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Big IAS Shake-Up in Telangana; 12 Districts Get New Collectors

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LO Bureau
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Telangana

The Telangana government on Wednesday (February 25, 2026) carried out a major reshuffle in the IAS cadre, transferring and posting 45 officers across key departments, districts and corporations. As part of the exercise, 12 districts have been given new Collectors and District Magistrates.

The names and postings of the officers are as follows:

  1. Sanjay Kumar (IAS:1995:TG), Special Chief Secretary, Industries & Commerce and ITE&C Department, has been transferred and posted as Special Chief Secretary, PR & RD, RWS & RSAD Department.
  2. Sabyasachi Ghosh (IAS:1994:TG), Special Chief Secretary, Implementation of Flagship Welfare & Development Schemes Unit, has been re-designated as Special Chief Secretary, Implementation of Flagship Welfare & Development Schemes Unit and Corporate Social Responsibility.
  3. M Dana Kishore (IAS:1996:TG), Special Chief Secretary, LET&F Department, has been placed in FAC of Special Chief Secretary (Disaster Management), Revenue Department.
  4. N Sridhar (IAS:1997:TG), Principal Secretary, PR & RD, RWS & RSAD Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, ITE&C and Industries & Commerce Department. He will continue to hold FAC of Principal Secretary, Mines & Geology.
  5. Rahul Bojja (IAS:2000:TG), Principal Secretary, I&CAD Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary (Political), General Administration Department. He will also hold FAC of Principal Secretary, BC Welfare Department.
  6. E Sridhar (IAS:2004:TG), Secretary, BC Welfare Department, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Irrigation and CAD Department.
  7. Dr Gaurav Uppal (IAS:2005:TG), Secretary, Coordination (GoI Projects & CSS), Telangana Bhavan, New Delhi, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Finance & Planning Department and EO DG, TGRAC. He will also hold FAC of Managing Director, TGMSIDC.
  8. B Vijiendra (IAS:2006:TG), Collector & District Magistrate, Mahabubnagar, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGSWREIS) and Commissioner, Scheduled Castes Development.
  9. D Divya (IAS:2010:TG), CEO, SERP, has been placed in FAC of State Nodal Officer, Prajavani.
  10. Adwait Kumar Singh (IAS:2013:TG), Collector & DM, Mahabubabad, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Coordination (GoI Projects & CSS), Telangana Bhavan, New Delhi.
  11. M Hanumantha Rao (IAS:2013:TG), Collector & DM, Yadadri Bhongir, has been transferred and posted as Director, Endowments. He will also hold FAC of Special Officer, Godavari Pushkaralu.
  12. Sikta Patnaik (IAS:2014:TG), Collector & DM, Narayanpet, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Finance Department.
  13. Sandeep Kumar Jha (IAS:2014:TG), Zonal Commissioner, GHMC, Quthbullapur, has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Jangaon.
  14. MD. Musharraf Ali Faruqui (IAS:2014:TG), CMD, TGSPDCL, has been transferred and posted as CMD, 3rd DISCOM (New).
  15. Pamela Satpathy (IAS:2015:TG), Collector & DM, Karimnagar, has been transferred and posted as Special Commissioner, Labour.
  16. Anuraag Jayanti (IAS:2015:TG), Zonal Commissioner, GHMC, Rajendranagar, has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Yadadri Bhongir.
  17. Rahul Raj PS (IAS:2015:TG), Collector & DM, Medak, has been transferred and posted as Special Commissioner for Cooperation & Registrar of Cooperative Societies.
  18. Bhavesh Mishra (IAS:2015:TG), Deputy Secretary, ITE&C Department, has been re-designated as Special Secretary, ITE&C Department.
  19. Jitesh V Patil (IAS:2016:TG), Collector & DM, Bhadradri Kothagudem, has been transferred and posted as CMD, TGSPDCL.
  20. Rizwanbasha Shaik (IAS:2017:TG), Collector & DM, Jangaon, has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Jogulamba Gadwal.
