Ashish Choudhary (IPS:2003:PB), DIG, National Investigation Agency (NIA), has been appointed IG, NIA. According to an order issued by the Ministry Home Affairs, the competent authority approved the appointment of Mr. Choudhary to the post against vacancy arising with effect from 22.01.2023 vice Nitish Kumar (IPS:1999:AGMUT).
Punjab: Two IAS officers shifted
The Punjab Pradesh government on Sunday (22.01.2023) swapped responsibilities between two IAS officers.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Vinay Bublani (IAS:2008:PB), Special Secretary, Home Affairs & Justice with additional charges of Secretary, Punjab State Human Rights Commission and Nodal Officer, Anti Drug Abuse Campaign (Department of Home) has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, School Education with additional charge of Director General, School Education.
- Varinder Kumar Sharma (IAS:2009:PB), Special Secretary, School Education with additional charge of Director General, School Education has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Home Affairs & Justice with additional charges of Secretary, Punjab State Human Rights Commission and Nodal Officer, Anti Drug Abuse Campaign (Department of Home).
HP: Four IPS officers shifted, SK Gandhi posted as SP, Shimla
The Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday (21.01.2023) issued transfer and posting orders for 4 IPS officers.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Gurdev Chand (IPS:2009:HP) has been posted as DIG, TT&R, Shimla.
- Saneev Kumar Gandhi (IPS:2012:HP), Commandant, 1st HPAP Junga, Shimla has been transferred and posted as SP, Distt. Shimla.
- Sakshi Verma Karthikeyan (IPS:2014:HP) has been posted as SP, Distt, Kullu. She was awaiting posting orders.
- Dr. Monika (IPS:2014:HP), SP, Distt. Shimla has been transferred and posted as Commandant, 1st HPAP Junga, Distt. Shimla.
HP: 4 IAS officers shifted, C Paulrasu gets charge of Secretary, Cooperation
The Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday (21.01.2023) issued transfer and posting orders for 4 IAS officers.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- C Paulrasu (IAS:2004:HP), Secretary (Administrative Reforms, Training & FA and RPG has been given additional charge of
post of Secretary (Cooperation). - Harbans Singh Brascon (IAS:2015:HP) has been posted as Special Secretary, PWD. He was awaiting posting orders.
- Ms. Nivedita Negi (IAS:2016:HP), Special Secretary, State Taxes & Excise and PWD has been transferred and posted asn Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development)-cum-Project Director (DRDA), Mandi, District Una.
- Mahendra Pal Gurjar (IAS:2018:HP), presently under the order of transfer as Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development)-cum-Project Director (DRDA), Mandi, District Mandi has been transferred and posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development)-cum-Project Director (DRDA), Una, District Una.
Punjab: 14 IPS officers shifted, Kuldeep Singh posted as CP of Jalandhar
The Punjab government on Friday (20.01.2023) issued transfer and posting orders for 14 IPS officers.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Babu Lal Meena (IPS:2004:PB): IGP, Administration (Intelligence), SAS Nagar.
- Dr. S Boopathi (IPS:2007:PB): DIG, Administration, Punjab, Chandigarh.
- Narinder Bhargav (IPS:2008:PB): DIG, NRI, Ludhiana.
- Naveen Singla (IPS:2009:PB): DIG, Intelligence, SAS Nagar, Punjab.
- Kuldeep Singh (IPS:2009:PB): Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar.
- Opinderjit Singh Ghuman (IPS:2009:PB): SSP, Sri Muktsar Sahib with additional charge of AIG, AGTF, Faridkot Range.
- Gurmeet Singh Chauhan (IPS:2011:PB): SSP, Tarn Taran with additional charge of AIG, AGTF, Border Range.
- Saumya Mishra (IPS:2014:PB): Joint CP City, Ludhiana.
- Harmandeep Singh Hans (IPS:2015:PB): AIG, Counter Intelligence, Punjab SAS Nagar.
- Ajay Gandhi (IPS:2018:PB): SP, Investigation, Bathinda.
- Shubham Agarwal (IPS:2018:PB): ADCP-I Ludhiana.
- Maninder Singh (IPS:2019:PB): SP, Headquarters, Tarn Taran.
- Mohd. Sarfaraz (IPS:2019:PB): SP City, Patiala.
- Jyoti Yadav (IPS:2019:PB): SP, Hqrs Mansa.
Punjab: Senior IAS officer Ajoy Sharma shifted out of Health & Taxation Department
The Punjab government on Friday (20.01.2023) transferred senior IAS officer Ajoy Sharma (IAS:1999:PB) out of both the departments he was holding. He was Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare and Financial Commissioner, Taxation. He has not been given any posting yet.
As reported by Indian Express, the refusal to allow spending on the publicity of mohalla clinics cost Ajoy Sharma dearly. In two different meetings, Sharma was asked to allow spending of Rs 30 crore on publicity from the health budget. He is however learned to have refused to sanction the amount stating that the department had already spent Rs 10 crore for setting up mohalla clinics. Therefore, he would not be able to justify spending another Rs 30 crore for publicising the scheme in states like Tamil Nadu.
