Hari Ranjan has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Sports. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Rakesh Kumar Verma has been appointed as Director General, International Institute of Democracy and Election Management in the Secretary rank. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Ms Anuradha Thakur has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Rajesh Agarwal has been appointed as  Secretary, Department of Commerce. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Arvind Shrivastava has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Revenue. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Vivek Aggarwal has been appointed as Secretary, Culture. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Santosh Kumar Sarangi has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Ms Pallavi Jain Govil has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Ms Nidhi Chhibber has been appointed as Secretary, Food Processing Industries. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Samir Kumar Sinha has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Rajesh Kumar Sinha has been appointed as Special Secretary in-situ, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Ms Ranjana Chopra has been appointed as Special Secretary & Financial Advisor in-situ, Ministry of Culture. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

The tenure of Bharat Lal as Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission in the rank of Secretary has been extended for a period of one year beyond June 30, 2025. He is a 1988 batch retired IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Ms Meeta R Lochan has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes. She is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

K Moses Chalai has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Manoj Govil has been appointed as Secretary (Coordination), Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Ms Vandana Gurnani has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment. She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Rajit Punhani has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development Entrepreneurship. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Ashish Srivastava has been appointed as Secretary, Inter State Council Secretary, MHA. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Vumlunmang Vualnam has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Expenditure. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Nikunja Bihari Dhal has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Ms Sonal Mishra has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. She is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Manish Thakur has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Ms Indra Mallo has been appointed as Additional Secreatary in-situ, National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC), Cabinet Secretariat. She is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

D Anandan has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ, Department of Expenditure. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Deepak Agarwal has been appointed as Managing Director, in-situ Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) in the Additional Secretary rank. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Ms P Hemalatha has been appointed as Development Commissioner in-situ Cochin Special Economic Zone in the Additional Secretary rank. She is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Piyush Singh has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ, Ministry of Power. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Ms Manmeet Kaur Nanda has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. She is a 2000 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Ms Aparna Sachin Sharma has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ, Fertilizers. She is a 1989 batch CSS officer.

Ms Nirupama Kotru has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ, Ministry of Coal. She is a 1992 batch IRS-IT officer.

Ms Amita Prasad Sarbhai has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ, Ministry of Culture. She is a 1993 batch IRAS officer.

Biswaranjan Sasmal has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ, Social Justice & Empowerment. He is a 1993 batch IRS-IT officer.

Ms Amrit Raj has been appointed as Development Commissioner in-situ, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) in the Additional Secretary rank. She is a 1994 batch IPoS officer.

Rama Shankar Sinha has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ, Animal Husbandry & Dairying in the Additional Secretary rank. He is a 1995 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Ms G Madhumita Das has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in-situ, Ministry of Labour & Employment. She is a 1996 batch IPoS officer.

Keshav Kumar Pathak has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Abhishek Singh has been appointed as Director General, National Informatics Centre (NIC) in the Additional Secretary rank. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Bhuvnesh Kumar has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Unique Identification Authority of India in the Additional Secretary rank. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Suman Billa has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Sanoj Kumar Jha has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal. He is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

M S Srikar has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Ms Mugdhsa Sinha has been appointed as Managing Director, India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC) in the Additional Secretary rank. She is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Hirdesh Kumar has been appointed as Managing Director, Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India in the Additional Secretary rank. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Ashish Chatterjee has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Steel. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Jitendra Srivastava has been appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, REC Limited in the Additional Secretary rank. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

N Saravana Kumar has been appointed as Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority in the Additional Secretary rank. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Solomon Arokiaraj has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Abhijit Sinha has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Amitabh Kumar has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Commerce. He is a 1992 batch IRS-C&IT officer.

Ms Yatinder Prasad has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Science & Technology. She is a 1993 batch IA &AS officer.

Saurabh Kumar Tiwari has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Direct Benefit Transfer Mission, Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1993 batch IP&TA&FS officer.

Prabhat has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. He is a 1993 batch IRPS officer.

Sanjiv Shankar has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Consumer Affairs. He is a 1993 batch IRS-IT officer.

Ms Roop Rashi has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Khadi and Village Industries Commission in the Additional Secretary rank. She is a 1994 batch IA &AS officer.

Valeti Premchand has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development. He is a 1994 batch IDES officer.

Ms Vinod Kotwal has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare. She is a 1994 batch IP &TA &FS officer.

Mihir Kumar has been has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Government e-Marketplace Special Purpose Vehicle. He is a 1996 batch IDAS officer.

Hoveyda Abbas has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Health & Family Welfare. He is a 1997 batch IA&AS officer.

Amitesh Kumar Sinha has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. He is a 1997 batch IRAS officer.

Parminder Singh figures in the zone of consideration for promotion to Deputy Managing Director in Top Executive Grade Special Scale II. Interviews are likely to be held in May.

Prakash Chand Saboo has been listed in the zone of consideration for promotion to Deputy Managing Director in Top Executive Grade Special Scale II. Interviews are likely to be held in May.