  21. Santhosh BM (IAS:2017:TG), Collector & DM, Jogulamba Gadwal, has been transferred and posted as Director, Tribal Welfare.
  22. Prateek Jain (IAS:2017:TG), Collector & DM, Vikarabad, has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Narayanpet.
  23. Sneha Shabarish (IAS:2017:TG), Collector & DM, Hanamkonda, has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Mahabubabad.
  24. P Katyayani Devi (IAS:2017:TG), State Nodal Officer, Prajavani, has been transferred and posted as Joint Managing Director, State Finance Corporation.
  25. G Phaneendra Reddy (IAS:2018:TG), MD, TGMSIDC, has been transferred and posted as Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Narayanpet.
  26. Chitra Mishra (IAS:2019:TG), PO, ITDA, Eturunagaram, has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Karimnagar.
  27. Garima Agrawal (IAS:2019:TG), Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Rajanna Sircilla, has been posted as Collector & DM, Rajanna Sircilla.
  28. Deepak Tewari (IAS:2019:TG), Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Kumram Bheem Asifabad, has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Vikarabad.
  29. Pratima Singh (IAS:2019:TG), Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Rangareddy, has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Medak.
  30. Ankit (IAS:2019:TG), Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Nizamabad, has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Bhadradri Kothagudem.
  31. Chahat Bajpai (IAS:2019:TG), Municipal Commissioner, GWMC, Warangal, has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Hanamkonda. She will also hold FAC of Municipal Commissioner, GWMC, Warangal.
  32. Khushboo Gupta (IAS:2019:TG), PO, ITDA, Utnoor, has been transferred and posted as Collector & DM, Mahabubnagar.
  33. Manda Makarandu (IAS:2020:TG), Project Director (CMRO), O/o CCLA, has been transferred and posted as Zonal Commissioner, GHMC, Rajendranagar. He will also hold FAC of Project Director (CMRO).
  34. Faizan Ahmed (IAS:2021:TG), Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Nirmal, has been transferred and posted as Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Medchal Malkajgiri.
  35. Shivendra Pratap (IAS:2021:TG), Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Mahabubnagar, has been transferred and posted as Joint Managing Director, Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd.
  36. Parmar Pinkeshkumar Lalitkumar (IAS:2021:TG), Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Jangaon, has been transferred and posted as Zonal Commissioner, GHMC, Quthbullapur.
  37. Uma Shankar Prasad (IAS:2022:TG), Sub-Collector, Tandur, Vikarabad, has been transferred and posted as Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Vikarabad.
  38. GV Shyam Prasad Lal (IAS-SCS:TG), Joint Secretary, MJP Telangana BC Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, has been transferred and posted as Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Nagarkurnool.
  39. P Chandraiah (IAS-SCS:TG), Additional Collector, Revenue, Mancherial, has been transferred and posted as Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Mancherial.
  40. YV Ganesh (IAS:SCS:TG), Special Collector, LA, Warangal, has been transferred and posted as Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Warangal.
  41. Abdul Hameed (IAS:SCS:TG), Additional Collector, Revenue, Siddipet, has been transferred and posted as Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Siddipet.
  42. B Venkateshwarlu (IAS:SCS:TG), District Revenue Officer, Karimnagar, has been transferred and posted as Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Nirmal.
  43. N Kheemya Naik (IAS:SCS:TG), Additional Collector, Revenue, Wanaparthy, has been transferred and posted as Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Wanaparthy.
  44. K Vidyasagar, OSD to Chief Secretary, has been transferred and posted as Addl. CEO, Industry & Investment Cell and SPEED.
  45. M Surender, Addl. Registrar Cooperative Societies, has been transferred and posted as Addl. Nodal Officer, Prajavani.

