Manoj Kumar Das, 1990 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre currently posted as ACS to CM, will take over as Chief Secretary, Gujarat w e f October 31 following superannuation of Pankaj Joshi. 

(We said this on October 15, 2025)

Gujarat Chief Secretary Pankaj Joshi after his superannuation on October 31  is likely to be appointed Advisor to the Chief Minister.He is 1989 batch IAS officer.

Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, has been repatriated to parent cadre on the request of Maharashtra Government. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Shashank Mani Tripathi has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Amit Shah, Minister for Home Affairs. He is a 2015 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Rajesh Lakhani, Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, has been assigned an additional charge of Director General, National Testing Agency (NTA) for a period of one year. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

The central deputation tenure of Ms Smita Srivastava working as Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education has been extended for a period of one year beyond July 29, 2025. She is a 1997 batch IRSEE officer.

The central deputation tenure of Dr Himanshu Roy working as Director in the Department of Pharmaceuticals has been extended for a period of three months. He is a 2011 batch IRS-IT officer.

Retired 1985 batch IAS officer Amit Khare, presently holding the post of Secretary to the Vice President, has been given additional charge of CEO, Sansad TV, in addition to his existing responsibilities.

The Government of India has approved the Terms of Reference of 8th Central Pay Commission. The 8th Central Pay Commission will be a temporary body. The Commission will comprise one Chairperson; One Member (Part Time) and one Member-Secretary.  It will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending interim reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalized. While making the recommendations the Commission will keep in view the followings:  The economic conditions in the country and the need for fiscal prudence; the need to ensure that adequate resources are available for developmental expenditure and welfare measures; the unfunded cost of non-contributory pension schemes; the likely impact of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments which usually adopt the recommendations with some modifications and the prevailing emolument structure, benefits and working conditions available to employees of Central Public Sector Undertakings and private sector.

Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a former judge of the Supreme Court of India, has been appointed as Chairperson of 8^th Central Pay Commission (CPC).

Pankaj Jain, 1990 batch IAS officer, has been appointed as Member Secretary, 8^th Central Pay Commission (CPC).

Professor Pulak Ghosh, Professor (IIM Bangalore), has been appointed as Part-Time Member, 8^th Central Pay Commission (CPC).

The Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Forum, on behalf of all Central Government employees, expressed its sincere gratitude to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Cabinet for approving the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 8th Central Pay Commission (8th CPC), a CSS Forum press release said.

Ms Simmi R Nakra, Chief Vigilance Officer, Power Finance Corporation (PFC), has returned to parent cadre and been posted as Jt CGCA. She is a 1994 batch IP&T AFS officer.

Shivakumar Subramaniam, ED, RCF, has been selected for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 28, 2025. Four candidates were interviewed for the same.

As many as five officers of 1995 batch of Indian Telecommunications Service (ITS) have been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. The officers are: Mukesh Kumar, Navneet Chouhan, Sandeep Bhardwaj, Thomas Varghese and VD Godhate.

Shiv Ratan, Indian Telecommunications Service (1996), has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

G Venkatesh, ICoAS (1997), has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

Sanjay Kumar, ICoAS (1998) has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

Amit Verma of 2005 batch Indian Forest Service (IFoS) has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

Sanjay Kumar, IP&TA&FS (2003) has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

Neha Verma of 2005 batch Indian Forest Service (IFoS) has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

As many as nine officers of 2002 batch of Indian Ordnance Factory Service (IOFS) have been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. The officers are: Anurag Anand, Ashish Kumar Gupta, Deepika Lohia Aran, Gurjeet Singh Dhillon, Kulveer Singh Yadav, Naval Kishor, Ngachan Z, Rajiv Kumar and Vivek Virmani.

As many as 13 officers of 2005 batch of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) [IRS(IT have been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. The officers are: Aakash Dewangan, Anshuman Sharma, Anurag Sharma, J Saravanan, Mukesh Kumar Jha, Nikhil Varma, Nishtha Tiwari, Premanand J, Rajat Kapoor, Ramesha G, Ritu Sharma, Satya Pal Kumar and Vipul Agarwal.

As many as five officers of 2005 batch of Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) [IRS(C&IT)] have been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.  The officers are: Arvind Saran, Jayaprahasam S, N Gandhikumar, Pawan Kumar and Santosh Kumar Mohanty.

Praveen Kumar has been appointed as Economic Adviser, Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. He is a 2007 batch IES officer.

In UP, 2 1994 batch IPS officers -D K Thakur and Sujit Pandey are likely to be promoted soon as DG.

