Indian Bureaucracy News
Sadanand Vasant Date (IPS: 1990: MH) on March 31, 2024 took over reins of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Date succeeded Dinkar Gupta (IPS: 1987: PB), who superannuated on Sunday. Before joining the NIA, Date was serving as the chief of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Maharashtra.Date has served two tenures in the Indian government —…
Nidhi Khare (IAS: 1992: JH) has taken over as Secretary, Consumer Affairs, who was laterally shifted from Land Resources to take over as OSD in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India on March 4, 2024. She takes over as Secretary…
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Sheyphali B. Sharan (IIS: 1990) has today assumed charge as the Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau upon superannuation of Manish Desai yesterday.During an illustrious career spanning over three decades, she has held cadre portfolios of largely looking after media publicity work as Press Information Bureau officer for Ministries such as Finance, Ministry of Health…
As many as 14 officers of Indian Information Service (IIS) have been promoted to Junior Administrative Grade (JAG). They are: M Ponnein Selvan, Satti Kishore Kumar, Saratape Raviraj Dattatraya, Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, Keshava Murthy B A, Ritesh Chaudhary, Yashwant Kumar MS, Iyengar M, Rangaswamy,Ashutosh Mohile, R K Raina, Ajay Joy, Joycee Phillip,Mahar Singh and Anubhav…
PR Meshram will take over as Director General (C&A) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation with effect from April 1, 2024 after promotion to this grade. He is 1992 batch officer of Indian Statistical Service (ISS).
The Maharashtra government has sent a proposal to the Centre asking three-month extension for Chief Secretary Nitin Kareer (IAS: 1988: MH) after the Election Commission of India (ECI) rejected its proposal to make Sujata Saunik (IAS: 1987: MH) as the CS.The concurrence of the EC is needed because elections in every state are held under…
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Besides US and Germany expressing their concern on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Income Tax Recovery from the Congress at the time of the Lok Sabha elections, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesperson too has said the UN very much hopes that in India and any country having elections, people’s “political and…
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Government e Marketplace has closed this financial year with ₹4 lakh crore in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) – doubling its GMV clocked at the end of previous Fiscal Year. This testifies to the portal’s unique digital capabilities and functionalities that have facilitated greater efficiency, transparency, and seamlessness in public procurement. The portal started its trailblazing…
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Mumbai : Three bureaucrats are in the fray for the post of Maharashtra Chief Secretary as incumbent CS Nitin Kareer (IAS: 1988: MH) is due to retire on March 31, 2024. The top contender is Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sujata Saunik (IAS: 1987: MH), who was superseded twice, once by her husband Manoj Saunik (Retd…
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Based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), on Thursday, appointed three IRAS officers as Additional Members/ Director General under the Railway Board, Ministry of Railways;Usha Venugopal (IRAS: 1987) was appointed as Additional Member (Finance), Railway Board. Currently, she is Principal ED (Revenue), Railway Board.Aparna Garg (IRAS: 1987)…
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