Bihar IPS Sunil Nayak moves Andhra HC seeking anticipatory bail

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LO Bureau
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Sunil Kumar Nayak, IPS

Senior Bihar IPS officer Sunil Kumar Nayak (IPS:2005:BH), who was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday and had to be let off after being denied transit remand by the Patna court, has now moved the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the case registered against him by former Andhra MP and Deputy Assembly Speaker K Raghu Ramakrishna Raju (RRR), alleging custodial torture.

Nayak is currently posted as Inspector General (IG) of the Fire Services Department.

The case against Nayak is linked to a 2021 incident in Narsapuram in Guntur district, when Raghu Ramakrishna Raju was arrested.

Subsequently, Raju filed a complaint accusing then CID DIG Sunil Nayak of custodial torture, leading to Nayak being booked under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code.

Nayak had gone to Andhra Pradesh on inter-state deputation in 2019 and was serving as DIG in the Crime Investigation Department (CID) there when it was alleged that the MP’s arrest was carried out at his behest and that Raju was subjected to physical assault while in custody.

Nayak has argued in his petition that the case was politically motivated, and he had no connection with the alleged torture. He has stated that his name did figure in the FIR and it was added later. The witness statements revealed that he was present at the time of the alleged incident, but no one said that he tortured Raju.

The IPS officer has further submitted that his anticipatory bail was earlier rejected by the trial court and that he apprehended arrest in view of the latest attempt made by the Andhra police.

Thus, Nayak has sought interim protection from the High Court against the possible re-arrest pending disposal of the petition.

Punjab govt not inclined to send panel of officers to UPSC for DGP appointment

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LO Bureau
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Punjab DGP appointment

The Punjab government is reported to be disinclined to send a panel of its eligible IPS officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for shortlisting them for the appointment of a regular DGP.

The UPSC initiated the process of appointing a regular DGP for Punjab by asking the state government, through its communication on Feb 18, to send the list of eligible officers to it for consideration by its empanelment committee within ten days in compliance with the Supreme Court’s February 5 order.

But sources in the Punjab government say Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is unlikely to follow the UPSC order to send the panel by February 28.

Sources also revealed that though the list of eligible officers is ready, the state may not involve the UPSC as a policy decision. An official points out that the political decision does not favour any such panel to be sent to the UPSC.

According to the rules, the UPSC empanelment committee is supposed to shortlist three DGP-rank officers based on seniority, experience, and service records, following which the state govt will choose one of them as the regular DGP.

The apex court had slammed the practice of some states having acting DGPs and directed the UPSC to act against the states that delay the process of appointing a regular DGP.

The UPSC, in its letter to the Punjab Chief Secretary on Feb 18, referred to the Supreme Court’s Feb 5 directions, its 2006 judgment in the Prakash Singh case, and SC orders dated July 3, 2018, to request the Punjab govt to send the complete proposal.

However, the fact remains that the Bhagwant Mann government in the state has not sent any panel to the UPSC since its formation in March 2022 and instead appointed Gaurav Yadav (IPS:1992:PB) as acting DGP in July 2022, superseding several senior officers. Yadav has been holding the post for over three years and seven months now. He took over from VK Bhawra, who was allegedly asked to proceed on leave following a law and order problem after the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala.

Interestingly, even if the panel is sent, acting DGP Gaurav Yadav would most likely be among the three shortlisted panelists, and the state government could appoint him as the full-time head of the state force.

The state govt in June 2023 had passed the Punjab Police (Amendment) Bill, 2023, for the purpose of appointing the DGP on its own through a seven-member empanelment committee. The committee, to be chaired by a retired Chief Justice or Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, with nominees from UPSC, the Punjab Public Service Commission, and others, is to recommend a panel of three officers for a three-year tenure for the regular DGP.

However, the Bill, referred by the Governor for presidential assent due to its implications for All-India Services, remains pending for approval.

It would be interesting to watch the outcome of the state govt’s action in response to the UPSC’s communication sent on Feb 18.

UPSC initiates process of appointing regular DGP for Punjab, seeks panel within 10 days

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LO Bureau
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Tamil Nadu DGP appointment

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has formally initiated the process of appointing a regular DGP for Punjab by asking the state govt to send the list of eligible officers to it for consideration by its empanelment committee.