Speculations over mandatory 5-year central agency stints pre-IPS promotion to curb arrogance in state roles, following Bhullar case.

Telangana’s abolition of Joint Collector post (now Additional Collectors as Forest Settlement Officers) predicted to streamline 1967 Act implementations but raise workload concerns.

As many as 14 IAS officers have been given new postings in W Bengal. Sharad Kumar Dwivedi has been appointed as Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, while Sumit Gupta takes over as Municipal Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Dhaval Jain takes charge as DM, Birbhum. Similarly, Arvind Kumar Mina has been transferred as DM, South 24 Parganas; Shashank Sethi as as DM, North 24-Parganas; Rajarshi Mitra as MD, WBHIDCO; Dr Rajat Nanda as Director, Tourism; Dr Preeti Goyal as DM, Malda; Nitin Singhania as DM, Murshidabad; Kontham Sudhir as DM, Purulia; Unice Rishin Ismail as DM, Medinipur; Raju Mishra as DM, Cooch Behar and Mrs Akanksha Bhaskar is posted as DM, Jhargram; Manish Mishra as DM, Darjeeling.

 16 IPS and 8 PPS officers transferred; SPs changed in Nainital, Pauri, Chamoli, and Uttarkashi districts for better administrative efficiency.

Haryana IPS Suicide Probe Case has been shifted to Delhi.Now there are  whispers of internal cover-up.

National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi is seeking Secretarial Executive-Knowledge Management Division (KMD). Applications can be sent online on http://nhsrcindia.org latest by November 11, 2025.

National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi has advertised the post of Senior Consultant - Community Processes and Comprehensive Primary Healthcare. Applications can be sent online on http://nhsrcindia.org latest by November 3, 2025.

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) Dehradun, Uttarakhand has invited applications for the post of Director. Applications can be emailed at registrar@wihg.res.in latest by December 1, 2025.

The World Bank is seeking E T Consultant-Analytical & Operational programmes for Brasilia,Brazil. Applications must reach latest by November 14, 2025.

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), Jaipur has invited applications for Deputy Chief Project Manager/Project Manager(Finance) post on deputation basis. Details can be availed from http://www.dfccil.com/careers.

Murari Lal Makwana, who is presently working as Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (CSTE), W, CSG, in Western Railway (WR), has been transferred to North Eastern Railway (NER) and posted as Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (PCSTE). He is an Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer.

SR Meena, who is presently working as Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (PCSTE) in Metro Railway, has been transferred to North Western Railway (NWR) and posted as Principal Chief Safety Officer (PCSO). He is an Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer.

Piyush Kakkar, who is presently working as Chief Signal Engineer (CSE) in Central Railway (CR), has been transferred to Western Railway (WR) and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer.

