The Central government has approved the empanelment and promotion of seven Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Customs and Indirect Taxes in Level 15 of the Pay Matrix (Higher Administrative Grade – HAG).
According to an Order issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) under the Department of Revenue, the promotions are against the panel year 2025 and is effective from the date of assumption of charge of the promotional post, and will remain valid until further orders.
The officers promoted belong to the 1995 and 1996 batches of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes). The promoted officers are Rajiv Kumar Agarwal, Manish Mohan, Dhirendra Singh Garbyal, Huten Mingam Anal, Kavita Bhatnagar, Deepankar Aron, and Jitendra Kumar.
The order stated that the regular posting of these officers will be decided in due course with the approval of the competent authority. Until then, the officers will assume charge of the promotional post on an in-situ basis.
The Central government has approved the empanelment and promotion of three Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers to the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner / Principal Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxes in Level 17 of the Pay Matrix (Apex Scale).
According to an office order issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, the promotions are against the panel year 2026 and is effective from January 1, 2026.
The officers promoted belong to the 1991 batch of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes). The promoted officers are M. Subramanyam, Sanjay Rathi, and Nitish Kumar Sinha.
The order clarified that the regular posting of these officers will be decided separately with the approval of the competent authority. Until then, the officers will assume charge of the promotional post on an in-situ basis.
Retired bureaucrat and former Finance Secretary under the Government of India, Subhash Chandra Garg (IAS:1983:RJ), finds a wide gap between expectations and ground realities that IAS officers often confront after coming into the service. He was quite candid in confessing that many IAS officers enter the service without fully understanding the nature of the work involved.
Garg, who also served as Executive Director in the World Bank, said that before joining the service, young officers have lofty views about it as they don’t know what a collector is supposed to do on the ground.
Garg reflected on this gap while speaking on a podcast with entrepreneur Raj Shamani. After giving a life to the bureaucratic profession, Garg came out with his take on what civil service aspirants think of IAS careers and what future actually unfolds for them once they are in. He confessed that most aspirants carry only a superficial understanding of the service.
According to him, aspirants only think that they will become an SDM, then a Collector, and then a big officer, adding that many do not really know what a Collector actually does or what the real responsibilities of an IAS officer are.
The fact is, as Garg noted, that officers largely learn their roles only after joining the service, whether at the district level or later in the Secretariat.
The Haryana government has approved the promotion of IAS officers from multiple batches to higher grades and pay levels, in line with their service tenure and eligibility. The promotion is effective from January 1, 2026.
As part of the decision, Shyamal Misra (IAS:1996:HY) has been elevated to the Chief Secretary Grade (Level 17 in the Pay Matrix), the highest administrative grade in the state cadre.
Officers of the 2001 batch have been promoted to the Principal Secretary rank (Higher Administrative Grade – Level 15). Those promoted include Vijay Singh Dahiya and Amneet P. Kumar, while Vikas Gupta and Pankaj Yadav have been granted proforma promotions.
In the 2010 batch, officers have been elevated to the Super Time Scale (Level 14). The promoted officers are Prabhjot Singh, Rajnarayan Kaushik, Jitender Kumar, and Hema Sharma, while Garima Mittal has received a proforma promotion.
Officers from the 2013 batch have been promoted to the Selection Grade (Level 13). The list includes Parth Gupta, Ajay Kumar, Pradeep Dahiya, Sangeeta Tetarwal, Mandeep Kaur, Pratima Chaudhary, Virendra Kumar Dahiya, and Nishant Yadav, with Yadav receiving a proforma promotion.
Further, officers of the 2017 batch have been elevated to the Junior Administrative Grade (Level 12). Those promoted are Vishram Kumar Meena, Swapnil Ravindra Patil, Sahil Gupta, Dr. Vaishali Sharma, Mahabir Prasad, Mahender Pal, Satpal Sharma, Amar Deep Singh, and Sushil Kumar.