Purvang Navinchandra Shah is in the zone of consideration for promotion to Deputy Managing Director in Top Executive Grade Special Scale II. Interviews are likely to be held in May.

Rajeev Kumar has been included in the zone of consideration for promotion to Deputy Managing Director in Top Executive Grade Special Scale II. Interviews are likely to be held in May.

Rajesh Kumar has been named in the zone of consideration for promotion to Deputy Managing Director in Top Executive Grade Special Scale II. Interviews are likely to be held in May.

Ramesh Srinivas Rao figures in the zone of consideration for promotion to Deputy Managing Director in Top Executive Grade Special Scale II. Interviews are likely to be held in May.

Capt Jagmohan, Director (Corporate Planning, Projects and Business Development), Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), has been appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).

CBIC has issued instructions for processing GST registration applications. Officers have been instructed to strictly adhere to the prescribed list of documents provided in registration application form and requisite documents in specific cases to be uploaded with registration application form have also been delineated in the instructions. Officers have been directed not to issue notices based on presumptive grounds, minor discrepancies, or for additional documents that are not essential for processing applications.

Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) has advertised for Lecturer posts for Plastic Engineering & Technology and Mathematics streams. Applications must reach on or before April 28, 2025.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has finalised candidates for 36 vacancies of Assistant Director (Cost) in the office of Chief Advisor Cost, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Details can be availed from the website.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has invited applications from IRSE and Civil Engineering Department officers for the post of Chief Project Manager (Civil), Rishikesh on deputation basis.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has invited applications from IRSEE and Electrical Engineering Department officers for the post of General Manager (Electrical), Mumbai and Ahmedabad on deputation basis.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has recommended four candidates for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor/ Lecturer (Gynaecology and Obstetrics), Directorate of Ayush, Department of Health and Family Welfare Delhi. These candidates are Priyanka Bharti, Kapil Das,Surabhi Khatta and Priyanka Verma.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has recommended twelve candidates for appointment to the post of Assistant Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), These candidates are Jayant Chauhan, Maroti Sakharam Dube, Soaib Akhter, Akshay Sanjay Murkute, Ashutosh Tripathy, Ayush, Sumit Ganesh Gundayya, Neha Mahto, Ankit Kushwaha, Vijay Sehrawat, Sanjay, Nikunj Sharma.

As many as 17 IPS officers have been reshuffled in J&K. Uttam Chand has been posted as IGP, Police Operations & Services, Police Headquarters,while Sarah Rizvi will take charge as DIG, Udhampur-Reasi Range and Rayees Mohammad Bhat was made DIG, CID, Kashmir. Similarly, Umesh Kumar is appointed as DIG,Training PHQ; Jatinder Singh Johar as Director, Police Telecommunication; Sanjeev Kumar Yadav as SO to IGP Technical Services; Sanjeev Kumar Khajuria as Commandant, 1st Border Bn JKAP; Tanushree as SP, SIA Headquarters; Bisma Qazi as Commandant, 2nd Women Bn, JKAP; Ajaz Ahmad Bhat as SSP, Traffic City, Srinagar; G V Sundeep Chakravarthy as SSP, Srinagar; Amritpal Singh as SSP, Anantnag; Ranjit Singh Sambyal as Principal, PTTI,Vijaypur; Hareesh H P as AIG, Welfare PHQ; Divya D as SP, SIA Kashmir and Ragav S has been shifted as SP Tech, CID HQ. Besides, Sheikh Junaid Mehmood takes over as DIG IR, Kashmir.

Baldev Ram, formerly Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Operations), Ajmer Division, North Western Railway, has been selected for deputation to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) as Chief Project Manager (Civil) at Ahmedabad for a period of five years, effective from April 4, 2025. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Directorate General of Mines Safety, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India organised  two day National Seminar on April 16 and 17, 2025 at Bengaluru, on “Safety challenges in Bulk Material Handling Equipment of Mining (Coal and Non-coal)” under the guidance of Ujjwal Tah, DG, DGMS as Chief patron. D Bageshwar Naik, DDG(Mech) as Chairman, Ajay Singh, DDG(Elec), R T Mandekar, DDG, NW Zone, as co convenor, P M Prasad, CMD, CIL, Amitava Mukherjee, CMD,NMDC, Uday A Kaole, CMD, MCL, N Balram, CMD, SCCL are patrons to this seminar. Dignitaries Vinay Kumar, Director (Technical), NMDC, S K Sinha, Director (Operations), HCL, Nirbhay Sancheti, Director(SMS), R A Meena, DDG(WZ), Suprio Chakraborty, DDG(EZ), Neeraj Kumar, DDG (NZ), Satyanarayana, Director, SCCL presided in the seminar. Officials from Mining companies including CIL, NMDC, SCCL, HZL, HCL, MCL, Tata Steel, JSW, faculties from premier mining institutes, experts from global mining safety organization and research institutes and equipment manufacturers participated in the seminar. In the seminar 30 technical papers were presented and total 58 papers were published in the souvenir for understanding and analysing the present safety challenges in Bulk Material handling in mining industry and deliberations were made to find out a way forward to mitigate associated risks.  This seminar provided a framework to ameliorate safety standards and to strengthen implementation of statutory provisions to improve safety and health of persons employed in mining industry. The seminar concluded with valedictory function and felicitation of the participants.

