAS:2012:UP), District Magistrate of Hamirpur, has been appointed as the Special Secretary in the Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Department.
Nitin Gaur (IAS:2016:UP), Municipal Commissioner of Ghaziabad, has been transferred and posted as Vice Chairman of the Hapur Pilakhua Development Authority.
Vikramaditya Singh Malik (IAS:2018:UP), Chief Development Officer (CDO) in Ghaziabad, has now been appointed as the Municipal Commissioner of Ghaziabad.
Ashutosh Kumar Dwivedi (IAS:2014:UP), Special Secretary, Public Works Department, has been transferred and posted as ACEO of Greater Noida.
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