In addition, officers from the 2022 batch have been promoted to the Senior Time Scale (Level 11). The promoted officers are Ankit Kumar C., Anjali Shrotriya, Arpit Sangal, Jyoti, Dr. Rahul, Shashvat Sangwan, and Utsav Anand
Gullible people often become easy targets of scammers. This happened to a youngster from Bihar whose desire to become a civil servant was exploited by unscrupulous fraudsters. They handed him forged Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) results and a fake selection letter. Armed with these documents, he reached the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie to begin his training as an IAS officer, only to get the rude shock of life after discovering that he had been duped by cybercriminals.
28-year-old Pushpesh Singh is a resident of Chhapra in Bihar and works for a private company in Gurgaon. He holds a degree and had no reason to suspect anything was wrong until he was turned away at the IAS academy’s gate and an FIR was lodged.
He told police he was contacted by unknown persons claiming to be from UPSC. Later Singh took a fake online exam and was declared selected. He received a forged merit list and training schedule on WhatsApp. Fully convinced of his selection, he paid Rs 30,000 to the accused before heading for Mussoorie along with his parents for training.
He was stopped by LBSNAA officials at the entrance. A police team reached the spot, and after verifying the documents and questioning him, found he had fallen prey to an elaborate scam. The local intelligence unit and Intelligence Bureau (IB) were also informed.
Even Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajai Singh said the documents appeared genuine at first glance, with official stamps and rank listings.
As the fraud occurred in Gurgaon, police registered a zero FIR under BNS section 318(4) (cheating) at the Mussoorie police station.
According to the SSP, the case has been transferred to Gurgaon police, which will now carry out the investigation.
This is not an isolated case but follows a pattern of similar cybercrimes targeting civil service aspirants, particularly those from smaller towns. A similar case had been reported in May 2023, from Jharkhand, where police uncovered a racket offering fake IPS postings for Rs 2 lakh. The modus operandi of thugs is fixed: luring aspirants with fabricated examinations, results, and appointment letters designed to resemble official UPSC documents.
Despite the UPSC’s repeated advisories asking candidates to verify results and communication only through its official website, many aspirants remain vulnerable to online fraud.
Gone are the days when Public Sector Banks (PSBs) used to be considered less efficient and their employees were often derided as slow performers. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with data that shows a remarkable turnaround, with employees of Public Sector Banks (PSU Banks) now generating higher profits per capita than their private sector counterparts. Data released by the Reserve Bank of India on December 29 provides concrete evidence of this emerging trend in employee productivity.
The average profit per employee at PSU Banks in FY25 was recorded as ₹19.6 lakh, which is significantly higher than the ₹14.5 lakh earned by private bank employees.
This shows a huge difference compared to FY24 figures, when the figure was ₹15.2 lakh for PSU employees and ₹14 lakh for private banks. This increase in profit per employee indicates that PSU banks are achieving significant operational efficiencies.
Profit per employee is a key measure of employee productivity, which is now clearly showing an upward trend for public sector banks. This has happened largely due to banking consolidation. The merger of 10 PSU banks into four in 2019 may also have contributed to the creation of larger and stronger institutions.
According to industry experts, a key reason has been the consistently low hiring by public lenders over the past decade. Employees are leaving jobs at a rate higher than retirement rates, leading to a reduction in headcount. This reduction in headcount means that existing employees have to handle increased business volumes, which naturally leads to higher per-employee metrics.
Besides, the government has also been making concerted efforts to improve work culture and boost productivity with a focus on sales and revenue generation. To complement it, banks have made a strategic shift in it approach and are reportedly hiring senior executives from private banks on contract to drive changes in technology, customer experience, and customer retention.
In addition to it, as an expert points out, there is now an increased focus on performance-based evaluation, unlike in the past.
Improved management practices, increased technology adoption, and a stronger focus on profitable business lines have contributed to this upward trend.
Further, these impressive profit-per-employee figures could be the result of severe understaffing, as a noticeable reduction in headcount could put pressure on service quality and lead to employee burnout in the long run.
The case with private banks is different. With larger teams, they are likely investing more in long-term growth and specialized services that this metric alone doesn’t capture.
