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K Vijayanand assumed charge as Special Chief Secretary to CM after retirement

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IAS K Vijayanand

Retired IAS officer K Vijayanand (IAS:1992:AP) assumed charge as ex officio Special Chief Secretary to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday. Within hours of his retirement on Saturday (February 28) as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, following a three-month extension, the state government appointed him to the new role.

Vijayanand will also serve as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation (APTRANSCO) for a period of one year.

The government clarified that in his new role overseeing the Energy Department, he will report directly to the Chief Minister, without intermediary administrative reporting structures.

Meanwhile, Mudadda Ravichandra, who was serving as Principal Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), has been appointed as full-time Executive Officer (EO) of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

Also Read: AP CS K Vijayanand likely to be reappointed after retirement as special CS

REC Limited wins 2 awards at National Leadership Summit & Awards 2026

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REC Limited, a Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Power and a leading NBFC, achieved a significant milestone at the National Leadership Summit & Awards 2026, held on February 27, 2026, at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai, by receiving two prestigious national honours.

Harsh Baweja, former Director (Finance) and CFO of REC Limited, was conferred the “India’s Most Influential CFO 2026” award. The honour recognises his exemplary leadership and outstanding contributions during his tenure as Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer from May 2024 to January 2026. Baweja personally accepted the award at the ceremony.

In addition, REC Limited received the “India CSR Initiatives & Social Impact Award” for Excellence in CSR for Healthcare Access, reaffirming the organisation’s strong commitment to inclusive growth and impactful social development. The award was accepted on behalf of REC by Alok Singh, Chief Program Manager, Regional Office – Mumbai.

These recognitions underscore REC Limited’s leadership in financial excellence as well as its sustained efforts toward driving meaningful social impact across the country.

PESB recommends Srividya Venkataraman as Director (Finance) of HPCL

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Srividya Venkataraman

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Srividya Venkataraman for appointment as Director (Finance) at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL). The recommendation was made following interviews conducted by the Board on February 28, 2026.

Srividya Venkataraman is currently serving as Executive Director (Corporate Treasury), Mumbai, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. Her name will now be forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to vigilance clearance and completion of other prescribed formalities.

If selected, she will replace Rajneesh Narang, who is scheduled to retire on May 31, 2026. Narang has been serving in the position since March 2022.

The following 12 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting :

  1. Devendra Kumar, Director (Finance), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
  2. K Vinod, Executive Director Corporate Finance and Treasury, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
  3. Balachandar S, Executive Director Audit, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
  4. Anuj Mehrotra, Executive Director (I/C) – Natural Gas, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
  5. Indrajit Dasgupta, Chief Financial Officer – HRRL, HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited
  6. Dinesh Nagesh Naik, Executive Director- Tax, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
  7. Srividya Venkataraman, Executive Director (Corporate Treasury), Mumbai, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
  8. Chakresh Kumar Jain, Executive Director Finance, Marketing Division, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  9. Aryasomayajula Radha Krishna, Director (Finance), Newspace India Limited (NSIL)
  10. Venkataramana Narayanasetti, General Manager GM (F), NTPC Limited
  11. Ashish Kumar Purwar, Chief General Manager (F&A-Pricing), Gail (India) Limited
  12. Nrusingha Behera, Chief General Manager (Fin), Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd

PESB recommends Anupam Agarwal for Director (Finance) at ONGC

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LO Bureau
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Anupam Agarwal for appointment as Director (Finance) at Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC). The recommendation was made following interviews conducted by the Board on February 27, 2026.

Anupam Agarwal is currently serving as Director (Finance), ONGC Videsh Limited. His name will now be forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to vigilance clearance and completion of other prescribed formalities.

The vacancy is scheduled to arise on May 1, 2026, following the superannuation of Vivek Chandrakant Tongaonkar. Mr. Tongaonkar has been serving in the post since July 1, 2024. Anticipating the vacancy, PESB had advertised the post on October 24, 2025, inviting applications with November 14, 2025 as the last date for submission.