The UPSC sent its communication to the Punjab Chief Secretary in this regard on February 18, asking for the complete proposal within ten days in compliance with the Supreme Court’s February 5 order.

The latest UPSC move follows a direction by the Supreme Court on Feb 5 to play a proactive role in ensuring that a regular DGP is appointed in every state. The apex court had slammed the practice of some states having acting DGPs and directed the UPSC to act against the states that delay the process of appointing a regular DGP.

According to the rules, the UPSC empanelment committee is supposed to shortlist three DGP-rank officers based on seniority, experience, and service records, following which the state govt will choose one of them as the regular DGP. Punjab currently has an army of 17 DGP-rank officers.

The empanelment committee consists of the UPSC Chairman or a member acting as chairman, the Union Home Secretary or his nominee (not below the rank of Special Secretary to the Union govt), the head of the Central Police Organisation nominated by the MHA who is not from the same state cadre for which the selection is to be made, the Chief Secretary of the concerned state, and the DGP of that state.

The Bhagwant Mann government in the state had appointed Gaurav Yadav (IPS:1992:PB) as an acting DGP in July 2022, superseding several senior officers. He has been holding the post for over three years and seven months now.

The UPSC, in its letter to the Punjab Chief Secretary, has also referred to the Supreme Court’s Feb 5 directions, its 2006 judgment in the Prakash Singh case, and SC orders dated July 3, 2018, to direct the Punjab govt to send the complete proposal.

The state’s Home Department has since asked the office of the DGP to send a panel of eligible officers since it has “records of the officers.”

The two senior-most IPS officers who belong to the 1989 batch are Sanjeev Kalra and Parag Jain. Kalra is likely out of contention, as he is retiring on February 28, and Jain, who is currently serving as RAW chief on central deputation, is unlikely to return to the state.

Besides, there are four 1992-batch IPS officers, including the acting DGP. The other three DGP-rank officers are Sharad Satya Chauhan, Harpreet Singh Sidhu, and Kuldeep Singh. Despite the initial controversy over his appointment, Yadav remains a frontrunner for the permanent post.

It is noteworthy here that the Punjab Assembly had passed the Punjab Police (Amendment) Bill 2023 for selecting the DGP by its own seven-member empanelment committee. But the bill is said to be lying with the President after being referred by the Governor.

The UPSC’s letter does not forget to remind the Punjab govt about the apex court’s warning that if the states fail to submit timely proposals, the commission is authorised to move an application before it for enforcement with “necessary consequences” for those responsible for the delay.

FSIB recommends Hitesh Rameshchandra Joshi as CMD of GIC-Re

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LO Bureau
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The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) on Tuesday recommended Hitesh Rameshchandra Joshi for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC-Re).

Joshi was recommended after interfacing with five eligible candidates. He is currently serving as Executive Director and holding additional charge of CMD of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC-Re), following the retirement of N Ramaswamy at the end of September 2025, which led to the vacancy in the top post.

The final decision now rests with the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Over the course of his career at GIC-Re, Joshi has handled a wide range of assignments across key functions, including domestic and international reinsurance business, retrocession, finance, enterprise risk management, budgetary control and strategic planning, internal audit, credit rating, and investor relations.

He has also served as Executive Assistant to the Chairman & Managing Director of the Corporation, gaining extensive exposure to top-level decision-making and corporate governance.

PESB invites applications for Director (Personnel) post at CCL

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LO Bureau
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Central Coalfields Limited

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Personnel) at Central Coalfields Limited (CCL). The vacancy notification was issued on February 25, 2026, and the last date for submission of applications through the PESB portal is March 18, 2026.

The post will fall vacant on December 1, 2026, following the retirement of the incumbent Harsh Nath Mishra on November 30, 2026. He has been serving as Director (Personnel) since August 2022.