In a major reshuffle, as many as 46 IAS officers in UP have been given new postings. Bal Krishna Tripathi has been appointed as Secretary, General Administration Department, while Rajesh Prakash, will now be Divisional Commissioner, Vindhyachal and Mrs Dhanalakshmi K will join as Director General, Fisheries. Similarly, Sanjay Kumar, Director General of Public Enterprises, has been given the additional charge of Secretary, UP State Human Rights Commission, in addition to his current post; Dr Rupesh Kumar will be posted as Divisional Commissioner, Saharanpur; Atal Kumar Rai as Secretary, Home Department; Bhanu Chandra Goswami as Divisional Commissioner, Meerut; Dr Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod as Secretary, Revenue, and Consolidation Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh; Mayur Maheshwari as MD, UP State Electricity Generation Corporation and MD, UP Power Transmission Corporation Limited; Vijay Kiran Anand, Secretary, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department, has been given the additional charge of CEO, UP State Industrial Development Authority, in-charge of NRI Cell, and CEO, LIDA, in addition to his current position; Rahul Pandey has been appointed as Special Secretary, State Tax Department; Atul Vats as District Magistrate, Hathras; Amandeep Duli as Additional Commissioner, MNREGA, UP; Himanshu Nagpal as Municipal Commissioner, Varanasi; Prakhar Kumar Singh as Chief Development Officer, Varanasi; Yogendra Kumar as Chief Development Officer, Aligarh and Divisional Food Controller, Aligarh; Abhishek Anand as Special Secretary, Excise Department; Rajaganpati R as District Magistrate, Sitapur; Mrs Kritika Jyotsna as District Magistrate, Basti; Ravish Gupta, District Magistrate, Basti, has been appointed Managing Director, Western Power Distribution Corporation, Meerut; Mrs Isha Duhan as MD, UP Cooperative Sugar Mills Association Limited; Kumar Vineet as Special Secretary, Youth Welfare and Sports Department; Shivsharanappa GN as District Magistrate, Siddharth Nagar; Pulkit Garg as District Magistrate, Chitrakoot; Purna Vohra as Vice Chairman, Varanasi Development Authority; Ranvijay Singh as Chief Development Officer, Bijnor; Akshat Verma as Special Secretary, Planning Department; Rishi Raj as Vice Chairman, Prayagraj Development Authority; Mrs Gunjan Dwivedi as Municipal Commissioner, Firozabad and Vice Chairman, Firozabad-Shikohabad Development Authority; Ms Vandita Srivastava as Chief Development Officer, Kushinagar; Madhusudan Hulgi as Special Secretary to the Chief Minister; Amit Pal as District Magistrate, Kaushambi; Nand Kishore Kalaal as Vice Chairman, Ghaziabad Development Authority; Mahendra Kumar Singh as Chief Development Officer, Rampur; Pawan Agarwal as Special Secretary, Home Department; Vipin Kumar Jain as District Magistrate, Balrampur; Ms Akanksha Rana as Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jhansi; 38. Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Jhansi, Satya Prakash has been appointed as District Magistrate, Lalitpur; Devendra Kumar Singh Kushwaha as Special Secretary, Silk Department; Ashwini Kumar Pandey as District Magistrate, Shravasti; Ajay Kumar Dwivedi as District Magistrate, Rampur; Joginder Singh as Special Secretary, Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department; Anurag Jain as Vice Chairman, Ayodhya Development Authority; Gulab Chandra as Chief Development Officer, Maharajganj; Suraj Patel as Chief Executive Officer, UP Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad and Sachin Kumar Singh will take charge as Chief Development Officer, Amethi.

As many as seven IAS officers have been given new assignments in Maharashtra. Accordingly, Sanjay Khandare has been posted as Principal Secretary (Tourism), Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, while Parrag Jain Nainutia will be Principal Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai and Kunal Kumar is Managing Director, Shivshahi Punarvasan Project, Mumbai. Similarly, Virendra Singh has been posted as Secretary (Information Technology), General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai; E Ravendiran as Secretary (2), Public Health Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai; M J Pradeep Chandran as Project Director Balasaheb Thakre Agribusiness and Rural Transformation (SMART) Project, Pune and Mrs Pavneet Kaur was posted as Additional Municipal Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune.

In a major reshuffle, as many as 22 IAS officers have been shifted in W Bengal. Ms Sweta Agarwal has been posted as Director, Social Welfare, while Harsimran Singh is now Special Secretary, Finance and Prashant Raj Shukla was made ADM, South 24 Parganas. Similarly, Rajesh is appointed as Joint Secretary, Panchayat & Rural Development; Avneet Punia as ADM, South 24 Parganas; Kempa Honnaiah as Joint Secretary, WCD & SW; Suman Sourav Mohanty as JS, Technical Education, Training & Skill Development; Ravi Agrawal as JS, Home & Hill Affairs; Ravi Ranjan as JS, MSME & T Dept; Abhishek Chourasiya as JS, Transport; Nripendra Singh as ADM, Nadia; Ms Nitu as ADM, Paschim Bardhaman; Mrs Tejasvi Rana as ADM, North 24 Parganas; Adityavikram Mohan as ADM, Alipurduar; Ms Jameel Fathima Zeba as ADM, Coochbehar; Mrs Priyadarshini Bhattacharya as ADM, Uttar Dinajpur; Rohan Laxmikant Joshi as ADM, Purba Bardhaman; Azar Zia as JS, Higher Education; Shekhar Kumar Chaudhary as ADM, Howrah; Ezaz Ahmed as ADM, Dakshin Dinajpur; Ms Shinjan Shekhar as JS, Food & Supplies and Dr Haaris Rasheed has been shifted as ADM, Jalpaiguri.

Mrs Debjani Mitra Neogy, Senior Advocate, Kolkata High Court, has been appointed as Judicial Member in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).

Rajani Guduri, Senior Advocate, has been appointed as Judicial Member in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).

Kuldip Singh, Ex-Judicial Member, ITAT, has been appointed as Judicial Member in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).

Tapas Ram Misra, Senior Advocate, has been appointed as Judicial Member in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).

Sanjay Kumar, Senior Advocate, has been appointed as Judicial Member in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).