The following 11 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting :

  1. Anupam Agarwal, Director (Finance), ONGC Videsh Limited
  2. Devendra Kumar, Director (Finance), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited
  3. Amit Mitra, Executive Director Executive Assistant to CMD, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
  4. Amol Babulal Taori, Executive Director-International Trade, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
  5. Abhijit Das, Chief General Manager (Finance and Accounts, Corporate Finance), Noida, Oil India Limited
  6. Uttam Paul, General Manager (F&A), FHQ, Oil India Limited
  7. Ragini Advani, Director (Finance), IRCON International Limited
  8. Chakresh Kumar Jain, Executive Director Finance, Marketing Division, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  9. Ashok Kumar Jain, CGM (Finance), Gujarat State office, Ahmedabad, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  10. Sudeep Pal, Executive Director (Pay Commission), Ministry of Railways
  11. Rabindra Nath Mishra, Member (Revenue), Rail Land Development Authority

Rajeev Kumar gets extension as Joint Secretary in MHA

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AGMUT cadre IAS & IPS

The central deputation tenure of Rajeev Kumar (IOFS:2000) as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been extended for one year. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Saturday (February 28, 2026), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs to extend his deputation tenure by one year from March 5, 2026 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Punya Salila Srivastava gets additional charge of Secretary, Health Research

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Punya Salila Srivastava

Senior IAS officer Punya Salila Srivastava (IAS:1993:AGMUT), currently serving as Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, has been given additional charge of Secretary, Department of Health Research. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (February 27, 2026), the competent authority has approved the assignment of additional charge of the post to her during the period of leave of incumbent Dr Rajiv Bahl from February 28, 2026 to March 9, 2026.

Jeetesh Sharma prematurely repatriated from WDRA to parent Cadre

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LO Bureau
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WDRA

Jeetesh Sharma (ITS:1998), Director (A&F) in the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) under the Department of Food & Public Distribution, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Thursday (February 26, 2026), the competent authority has approved the proposal of the Department of Food & Public Distribution to repatriate Sharma to his parent cadre with extended cooling-off.

Notably, Jeetesh Sharma was appointed as Director (A&F) in WDRA on April 1, 2022, for a tenure of five years. His term was scheduled to end in April 2027. However, he has been repatriated nearly one year before completing his tenure.

ACC Empanels 28 Senior IAS Officers for Additional Secretary-Level Posts at Centre

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LO Bureau
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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday (February 28, 2025) approved the empanelment of 28 IAS senior officers from various batches and cadres for appointment as Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary-equivalent posts at the central government.

The officers empanelled are:

Secretary/Secretary Equivalent posts:

  1. Dheeraj Sahu (IAS:1996:UP)
  2. Debasish Prusty (IAS:2000:RJ)
  3. Lokhande Prashant Sitaram (IAS:2001:AGMUT)
  4. Mandeep K Bhandari (IAS:2001:AGMUT)
  5. Sridhar Chiruvolu (IAS:2001:BH)
  6. Arti Kanwar (IAS:2001:GJ)
  7. Vijay Nehra (IAS:2001:GJ)
  8. R Selvam (IAS:2001:HP)
  9. Pankaj Yadav (IAS:2001:HY)
  10. Darpan Jain (IAS:2001:KN)
  11. Nipun Vinayak (IAS:2001:MH)
  12. Prajakta L Verma (IAS:2001:MH)
  13. Shrikar Keshav Pardeshi (IAS:2001:MH)
  14. Vijayalakshmi Prasanna Bidari (IAS:2001:MH)
  15. Nidhi Mani Tripathi (IAS:2001:MN)
  16. Dodda Venkata Swamy (IAS:2001:OR)
  17. Priyank Bharti (IAS:2001:PB)
  18. Neetu Kumari Prasad (IAS:2001:TG)

Secretary Equivalent posts:

  1. Anoop Kumar Agrawal (IAS:1993:WB)
  2. Sarita Chauhan Chand (IAS:1999:AGMUT)
  3. Bhaskar Jyoti Sharma (IAS:1999:OR)
  4. Shubha Sarma (IAS:1999:OR)
  5. Kumar Rahul (IAS:2000:PB)
  6. Sorabh Babu (IAS:2000:UP)
  7. Ankita Mishra Bundela (IAS:2001:AGMUT)
  8. Jujjavarapu Balaji (IAS:2001:AM)
  9. Siddharth Jain (IAS:2001:AP)
  10. Santhanagopalan R (IAS:2001:OR)

Telangana suspends IAS officer Arvind Kumar in Formula E case

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LO Bureau
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IAS Arvind Kumar

The Telangana government on Friday (February 27, 2026) suspended senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar (IAS:1991:TG). The action came after the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) gave sanction to the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to prosecute him in the Formula E case.

