Ganji Kamala V Rao (IAS:1990:KL), Managing Director of India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ITDC), has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), on Monday (26.12.2022), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mr. Ganji Kamala to the post under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.
Kerala: 21 IPS officers shifted, Thummala Vikram posted as ADG, Cyber Operation
The Kerala government on Friday (23.12.2022) issued transfer and posting orders for 21 IPS officers across the state.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Thummala Vikram (IPS:1998:KL) is posted as Additional Director General of Police, Cyber Operation with additional charge of Inspector General of Police, State Crime Records Bureau.
- Gopesh Agrawal (IPS:1998:KL) is posted as Director, Kerala Police Academy.
- H Venkatesh (IPS:1998:KL) is posted as Additional Director General of Police, Armed Police Battalion with additional charge of Inspector General of Police, Crime Branch EOW.
- Neeraj Kumar Gupta (IPS:2005:KL) is posted as Inspector General of Police, North Zone.
- A Akbar (IPS:2005:KL) is posted as Inspector General of Police, Traffic & Road Safety Management with additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala Police Housing & Construction Corporation Limited.
- Gajulavarti Sparjan Kumar (IPS:2002:KL), IGP & Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City is transferred and posted as IGP, South Zone.
- Harshita Attaluri (IPS:2002:KL), IGP, Crime I, Thiruvananthapuram is transferred and posted as IGP, Vigilance (HQ).
- Ch. Nagaraju (IPS:2003:KL), IGP & Commissioner of Police, Kochi City is transferred and posted as IGP & Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City.
- P Prakash (IPS:2004:KL), IGP, South Zone is transferred and posted as IGP, Intelligence.
- K Sethu Raman (IPS:2004:KL), IGP, Training is transferred and posted as IGP & Commissioner of Police, Kochi City.
- Dr. A Srinivas (IPS:2009:KL) is posted as DIGP, Ernakulam Range.
- Rajpal Meena (IPS:2007:KL), DIGP, Armed Police Battalion is transferred and posted Deputy Inspector General of Police & Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode City.
- Putta Vimaladitya (IPS:2008:KL), DIG, Thrissur Range is transferred and posted as DIG, Administration.
- Anuj Paliwal (IPS:2019:KL) is posted as Commandant, Rapid Response and Rescue Force Battalion.
- Nidhinraj P (IPS:2019:KL) is posted as SP, Special Operation Group.
- Jaidev G (IPS:2013:KL), SP, Special Operation Group is transferred and posted as Commandant, Armed Police Battalion Head Quarters.
- Ilango R (IPS:2015:KL), MD, Kerala Police Housing & Construction Corporation Limited is transferred and posted as SP (Technical Intelligence), State Special Branch.
- Hemalatha (IPS:2017:KL), Commandant, Kerala Armed Police 4th Battalion is transferred and posted as District Police Chief, Kannur Rural.
- Sabu Mathew K M (IPS:2019:SL), SP (Technical Intelligence), State Special Branch is transferred and posted as SP, Crime Branch Ernakulam.
- Prasanthan Kani B K (IPS:2019:SL), Commandant, Rapid Response and Rescue Force Battalion is placed at the disposal of the Power Department for being appointed him as Chief Vigilance Officer, Kerala State Vigilance Officer, Kerala State Electricity Board.
- K E Baiju (IPS:2020:SL), District Police Chief, Kannur Rural is transferred and posted as SP, Administration, State Special Branch.
Kerala : 12 IPS officers promoted to various grades
The Kerala government on Friday (23.12.2022) announced the promotion of as many as 12 IPS officers across different grades.
IPS officers (1998 batch) promoted to ADGP Rank :
- Thummala Vikram
- Dinendra Kashyap (Proforma Promotion)
- Gopesh Agrawal
- H Venkatesh
- Ashok Yadav (Proforma Promotion)
IPS officers (2005 batch) promoted to IG Rank :
- Neeraj Kumar Gupta
- A Akbar
IPS officers (2009 batch) promoted to DIG Rank :
- Thomson Jose (Proforma Promotion)
- Dr. A Srinivas
- Manjunath H (Proforma Promotion)
IPS officers (2019 batch) promoted to Senior Time Scale:
- Anuj Paliwal
- Nidhinraj P
Bihar: 32 IPS officers promoted to various grades
The Bihar government on Friday (23.12.2022) announced the promotion of as many as 32 IPS officers across different grades.
IPS officers (1998 batch) promoted to ADGP Rank :
- Amrit Raj
- M R Nayak
- K S Anupam
- Ratan Sanjay Katiyar
IPS officers (2005 batch) promoted to IG Rank :
- Nishant Kumar Tiwari (Performa promotion)
- Jitendra Rana (Performa promotion)
- Manu Maharaj (Performa promotion)
- M Sunil Kumar Nayak (Performa promotion)
- Chatranil Singh
- P Kannan
- Rajesh Tripathi
- Naval Kishore Singh
- Rajeev Ranjan
IPS officers (2009 batch) promoted to DIG Rank :
- Naveen Chandra Jha
- Babu Ram
- Jayant Kant
- Manavjeet Singh Dhillon
- Harpreet Kaur
- Mohammad Abdullah
- Vinod Kumar
- Saurabh Shah (Proforma Promotion)
IPS officers (2010 batch) promoted to Selection Grade :
- Deepak Varnwal
- Nilesh Kumar
- Mrityunjay Kumar Chuadhary
- Tohid Parwez
- Abhay Kumar Lal
- Rashid Zaman
- Anil Kumar
- Arbind Kumar Gupta
- Pramod Kumar Mandal
- Rajeev Mishra (Performa promotion)
- Hari Prasad S (Performa promotion)
Haryana: Three IAS/IFS officers transferred
The Haryana government on Saturday (24.12.2022) issued transfer and posting orders for three IAS/IFS officers.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Shekhar Vidyarthi (IAS:2004:HY), Director General/Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department and DG, MSME has been given additional charge of Secretary to Governor, Haryana.