Four members of the State Police Service of Assam: Harekrishna Nath, Longnit Terang, Manabendra Dev Ray and Prasanta Saikia have been promoted to the IPS against the Select List of 2023 and allocated Assam-Meghalaya Joint Cadre (Assam Segment).

Surajit Mishra, ED, SAIL, has been selected for the post of Director in-charge (Burnpur and Durgapur Steel Plants), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 19, 2025. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Chitta Ranjan Mohapatra, ED, SAIL, has been selected for the post of Director in-charge (Bhilai Steel Plant), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 19, 2025. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Punamchand Malu has been re-appointed as Managing Director & CEO of Malu Paper Mills Limited.

Banwarilal Malu has been re-appointed as Joint Managing Director of Malu Paper Mills Limited.

Chintan Yashwantbhai Patel has been appointed as Managing and Executive Director of AVI Polymers Limited.

Pankaj Dilipbhai Thakkar has been appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of AVI Polymers Limited.

Ms. Sapna has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of AVI Polymers Limited.

Ram Kumar Singh has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of AVI Polymers Limited.

Uppili Rajan Babu has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of India Gelatine & Chemicals Limited.

Dr. Gambheer Singh has been re-appointed as Part-time Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of REC Limited.

Dr. (Ms.) Durgesh Nandini has been re-appointed as Part-time Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of REC Limited.

Ms. Usha Sajeev Nair has been re-appointed as Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of Power Finance Corporation Limited.

Prasanna Tantri has been appointed as Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of Power Finance Corporation Limited.

Naresh Dhanrajbhai Keila has been appointed as Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of Power Finance Corporation Limited.

Dr. MV Natesan has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of BEML Land Assets Limited.

Vikas Ramakrishna Kakatkar has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of BEML Limited.

Siva Makutam has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of BEML Limited.

Shamsher Singh has been appointed as Nominee Director (nominated by the State Bank of India) on the Board of SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited.

Ami Goda has been appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Mahindra EPC Irrigation Limited

Prof. Anurag Kumar has been re-appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Tata Elxsi Limited.
 

Dr. Ram Sewak Sharma has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Voith Paper Fabrics India Limited.

Anil Kumar Trigunayat has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent) on the Board of NTPC Limited.

Manish Harishchandra Singh has been appointed as Additional Independent Director (Non-Executive) on the Board of Suditi Industries Limited.

Atul Lakhotia has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Director on the Board of Quest Capital Markets Limited.

Shikhandi moment has come

The situation is another Mahabharat. This is essentially a “Dharma Yuddha” in which on one side are arranged all “Anti-India” forces and on the other side are the forces of the “Pro India” warriors, fighting a national war for public good only. Arjun is the only fighter who can’t be stopped by the enemy anyway. The enemy knows it well, so their charge is targeted at him only. Democracy tends to aggravate hallucinations of secularism and “Ichha Mrityu” syndrome taking the voters for granted. Irony is that Arjun can’t finish a woman as his Dharma does not permit it. In fact, the war is being fought for the honour and dignity of women, who are the only sheet anchor of any society (“moolam” in Sanskrit). If the result of the war depends on a woman, people have to bring an equivalent of Shikhandi to the war front. Anybody there?

M L Gupta

Justification for a change in the answer key

For the post of AHO Gr B under the Medical Dept of East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar, certain examination was done. The appellant submitted the representation towards Question No. 97, as the first answer key published the right answer was given option C and the revised answer key mentioned the right answer as option A. The appellant requested to provide a copy proof which justifies the answer A is correct and what is the existing practice in East Coast Railway for stores and works matters. The CIC observed that the reply provided by the Respondent is not satisfactory as the Respondent has not provided the documentary proof to the Appellant. The CIC directed the PIO-cum-Additional Chief Medical Director to provide documentary proof to the Appellant within two weeks.

Comments

The PIO is sometimes faced with a dilemma whether providing a “justification” amounts to creating an information and whether the same is covered under the definition of “information” as per section 2(f) of the RTI Act, 2005. This case law should be read along with Section 4(1)(d) of the RTI Act which reads, ‘provide reasons for its administrative or quasi-judicial decisions to affected persons.’

Citation: Kumar Swet Kamal v. Office of the Principal Chief Medical Director, Rail Sadan, Bhubaneswar, CIC/ECRBH/A/2023/652155; Date of Decision: 06.03.2025

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