Senior IAS officer Sujata Chaturvedi (IAS:1989:BH) was Monday (31.01.2022) given additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the central government has approved assignment of additional charge of the post to Ms Chaturvedi till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Presently, she is Secretary, Department of Sports.
Rajasthan : Senior IAS officer Usha Sharma appointed as new Chief Secretary
The Rajasthan government on Monday (31.01.2022) appointed senior IAS officer Usha Sharma (IAS:1985:RJ) as the next Chief Secretary of the state. She is only second woman to occupy the top-most bureaucratic position in the state. In addition, the outgoing Chief Secretary Niranjan Kumar Arya (IAS:1989:RJ), who retired on Monday, has been appointed as the Advisor to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Sharma has been given additional charge of Chairperson, Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Corporation Limited, Udaipur till further orders.
The Union government on Sunday (30.01.2022) approved the repatriation of Sharma to her parent cadre on the request of the state government. She was holding the post of Union Sports Secretary in New Delhi.
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Bihar : Two IAS officers get additional responsibilities
The Bihar government on Friday (28.01.2022) gave additional charge to two IAS officers to further tone up the administration.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Sanjeev Hans (IAS:1997:BH), Principal Secretary, Energy Department with additional charge of CMD, Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited, Patna, has been given additional charge of MD, Bihar State Hydro-Electric Corporation Limited (BHPC) and Director, BREDA.
- S Siddharth (IAS:1991:BH), Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Finance Department, has been given additional charge of ACS GAD, ACS, Public Grievances, Mission Director, Bihar Administrative Reform Mission Society and DG, Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (BIPARD).
Bihar : Chanchal Kumar relieved for central deputation as MD, NHIDCL
The Bihar government on Friday (28.01.2022) relieved senior IAS officers Chanchal Kumar (IAS:1992:BH), Principal Secretary, Chief Minister Secretariat with additional charge of Principal Secretary, GAD, Principal Secretary, Public Grievances, Mission Director, Bihar Administrative Reform Mission Society, to enable him to take up the new assignment as Managing Director, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
The central government, on January 18, effected major bureaucratic reshuffle at Additional Secretary level by appointing 13 senior officers to new posts in various ministries and departments. Kumar was given the charge of MD, NHIDCL.
IPO-bound LIC’s chairperson, MD’s tenure extended by one year
The Centre has extended the tenure of Life Insurance Corporation of India’s Chairperson M.R. Kumar and Managing Director Raj Kumar by one year, officials said.
With this extension, both the top officials of the insurer will continue till March 2023.
Prior to the latest extension, the Centre had extended the term of M.R. Kumar from June 30, 2021 till March 13, 2022, which is when he was to complete three years in LIC.
This tenure extension comes at a crucial juncture when the company is expected to launch its IPO in the current financial year ending March.
The listing of LIC is poised to be India’s biggest IPO to date, with the government looking to raise up to Rs 1 lakh crore by selling shares.
The government is evidently counting on the sale of shares in LIC, which has the lion’s share of the life insurance market in India, to fill the fiscal deficit for FY22.
Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) recently said that the Centre was “very sanguine” about bringing the LIC IPO in early March. (IANS)
Centre repatriates Youth Affairs Secretary Usha Sharma to Rajasthan
Youth Affairs Secretary Usha Sharma (IAS:1985:RJ) has been repatriated to her cadre state of Rajasthan on the state government’s request. According to an order issued on Sunday (30.01.2022) by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Sharma’s repatriation on the request of the state government.
According to reliable sources, she is likely to be appointed as the state’s new chief secretary as incumbent chief secretary Niranjan Kumar Arya (IAS:1989:RJ) is set to retire on January 31.
Manharsinh L Yadav gets one year extension as Director in PMO
The central deputation tenure of Manharsinh L Yadav (IFS:2007) as Director in the Prime Minister’s Office has been extended for a period of one year. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved tenure extension of Yadav for a period of one year beyond 28.01.2022 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Brijendra Pratap Singh selected as Director in-charge (Burnpur and Durgapur Steel Plants), SAIL
Brijendra Pratap Singh has been selected as Director in-charge (Burnpur and Durgapur Steel Plants), Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 28, 2022. Presently, he is Executive Director, SAIL.
The following 08 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting :
- Arvind Kumar Singh, Executive Director, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)
- Sanjay Sharma, Executive Director, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)
- Brijendra Pratap Singh, Executive Director, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)
- Jagdish Arora, Executive Director, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)
- S Subbaraj, Executive Director, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)
- Subhash Kumar Das, Executive Director, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)
- Manoj Kumar Sinha, General Manager, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
- Amit Raj, General Manager, MECON Limited
V Anantha Nageswaran appointed as new Chief Economic Advisor
The Modi Government on Friday (28.01.2022) appointed Dr V Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor and he has assumed charge. Nageswaran succeeds Krishnamurthy Subramanian, who returned to academia at the end of his three-year tenure in December.
JNPT handles record cargo of 5.63 Million TEUs in CY 2021
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premier container port, continued its steady surge in cargo handling in CY 2021 with total container traffic of 5.63 million TEUs (5,631,949 TEUs) as against 4.47 million TEUs (4,474,878 TEUs) in CY 2020, growth of 25.86% over last calendar year. The total traffic of 76.14 million tonnes and container traffic of 5.63 million TEUs is the highest ever traffic handled in a year since the inception of the port. It is also the highest Exim container traffic handled by any Port in India. NSIGT handled 1.17 Million TEUs (1,166,019) and BMCT handled 1.17 Million TEUs (1,170,502) during calendar year 2021, crossing 1 million TEU mark in a year for the first time. The container traffic handled at JNPT during the April to December 2021 of the FY 2021-22 was 4,177,211 TEUs, which is 29.64% higher as against 3,222,093 TEUs of the container traffic in the same period of last year.
Congratulating the employees and stakeholders for their support in port performance, while celebrating India’s 73rd Republic Day, Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT, said, “JNPT’s splendid performance in the calendar year inspite of the challenges of the pandemic is a testament to our commitment to fostering economic growth in India.. Congratulations to all our employees and stakeholders and to our two terminals- NSIGT and BMCT, who have crossed 1 million TEUs mark in a year for the first time. As the world recovers from the pandemic and to meet the rising demand, the port has set out with the objective of being an end-to-end port operator for our stakeholders, ensuring timely and safe movement of their cargo by helping them optimize their logistical cost.”
This year, JNPT commenced its trial operations on its newly dedicated berth for coastal shipping under the ‘Sagarmala’ program to provide an impetus for coastal cargo movement. At JNPT’s state-of-the-art Centralized Parking Plaza, a Mobile App – JNP-CPP and eWallet was launched for users to have access to live data of CPP operations and foundation stone for setting-up a customs examination facility for factory sealed export containers was inaugurated within CPP. In a pivotal step towards streamlining the rail movement of EXIM cargo, JNPT commenced the dwarf container train service via double-stacked dwarf containers, giving the EXIM community a
competitive cost advantage by lowering hinterland logistical costs while simultaneously enhancing rail-cargo traffic at JNPT. With an objective to boost country’s trade, JNPT ensures that consistent efforts are put in to constantly evolve the port’s operational efficiency and the capacity by maintaining the global standards.
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