PESB invites applications for Director (Technical) post at UCIL

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LO Bureau
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The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Technical) at Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL). The vacancy notification was issued on February 25, 2026, and the last date for submission of applications through the PESB portal is March 18, 2026.

The post has been vacant since November 22, 2025, when the incumbent Manoj Kumar was removed from the position following an inquiry into allegations of delay and non-compliance with official orders.

Director (Projects) post at NBCC vacant; PESB invites applications

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LO Bureau
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NBCC Limited

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Projects) at NBCC (India) Limited. The vacancy notification was issued on February 25, 2026, and the last date for submission of applications through the PESB portal is March 18, 2026.

The post has been lying vacant since December 23, 2025, following the appointment of Saleem Ahmed as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).

PESB had earlier recommended Ahmed’s name for the CMD post to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for approval. After the ACC cleared his appointment, he assumed charge as CMD of RVNL on December 23, 2025, thereby vacating the Director (Projects) position at NBCC.

IPS Devesh Kumar Mahla to finally join FSSAI as its Director in his third transfer

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LO Bureau
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IPS Devesh Kumar Mahla

2012-batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer Devesh Kumar Mahla is currently in the news after Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinay Kumar Saxena issued the order to relieve him from the Delhi Police to enable him to join as Director in the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on deputation for an initial period of one year. Mahla was posted as Additional Police Commissioner in the Delhi Police.

The order, issued on February 23, said the LG has approved the relieving of Devesh Kumar Mahla from Delhi Police to take up the new assignment under foreign service terms.

The transfer and posting of the All India Services officers is a routine affair and hardly makes news, but the way Mahla successfully scuttled his two back-to-back transfers since May 2025 has caused a flutter in the bureaucratic circles.

Mahla had first been transferred from the Delhi Police to Arunachal Pradesh way back in May 2025, along with 66 IAS and IPS officers of the AGMUT cadre, but he did not join his duties, the reason for which is still not known.

Then, he was transferred to the Social Justice department under the Central government on January 1, 2026, as its Director. But Mahla was again allowed to stay away from joining his new posting and continued to serve the Delhi Police as its Deputy Commissioner.

His transfer to the post of FSSAI Director is his third and the latest transfer in which he was given a choice to either join the Social Justice department or FSSAI as Director. This time he has been relieved from his post, which means he is going to join the FSSAI as its new Director.

What has generated discussion in the bureaucratic corridors is how Mahla managed to evade his transfer, not once but twice, and the government allowing him this unusual privilege of selecting his place of posting by giving him an option to choose. His latest deputation is in compliance with a communication issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on January 30.

Three UP DGP rank officers to retire on Feb 28; ADGs set for promotion

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LO Bureau
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Three Director General of Police (DGP)-rank officers in Uttar Pradesh are set to retire on February 28, 2026, paving the way for a fresh round of promotions in the state police hierarchy.

The officers retiring are Sandeep Salunke (IPS:1990:UP), DG, Human Rights Commission; MK Bansal (IPS:1990:UP), DG, Home Guards; and Dipesh Juneja (IPS:1992:UP), DG, Prosecution.

With three DG-rank posts falling vacant following their superannuation, three Additional Director General (ADG)-rank officers are expected to be promoted to the DG rank.

ADGs in Line for Promotion

The officers likely to be elevated are:

  • Prakash D (IPS:1994:UP), currently serving as ADG, Railways
  • LV Antony Dev Kumar (IPS:1994:UP), ADG, Rules & Manual
  • Jai Narayan Singh (IPS:1994:UP), ADG, Power Corporation

Another DG Post Falling Vacant in April

In addition, Neera Rawat (IPS:1992:UP), presently serving as DG, UP-112 and Economic Offences Wing (EOW), is scheduled to retire on April 30, 2026.

Following her retirement, the DG post may be filled through the promotion of Alok Singh (IPS:1995:UP), who is currently posted as ADG, Kanpur Zone.

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