According to the report, he refused to budge and said he would not do this. And so, he was transferred out of both departments by the end of the day. The government issued transfer orders late in the evening.
Vikas Pratap (IAS:1994:PB), Principal Secretary, Planning with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries has been given additional charge of Financial Commissioner, Taxation while Veerendra Kumar Meena (IAS:1997:PB), Principal Secretary, Freedom Fighters with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Printing & Stationery has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare.
Haryana: 9 IAS officers promoted to Junior Administrative Grade
The Haryana government on Friday (20.01.2023) promoted nine IAS officers (2014 batch) to Junior Administrative Grade (JAG).
The names of the IAS officers are :
- Anish Yadav
- Manoj Kumar
- Manish Sharma
- Vikram
- Monika Gupta
- Mahavir Singh
- Jagdish Sharma
- Lalit Kumar
- Virendra Lather
Haryana govt recommends 7 IPS officers for central deputation
The Haryana government has recommended central deputation of seven IPS officers after obtaining vigilance clearance from the Director General of State Vigilance Bureau (SVB).
The officer are;
- Sandeep Khirwar (IPS:1995:HY), ADGP, Law and Order
- OP Narwal (IPS:2006:HY), DIG, Law and Order
- Kuldeep Singh (IPS:2007:HY), DIG, Vigilance Bureau
- Sulochana Gajraj (IPS:2003:HY), SP, State Crime Bureau
- Rajesh Duggal (IPS:2010:HY), SP, Palwal
- Abhishek Jorwal (IPS:2011:HY), ADC, Governor
- Rajender Kumar Meena (IPS:2011:HY), SP, IT
The state government recently communicated to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for consideration of these names to fill up the vacant posts on central deputation. The state government recently submitted these names for consideration by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to fill vacant positions on central deputation. The Vigilance Bureau has also informed the state police that no inquiry is pending against five more IPS officers – Alok Kumar Roy (IPS:1991:HY), SK Jain (IPS:1991:HY), Dr. CS Rao (IPS:1995:HY), Charu Bali (IPS:1995:HY) and Maneesh Chaudhary (IPS:2005:HY).
Five IPS officers from Haryana cadre are already on central deputation. They include former state police chief Manoj Yadava who (IPS:1988:HY) is currently Director General, National Human Rights Commission. Among other IPS officers, Sibash Kabiraj (IPS:1999:HY) is looking after the responsibility of Regional Passport Officer (RPO) in the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). KV Ramana (RAW), Ashwin (CBI) and Manisha Chaudhary (Chandigarh SSP) are also on central deputation.
DGP conference: PM Modi suggests making police more sensitive
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 57th All-India Conference of Director Generals/ Inspector Generals of Police on 21st and 22nd January in New Delhi.
The Prime Minister suggested training police officers in emerging technologies and making them more sensitive. In order to improve data exchange across agencies, he pointed out the importance of the National Data Governance Framework. In addition to leveraging technological solutions like biometrics, etc., the Prime Minister suggested we need to strengthen traditional policing mechanisms like foot patrols. He advocated repealing obsolete criminal laws and establishing standards for police organizations nationwide. In order to improve jail management, he recommended prison reforms. Furthermore, he suggested that officials should visit frequently at the border and at the coast to strengthen border and coastal security.
In order to leverage capabilities and share best practices, the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of enhanced collaboration between state police and central agencies. In order to address emerging challenges and evolve best practices among their teams, he suggested replicating the DGPs / IGPs Conference model at the state and district levels.
The Conference was concluded after Prime Minister distributed Police Medals for Distinguished Services.
The Conference covered various aspects of policing and national security, including Counter Terrorism, Counter Insurgency and Cyber Security. Union Home Minister, Ministers for State for Home, National Security Advisor, Union Home Secretary, DGPs/IGPs of States/UTs and Heads of the Central Police Organisations/Central Armed Police Forces were also present at the Conference. Around 600 more officers of various levels attended the Conference virtually from States/UTs.
29 IRS-IT officers empanelled as Principal Chief Commissioner
The Modi government on Sunday cleared the empanelment of 29 IRS-IT officers (1989 batch) for holding Principal Chief Commissioner level post in the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) for the panel year 2023. Of twenty-nine officers, twelve are on the extended panel.
Regular Panel:
- Vasundhara Sinha
- Dheeraj Bhatnagar
- Rajesh Kundan
- Reena Jha Tripathi
- Sunia Bainsia
- Prashant Bhushan
- Mitali Madhusmita
- Amrapalli DasNew Del
- Sangam N. Srivastava
- Sanjai Kumar Verma
- Mora Bhupal Reddy
- Yeshwant U Chavan
- Ajay Kumar Srivastava
- Ravi Agrawal
- Mohan Kumar Singhania
- Irina Garg
- Sushil Kumar Singh
Extended Panel:
- Rajeev Agarwal
- Jayant Diddi
- Ashwani Kumar
- SuniI Mathur
- Tripti Biswas
- P B Serkaran
- Shyama S Bansia
- K P C Rao
- Devinder Singh Chaudhry
- Rameshwar Singh
- Sanjay Kumar
- Ashok Kumar Pandey
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