There is no denying that profit per employee is a useful measure, but it is incomplete, as it does not fully reflect asset quality, the effectiveness of risk management, or the cost of capital.
But caution is needed, as what also needs to be kept in mind is that although productivity has increased, the true health of PSU banks still depends on managing non-performing assets (NPAs) and implementing strategic lending policies. This data is a positive sign, but broader financial health indicators require further investigation.
It should also not be forgotten that the recent modest increase in PSU bank headcount in FY25 has come after six consecutive years of decline.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday (January 4, 2026) ordered the transfer of 18 DANICS officers and 13 DANIPS officers with immediate effect and until further orders.
DANICS Officers
M. T. Kom (DANICS:2002) has been transferred from Lakshadweep to Delhi.
Rajnish Kumar Singh (DANICS:2007) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Vikram Singhal (DANICS:2010) has been transferred from Delhi to Lakshadweep.
Gurpreet Singh (DANICS:2013) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Sunabh Singh (DANICS:2019) has been transferred from DNH&DD to Delhi.
Ashish Joon (DANICS:2020) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Delhi.
Vikram Singh (DANICS:2020) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Delhi.
Sapna Priya (DANICS:2020) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Delhi.
Jatinder Sohal (DANICS:2020) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Delhi.
Abhishek Gulia (DANICS:2020) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Delhi.
Ambika Ratnoo (DANICS:2020) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Rahul Rathod (DANICS:2020) has been transferred from Lakshadweep to Delhi.
Mahima Tomar (DANICS:2021) has been transferred from Delhi to DNH&DD.
Anita Yadav (DANICS:2021) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Nitesh Singh Rawat (DANICS:2021) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Jagdish Sharma (DANICS:2024) has been transferred from Delhi to Lakshadweep.
Sushita Biju (DANICS:2024) has been transferred from Delhi to Lakshadweep.
Gaurav Saini (DANICS:2024) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
DANIPS Officers
Jasbir Singh (DANIPS:2011) has been transferred from Chandigarh to Delhi.
Deependra Kumar Singh (DANIPS:2014) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Suma Madda (DANIPS:2014) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Sunil (DANIPS:2014) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Kumar Abhishek (DANIPS:2015) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Delhi.
Ajay Kumar (DANIPS:2015) has been transferred from Lakshadweep to Delhi.
Patel Nirav Kumar (DANIPS:2015) has been transferred from Delhi to Lakshadweep.
Ishan Bhardwaj (DANIPS:2015) has been transferred from Delhi to Lakshadweep.
Rahul Vikram (DANIPS:2018) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Brij Mohan Meena (DANIPS:2019) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Delhi.
Yogita Sharma (DANIPS:2019) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Delhi.
Firoz Alam (DANIPS:2020) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Delhi.
Neeraj Tokas (DANIPS:2022) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday (January 4, 2026) ordered the transfer of 31 IAS officers and 18 IPS officers of the AGMUT cadre with immediate effect and until further orders.
IAS Officers
Ashwani Kumar (IAS:1992) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
Sanjeev Khirwar (IAS:1994) has been transferred from Ladakh to Delhi.
Santosh D. Vaidya (IAS:1998) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi.
Padma Jaiswal (IAS:2003) has been transferred from Puducherry to Delhi.
Shurbir Singh (IAS:2004) has been transferred from Delhi to Ladakh.
R. Alice Vaz (IAS:2005) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
Yashpal Garg (IAS:2008) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
Sanjeev Ahuja (IAS:2008) has been transferred from Goa to Delhi.
Niraj Kumar (IAS:2010) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi.
Syed Abid Rashid Shah (IAS:2012) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Chandigarh.
Satyendra Singh Dursawat (IAS:2013) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar to Delhi.
Aman Gupta (IAS:2013) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar to Delhi.
Rahul Singh (IAS:2013) has been transferred from Lakshadweep to Delhi.
Anjali Sehrawat (IAS:2013) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
Hemant Kumar (IAS:2013) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar.