- Rahul Narwal (IAS:2016:HY), Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Bhiwani and District Municipal Commissioner, Bhiwani & Charkhi Dadri has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Panipat.
- Hairatjeet Kaur (IFS:2012:HY), DFO, Ambala has been transferred and posted as District Transport Officer-cum-Secretary, RTA, Karnal.
Assam govt restores special allowance for AIS officers
Even though the Centre has discontinued the special allowance of 25% of the basic pay given to All India Service (AIS) officers posted in Northeastern states, Assam’s government announced on Friday that AIS officers serving in Assam as part of the Joint Cadre of Assam and Meghalaya will be granted a special allowance/incentive of 20% of their basic pay as a relief.
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The decision was made at a meeting of the state cabinet on October 7 this year.
The incentive/special allowance will be granted retrospectively from September 23 this year. The 20 percent special allowance will be reimbursed from the State’s Consolidated Fund.
On September 24 this year, the Central Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) had issued a letter to announce that special incentives and allowances granted to AIS officers posted in the Northeastern states had been withdrawn with immediate effect. The letter was addressed to all the chief secretaries of various states. Moreover, the letter stated that the post-retirement housing facility for officers belonging to the north-east cadres would be withdrawn.
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The additional monetary allowance of 25 percent of basic pay was introduced in 2009. AIS officers comprise the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS).
To encourage North-East postings, DoPT earlier awarded special allowances and other incentives to officers belonging to the Assam-Meghalaya joint cadre, Sikkim, Nagaland, Tripura and Manipur cadres.
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Tamil Nadu: 8 IAS officers promoted to Chief Secretary grade
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday (23.12.2022) promoted eight 1992 batch IAS officials to the Chief Secretary grade.
They are;
- Dr. J Radhakrishna (IAS:1992:TN), Additional Chief Secretary, Co-operation, Food & Consumer Protection Department
- Dr. Rajendra Kumar (IAS:1992:TN), Presently at Centre as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics & IT.
- Dr. Neeraj Mittal (IAS:1992:TN), Additional Chief Secretary, IT & Digital Service Department.
- Rajesh Lakhoni (IAS:1992:TN), Additional Chief Secretary, /CMD, TN Electricity Board and TN Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited and Chairman, TN Transmission Corporation.
- Mangat Ram Sharma (IAS:1992:TN), Additional Chief Secretary, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department.
- Pradeep Yadav (IAS:1992:TN), Additional Chief Secretary, Highways and Minor Ports Department.
- Kumar Jayant (IAS:1992:TN), Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management Department.
- Dr. K Gopal (IAS:1992:TN), Additional Chief Secretary, Transport Department.
Uttarakhand: 12 IPS officers promoted
The Uttarakhand government promoted 12 IPS officers. The officers who received promotions are as follows:
Officer promoted to Additional Director General rank :
- S P Anshuman (IPS:1998)
Officers promoted to IG rank :
- Mukhtar Mohsin (IPS:2005)
- Nilesh Anand Bharne (IPS:2005)
- Karan Singh Nagnyal (IPS:2005)
- Narayan Singh Napachyal (IPS:2005)
Officers promoted to Junior Administrative Grade :
- Manjunath T C (IPS:2014)
- Lokeshwar Singh (IPS:2014)
- Ajay Singh (IPS:2014)
- Pankaj Bhatt (IPS:2014)
Officers promoted to Senior Time Scale:
- Rekha Yadav (IPS:2019)
- Sarwesh Panwar (IPS:2019)
- Chandrashekhar R Ghodke (IPS:2019)
Vivek Aggarwal gets addl. charge of Director- FIU-IND
Vivek Aggarwal (IAS:1994:MP), Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue has been given additional charge of the post of Director, Finance Intelligence Unit India (FIU-IND) for a period of three months. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (23.12.2022), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the proposal of the Department of Revenue for entrustment of additional charge of the post to Mr. Aggarwal for a period of three months from the date of assumption of charge by the officer until a rgular incumbent is appointed or until further order, whichever is earlier.
V R Akkaraju gets addl. charge of Chairperson of Mormugao Port Trust
V R Akkaraju, Chairperson, New Mangalore Port Trust, has been given additional charge of the post of Chairperson (JS level), Mormugao Port Trust for a period of three months. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (23.12.2022), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways for entrustment of additional charge of the post to Mr. Akkaraju for a period of three months with effect from 03.12.2022 or till the appointment of a new incumbent or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.
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