Rajesh Damodarlal Sharma, Senior Advocate, has been appointed as Judicial Member in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).

As many as 10 persons have been appointed as Accountant Members in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). They are: Arvind Soni, Chartered Accountant; Rakesh Kumar Lodha, Chartered Accountant; Prakash, Chartered Accountant; Ratna Dasgupta, lRS(Retd.); R Govindarajan, IRS(Retd.); Asit Kumar Mohapatra, lRS(Retd.); VijayVarma, lRS(Retd.); G M Doss, IRS(Retd.); Gopalan Gurusamy, IRS(Retd) and   Gangadhar Panda, IRS(Retd.).

Ten IAS officers of the 2022 batch in W Bengal have been appointed as SDO and posted to different places. Ms Ankita Agrawal has been posted as SDO, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur, while Gaddam Sudheer Kumar Reddy is SDO, Jangipur, Murshidabad and Ms Surbhi Singla will join as SDO, Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur. Similarly, Ashutosh Kumar will be posted as SDO, Chandan Nagar, Hooghly; Mohd Suboor Khan as SDO, Ranaghat, Nadia; Karmveer Keshav as SDO, Egra, Purba Medinipur; Vikas Ruhela as SDO, Siliguri, Darjeeling; Utkarsh Khandal as SDO, Mal, Jalpaiguri; Rathod Ashwin as SDO, Rampurhat, Birbhum and Ms Jasleen Kaur was made SDO, Basirhat, North 24 Parganas.

Whispers in boardrooms (e.g., Deloitte survey) predict flat 8.8% salary hikes for MNCs in 2025 (vs. 9% FY24), with GCCs leading at 9.5% but tech/manufacturing dipping 0.1-1.1% due to global uncertainties (e.g., US elections). Speculation: 20-30% more women in C-suite by 2026 (up from 15.7% seniors), led by Infosys/Wipro.

Virendrasingh Bisht has been appointed as Independent Director of Raymond Realty Limited.

Mathew Thomas has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent) on the Board of Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited.

Rishdhan has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent) of Fone4 Communications (India) Limited.

Rakesh Kumar Rousan has been appointed as Part-time Government Director of Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR).

Chandra Kumar Dhanuka has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Shree Cement Limited.

Ms Padmaja Chunduru has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent Non-Executive) of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited with effect from November 10, 2025.

Rahul Manoj Rajani has been appointed as Additional Executive Director of Shamrock Industrial Company Limited.

Bagepalli Vijayakumar Harish has been appointed as Additional Director of Shamrock Industrial Company Limited.

Gauri Prosad Sarma has been appointed as Independent Director of Bandhan Bank Limited.

Ravi Kumar Perumal has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Kothari Industrial Corporation Limited.

K Jairaj has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Adani Total Gas Limited.

Ms Anjali Bamboria has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Elitecon International Limited.

Preeti has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Independent Director of Elitecon International Limited with effect from October 28, 2025.

BMW cars for LOKPALs

Why constitutional and govt functionaries given luxurious, expensive, non-Bharat BMW, Mercedes etc. Cars in a poor country like Bharat where people are still dying due to unavailability of FOOD. Shame on people using ir demanding such expensive BMW cars.

Bharath

In woods, we learn together: IFS Nihar Ranjan

A very good initiative that inspires students to learn about forests and wildlife, while also providing them with valuable exposure to forest environments and hands-on experience in various forest-related aspects.

Dr. K.B.Sujatha

Quota under which a student was selected at IIM for PGP

The appellant requested pertaining to the selection of a student in the PGP 24-26 program. He requested to confirm whether Saransh Upadhyaya has been selected on a seat earmarked for EWS (Economically Weaker Section) quota at IIM Ahmedabad. Alternatively, he requested to confirm the quota on which the selection has been done. The PIO replied that the information contains personal information of student. Hence, information cannot be provided under Section 8(1)(e) of RTI Act, 2005. The CIC noted that the appellant has sought for the personal information of third party, disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest. Hence, the sought information is exempted under Section 8(1) (e) & (j) of the RTI Act, 2005. 

Comments

Professional records, including qualification, performance, evaluation reports, ACRs, disciplinary proceedings, etc. are all personal information. The appellant has to establish larger public interest to seek any personal information relating to a third party. 

Citation: Satish Chhiber v. Indian Institute of Management: Ahmedabad, Second Appeal No. CIC/IIMAH/A/2024/629101; Date of Decision: 10.10.202

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