Neeta Bhushan (IFS:1994) has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Niue. Presently, she is High Commissioner of India to New Zealand and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
Maharashtra: Nine IPS officers transferred, Amitabh Gupta posted as ADGP, Prisons
The Maharashtra government on Saturday (17.12.2022) issued transfer and posting orders for nine IPS officers across the state.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Amitabh Gupta (IPS:1992:MH), ADGP, Law & Order has been transferred and posted as ADGP, Prisons & Corrective Measures.
- Suhas Warke (IPS:2000:MH), Joint Commissioner of Police, Mumbai Crime Branch has been transferred as IGP, Law & Order.
- Manoj Lohiya (IPS:2001:MH), Spl IGP, Kolhapur Range has been transferred and posted as Commissioner of Police, Pimpri Chinchwad.
- Ravindra Shisve (IPS:2002:MH), Spl IGP, Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, GRP.
- Sanjay Darade (IPS:2005:MH), Additional Commissioner of Police (Eastern Region), has been transferred as Additional Commissioner of Police, Special Branch.
- Sunil Phulari (IPS:2008:MH) has been posted as Spl IGP, Kolhapur.
- Sanjay Mohite (IPS), Spl IGP, Konkan has been transferred and posted as Joint Commissioner of Police in Navi-Mumbai.
- Suresh Kumar Mengade (IPS) has been transferred and posted as New CVO of CIDCO
- Ranjan Verma (IPS) has been posted as Additional Commissioner of Police, East Region, Pune.
IRCTC to run Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train on special tour Shri Jagannath Yatra
IRCTC Ltd, a public sector undertaking under Ministry of Railways is going to run its Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train on a very special tour Shri Jagannath Yatra which is in line with the Government of India initiative” Dekho Apna Desh” to promote domestic tourism. The Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train will be covering some of the prominent pilgrimage and heritage destinations of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa States.
The train is all set to embarks on its 8 days tour wherein the one among the Char Dham of India ie Jagannath temple of Puri will be visited by the pilgrims. Besides, the visit of Varanasi, Baijnath Dham and Gaya will be added attractions in the tour. Coupled with a modern state of the art AC rake, the tourist train will start from Delhi Safderjung Railway station on 25th January 2023 and return on 1st Feb 2023. Tourists will also have options to board/ de-board the train at Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Tundla, Etawah, Kanpur and Lucknow stations in the tour.
The 07 Nights/08Days IRCTC Bharat Gaurav Tourist train tour has its first stop at Varanasi, the ancient holy city, where tourists will visit Kashi Vishwanath jyotirlinga temple & Corridor along with the Ganga ghat & Arti. After Varanasi, the train will move to Jashidih Railway station in Jharkhand and tourist will proceed to visit Baidyanath dham Jyotirling temple. Further train will depart from Jashidih to Puri where stay for two nights will be arranged for tourists in the hotels. While at Puri, tourists will visit Jagannath temple, Golden Puri beach, Sun temple at Konark and temples of Bhubneshwar. After Puri, Gaya will be the last destination where the visit of Vishnupad temple will be
covered in the tour. Train will return back to Delhi on the 8th day of its journey on 1st Feb 2023.
This fully air-conditioned tourist train will comprise of eleven 3 rd AC coaches, one pantry car and two SLR’s. Freshly cooked vegetarian meals will be served on board to the guests in their respective seats from the well equipped modern pantry car. The train has also been fitted with infotainment system for the entertainment of the passengers as well as for public announcements. From clean toilets to
enhanced security features of CCTV Cameras and Security Guards for each coach have also been provided for the tourists.
IRCTC Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train launch is in line with the Government of India initiative “Dekho Apna Desh” to promote domestic tourism. Indian Railways is providing approx. 33% concession for promotion of Rail Tourism under Bharat Gaurav Train Scheme. Packages offered are at an economical rate starting from Rs. 17655/- per person. The IRCTC tourist train will be an all inclusive tour package covering train journey in 3rd AC, Night stay at AC hotels, All meals (VEG ONLY), all transfer & sight-seeing in buses, Travel Insurance and services of guide etc. All necessary health precautionary measures will be taken care of and IRCTC will make efforts to provide a safe and memorable experience to the guests.
In order to make this package more attractive and affordable to a large population, IRCTC has tied up with Paytm and Razorpay payment gateways for providing EMI payment option for breaking the total payment in small amount EMIs. Users can avail the EMI payment option for making payment in 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 or 24 month EMIs. These EMI payment options can be made through Debit/Credit Cards.
For more details you can visit IRCTC website: https://www.irctctourism.com and booking is available online, on first come first serve basis on the web portal. For more information, you can contact on IRCTC Mobile no. 8287930749 and 8287930712.