Arvind Kumar was recently transferred from his post as Special Chief Secretary, Revenue (Disaster Management). He was not given a new posting. He has about eight months left in service and is due to retire in October this year.

This is the first time since the formation of Telangana that a Special Chief Secretary-rank officer has been suspended in a criminal case.

The case relates to his tenure as Special Chief Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD). He is accused of transferring Rs 55 crore to UK-based Formula E Operations (FEO) without following proper procedures for holding the second edition of the race.

The ACB registered the case in December 2024. The complaint was filed by then Principal Secretary (MA&UD) M Dana Kishore. The investigation is still underway.

Also Read: Centre gives sanction to prosecute Telangana IAS Arvind Kumar in Formula-E car race case

ACC Empanels 41 Senior IAS Officers for Secretary-Level Posts at Centre

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LO Bureau
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North Block

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Saturday (February 28, 2026) approved the empanelment of 41 senior IAS officers from various batches and cadres for appointment as Secretary or Secretary-equivalent in the Government of India.

Secretary/Secretary Equivalent posts:

  1. Keshav Kumar Pathak (IAS:1990:BH)
  2. S Gopalakrishnan (IAS:1991:TN)
  3. Surendra Kumar Bagde (IAS:1993:MH)
  4. Sanjay Lohiya (IAS:1994:AM)
  5. Keshav Chandra (IAS:1995:AGMUT)
  6. Rohit Kansal (IAS:1995:AGMUT)
  7. D Thara (IAS:1995:GJ)
  8. Bharat Harbansal Khera (IAS:1995:HP)
  9. Satendra Singh (IAS:1995:JH)
  10. TK Anil Kumar (IAS::1995:KN)
  11. Abhishek Singh (IAS:1995:NL)
  12. Sushil Kumar Lohani (IAS:1995:OR)
  13. Dilip Kumar (IAS:1995:PB)
  14. Jaspreet Talwar (IAS:1995:PB)
  15. Rajeev Singh Thakur (IAS:1995:RJ)
  16. Sanjay Kumar (IAS:1995:TG)
  17. MA Siddique (IAS:1995:TG)
  18. Ashutosh Jindal (IAS:1995:TR)
  19. Mritunjay Kumar Narayan (IAS:1995:UP)
  20. Santosh Kumar Yadav (IAS:1995:UP)

Secretary Equivalent posts:

  1. Anju Sharma (IAS:1991:GJ)
  2. Sanjay Gupta (IAS:1991:OR)
  3. Manisha Verma (IAS:1993:MH)
  4. Aniruddhe Mukerjee (IAS:1993:MP)
  5. Alok Kumar II (IAS:1993:UP)
  6. Dushyant Naria (IAS:1993:WB)
  7. Alok Shekhar (IAS:1994:PB)
  8. Leena Johri (IAS:1994:UP)
  9. Chandra Bhushan Kumar (IAS:1995:AGMUT)
  10. H Rajesh Prasad (IAS:1995: AGMUT)
  11. Sajjan Singh Yadav (IAS:1995:AGMUT)
  12. Archana Varma (IAS:1995:AM)
  13. Shakil P Ahammed (IAS:1995:AM)
  14. B Rajender (IAS:1995:BH)
  15. Rawther Dawood Nazeem (IAS:1995:HP)
  16. M Maheshwar Rao (IAS:1995:KN)
  17. Radhika Rastogi (IAS:1995:MH)
  18. Hitesh Kumar S Makwana (IAS:1995:TN)
  19. R Jaya (IAS:1995:TN)
  20. Bhuvnesh Kumar (IAS:1995:UP)
  21. Sanjay Prasad (IAS:1995:UP)

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