Ravi Dadhich (IAS:2014) has been transferred from Delhi to Mizoram.
Kimmy Singh (IAS:2014) has been transferred from Delhi to Puducherry.
Sagar Dattatray (IAS:2014) has been transferred from DNH&DD to Jammu & Kashmir.
Arjun Sharma (IAS:2015) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar to Delhi.
Vandana Rao (IAS:2015) has been transferred from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar.
Baseer Ul Haq Chaudhary (IAS:2015) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Ladakh.
Michael M. D’Souza (IAS:2015) has been transferred from Ladakh to Goa.
Akriti Sagar (IAS:2016) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Jammu & Kashmir.
Kumar Abhishek (IAS:2016) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
Saloni Rai (IAS:2016) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi.
Nikhil Udesai (IAS:2016) has been transferred from DNH&DD to Goa.
Ankita Mishra (IAS:2018) has been transferred from Goa to Arunachal Pradesh.
Hari Kalikka (IAS:2018) has been transferred from Chandigarh to Delhi.
Vishakha Yadav (IAS:2020) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
Azharuddin Zahiruddin Quazi (IAS:2020) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar to Delhi.
Cheemala Siva Gopal Reddy (IAS:2020) has been transferred from Mizoram to Delhi.
IPS Officers
Ajit Kumar Singla (IPS:2004) has been transferred from Puducherry to Delhi.
Mangesh Kashyap (IPS:2009) has been transferred from Delhi to Arunachal Pradesh.
Rajiv Ranjan Singh (IPS:2010) has been transferred from Delhi to Chandigarh.
Prashant Priya Gautam (IPS:2013) has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu & Kashmir.
R.P. Meena (IPS:2013) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
Rahool Agrawal (IPS:2014) has been transferred from Mizoram to Delhi.
S.M. Prabhudessai (IPS:2014) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Goa.
Rajinder Kumar Gupta (IPS:2014) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Puducherry.
Shobhit Saksena (IPS:2015) has been transferred from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi.
Nirbhika Bhatt (IPS:2015) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar to Delhi.
Sudhanshu Dhama (IPS:2016) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Jammu & Kashmir.
Sandhya Swamy (IPS:2016) has been transferred from Delhi to Arunachal Pradesh.
Sachin Kumar (IPS:2017) has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi.
Akshit Kaushal (IPS:2018) has been transferred from Goa to Arunachal Pradesh.
Shruti Arora (IPS:2018) has been transferred from Ladakh to Goa.
Achin Garg (IPS:2019) has been transferred from Delhi to Arunachal Pradesh.
Sunny Gupta (IPS:2020) has been transferred from Andaman & Nicobar to Jammu & Kashmir.
Isha Singh (IPS:2021) has been transferred from Puducherry to Delhi.
In a key development, senior Indian Information Service officer Mamta Verma (IIS: 1994) has been appointed as Additional Director General (ADG), DD News, following her repatriation from the Ministry of Panchayat Raj. She was repatriated to her parent cadre on December 31, 2025.
In addition to her appointment as ADG, DD News, Mamta Verma will also look after the charge of Director General, News DD, according to official orders.
Earlier, on December 31, Pankaj Pandey, Additional Director General, DD News, was given additional charge of Director General, DD News, New Delhi.
In a significant development, the Centre has approved the promotion of eight senior Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) officers of the 1990 batch to the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr. CCIT). The promotions have been made for the panel year 2026 on an in-situ basis.
According to an office order issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on December 31, 2025, the officers have been elevated to the Pr. CCIT rank at Level 17 of the Pay Matrix. The promotions is effective from January 1, 2026, or from the date of assumption of charge, whichever is later, and will remain valid until further orders.
The officers promoted include Asit Singh, Sunil Bajpai, Alok Kumar, Aparna Mittal Agarwal, Narender Kumar, Dirisam Sudhakara Rao, Priscilla Singsit, and N. Longvah.
The order further states that upon promotion, the officers will continue to hold their existing posts until formal posting orders are issued.
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