SC asks Jharkhand to respond to UPSC over delay in DGP appointment
The Supreme Court has directed the Jharkhand government to respond to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to cure the defects in the proposal for recommending the names of officers for the post of the DGP. Taking note of the delay in appointing a new police chief, the court issued this direction.
The Jharkhand DGP Neeraj Sinha (IPS:1987:JH) is scheduled to retire on February 11, 2023. “Naresh Kaushik, counsel appearing on behalf of the UPSC, states that on November 30, 2022, UPSC has issued a communication to the State of Jharkhand adverting to certain defects which were found in the proposal for recommending officers for the post of DGP,” a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha said on Friday.
“We direct the State of Jharkhand to attend to the requisitions which have been furnished by UPSC and to positively submit its reply on or before December 23. UPSC shall thereafter take consequential action no later than January 9, 2023,” the bench noted in its order and listed the contempt plea against the state government and others for January 16 next year for hearing.
The Supreme Court is hearing a contempt petition against the Jharkhand government and its present DGP Neeraj Sinha, alleging that he has held the post despite his superannuation on January 31, 2022.
The apex court issued a contempt notice on July 14, 2021, against the state government, its officials, and the UPSC for alleged violations of its verdict. Later, Sinha was made a party to the contempt case.
The top court had on September 3, 2021 pulled up the state government and the Union Public Service Commission for their role in the appointment of an interim DGP in alleged violation of the top court’s judgement that had fixed two-year tenure for a state police chief who has to be selected from a list of senior police officers to be prepared by the UPSC.
The court was irked over the fact that the state government had then appointed IPS officer Neeraj Sinha as an ad-hoc Director General of Police (DGP) following which the UPSC was refusing to prepare a list of senior police officers for the selection of the DGP.
UP: 23 promoted police officers get posted as IPS officers
The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday posted 23 promoted officers in the IPS cadre. All these officers were promoted from PPS to IPS cadre in October. Since then, they have been waiting for their posting.
They are;
- Sarvanand Singh Yadav (IPS-SPS): SP/Deputy Director, Traffic, Lucknow.
- Ramesh Prasad Gupta (IPS-SPS): SP, Intelligence Hqrs, Lucknow.
- Rajesh Kumar Yadav (IPS-SPS): SP, Cyber Crime Thana, Lucknow.
- Babita Sahu (IPS-SPS): SP (Administration), Hqrs DGP, Lucknow.
- Lal Sahab Yadav (IPS-SPS): SP, EOW, Lucknow.
- Om Prakash Yadav (IPS-SPS): Commandant, SSF, Lucknow.
- Mahatma Prasad (IPS-SPS): SP, SCRB, Lucknow.
- Dr. Bhim Priya Ashoke (IPS-SPS): SP, Food Cell, Lucknow.
- Arvind Mishra (IPS-SPS): SP (Regional), Intelligence, Kanpur City.
- Anil Kumar Singh (IPS-SPS): Commandant, 28 th Battalion PAC, Etawah.
- Shravan Kumar Singh (IPS-SPS): DCP, Lucknow Commissionerate.
- Hafizur Rahman (IPS-SPS): SP, Economic Offence Investigation, Kanpur City.
- Keshav Chandra Goswami (IPS-SPS): SP, CBCID, Lucknow City.
- Rajdhari Chaurasia (IPS-SPS): SP, EOW, Lucknow.
- Prabal Pratap Singh (IPS-SPS): DCP, Varanasi Commissionerate.
- Rajesh Kumar (IPS-SPS): SP, Special Investigation, Lucknow.
- Girijesh Kumar (IPS-SPS): SP, CBCID, Lucknow.
- Shailendra Kumar Rai (IPS-SPS): SP (Regional), Intelligence, Azamgarh.
- Shivaji (IPS-SPS): DCP, Kanpur Commissionerate.
- Aditya Kumar Shukla (IPS-SPS): SP, Vigilance Establishment, Lucknow.
- Prem Chandra (IPS-SPS): SP, UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board, Lucknow.
- Chandra Prakash Shukla (IPS-SPS): SP, Special Investigation Branch (Cooperative), Lucknow.
- Daya Ram (IPS-SPS): SP, Anti Corruption Organization.
Dinesh Kumar Shukla appointed Chairperson of Atomic Energy Regulator Board
Dinesh Kumar Shukla, Former Executive Director, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, has been appointed to the post of Chairperson, Atomic Energy Regulator Board (AERB). According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Saturday (17.12.2022), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mr. Shukla to the post for a period of three years from the date of taking over charge of the post.
Anuradha Thakur continues as Director, SFIO
Ministry of Corporate Affairs‘ Additional Secretary Anuradha Thakur (IAS:1994:HP), who is holding the additional charge of Director, Serious Fraud Investigation Officer (SFIO), has been given tenure extension on the post. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel on Saturday (17.12.2022), she will hold the charge of the post for a period of three months beyond 31.10.2022 or until further order, whichever is the earliest.
Chhattisgarh: Four IFS officers shifted
The Chhattisgarh government on Sunday (18.12.2022) issued transfer and posting orders for four Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Alok Katiyar (IFS:1993:CG), CEO, CREDA and CEO, PMGSY has been transferred and posted as Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission with additional charge of CEO, CREDA.
- Prem Kumar (IFS:1994:CG), Secretary, Forest Department has been transferred and posted as CEO, PMGSY.
- Arun Prasad P (IFS), Director, Village Industries with additional charges of MD, Chhattisgarh Handicraft Development Board, MD, Mati Kala Board and MD, Chhattisgarh Handloom Development & Marketing Federation has been relieved of the charge of MD, Chhattisgarh Handloom Development & Marketing Federation. He has been given additional charge of Chhattisgarh Khadi and Village Industries Board.
- Shalini Raina (IFS:2001:CG), Chief Conservator of Forests, Human Resources and Science Technology, Raipur has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Forest Department.
Chhattisgarh: 15 IAS officers shifted
The Chhattisgarh government on Sunday (18.12.2022) issued transfer and posting orders for 15 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers across the state.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Topeshwar Verma (IAS:2005:CG), Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department with additional charges of Commissioner, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection and Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission has been relieved of the additional charge of Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission. He has also been given additional charge of Secretary, Technical Education and Employment Department.
- Janak Prasad Pathak (IAS:2007:CG), Registrar, Cooperative Societies with additional charge of Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Forest Department with additional charge of Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department.
- Narendra Kumar Dugga (IAS:2008:CG), Mission Director, Samagra Shiksha has been given additional charge of Registrar, Cooperative Societies.
- Padum Singh Alma (IAS:2010:CG), MD, Chhattisgarh State Mandi Board.
- Ritesh Kumar Agrawal (IAS:2012:CG), Managing Director, Chhattisgarh Text Book Corporation Limited with additional charge of CEO, Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Societies (CHIPS) has been given additional charge of Joint Secretary, Electronics and Information Technology Department.
- Abhijeet Singh (IAS:2012:CG), MD, Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation with additional charge of Joint Secretary, Home has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Home.
- Divya Umesh Mishra (IAS:2012:CG), Director, Woman and Child Development has been given additional charge of Joint Secertary, Industries Department.
- Ranbir Sharma (IAS:2012:CG), MD, Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Dairy Federation and Joint Secretary, Agriculture Department & CEO, Chhattisgarh State Watershed Management Agency has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Agriculture Department with additional charge of CEO, Chhattisgarh State Watershed Management Agency .
- Ajit Vasant (IAS:2013:CG), Resident Commissioner, Chhattisgarh Bhawan, New Delhi has been transferred and posted as Collector, Narayanpur.
- Rituraj Raghuvanshi (IAS:2014:CG), Collector, Narayanpur has been transferred and posted as Collector, Dhamtari.
- D Rahul Venkat (IAS:2015:CG), Deputy Secretary, General Administration Department has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Housing and Environment Department.
- Tulika Prajapati (IAS:2016:CG), Deputy Secretary, Agriculture Department has been given additional charge of MD, Chhattisgarh State Dairy Federation
- Bhagwan Singh Uikey (IAS:2016:CG), Additional Collector, Koriya has been transferred and posted as Additional Collector, Antagarh, Kanker.
- Chandrakant Verma (IAS:2017:CG), Additional Collector, Kanker has been transferred and posted as Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation.
- Rena Jamil (IAS:2019:CG), SDO (Revenue), Sakti has been transferred and posted as CEO, Zila Panchayat, Balrampur.
Maharashtra: Praveen Pardeshi likely to be selected as CEO of MITRA
Former municipal commissioner of Mumbai Praveen Pardeshi (Retd.IAS:1985:MH) is likely to be selected as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the state’s policy think tank – Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA). Presently, Pardeshi is working as a Member of the National Capacity Building Commission.
In Maharashtra, Pardeshi has held key positions with successive governments. When Vilasrao Deshmukh and Devendra Fadnavis were chief ministers, he handled the office of chief minister. He was widely appreciated for handling relief and rehabilitation during the 1993 Latur earthquake. He headed the civic body’s efforts to set up a Covid treatment infrastructure facility in Mumbai during the Covid outbreak. Mumbai was one of the most severely affected cities in the country. Due to differences with his seniors, he was abruptly transferred. Instead of taking up his posting as additional chief secretary (urban development), Pardeshi chose a deputation to the United Nations.
After losing the chance to become the chief secretary in February 2021, he took voluntary retirement from the service to join the Central government’s National Capacity Building Commission as a Member (Administration).
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