IPS Dr. Jitendra Kumar Yadav is a 2018 Batch Officer of Chhattisgarh cadre and is currently posted as Superintendent of Police, Bijapur-one of the most Naxal affected districts in the state. His mission for the district is to aggressively fight against Naxalism and minimize the displacement of villagers.
 
“We are trying to fight Naxalism in an aggressive way because, if we are delaying this problem, then more people are suffering, ” he said.
 
Bijapur has a highly organised Naxal network in the region, and recruitment is also high, adding to the challenge. Explaining the scope, Dr Yadav said“ Over the last three months alone, we’ve recovered nearly 200 IEDs, 25 of which exploded, resulting in the deaths and injuries of several jawans”
 
To tackle all this, a multipronged strategy is adapted—operations, arrests, and rehabilitation. Security forces are conducting operations to arrest or neutralise militants. The second part is arrest, those who are left behind after encounters or are unarmed are taken into custody.
 
The third component of the approach is surrender. Under this as per the state policy, rehabilitation and skill development programs are provided. “At present, 90 surrendered Naxals are undergoing skill training, and accordingly, we will provide them jobs ”he explained.
 
Apart from this, Dr Yadav mentioned the role of camps in bringing positive change. “We’ve established nearly 20 security camps in interior areas where there were no roads, electricity, or basic infrastructure. This has made a huge difference,” he said.
 
Through these camps, the aim is to make villages more accessible, development unanimous and enhance security. “Many villagers have been forced to abandon their homes. They own 5, 10, even 50 acres of land, but cannot return because the Naxals don’t allow it. Either you support them, or you’re forced out. ”He said
 
Recalling an emotional moment from his journey, Yadav shared, I met an elderly woman .She told me, ‘I have just one wish—I want to go back to my village and die there.’
 
With a strong commitment,Dr Yadav is determined to restore peace and help people reclaim what is rightfully theirs.

As per indications, the name of Parag Jain is doing the rounds for the post of next Secretary, Security. He is a Punjab cadre 1989 batch IPS officer and presently posted in RAW as Special Director.

In case Parag Jain is moved as Special Secretary Security, Sunil Acharya may be made R&AW Chief in June. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Lt Gen D S Rana DG Defence Intelligence is likely to go as Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) from June 1.

Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra since December 2024, when he assumed the charge, appears to be a man on mission. He - who also holds Home Department - is appointing result-giving officers at the key positions. The latest such appointment was witnessed in the posting of Mumbai Police Commissioner. The Chief Minister picked 1994-batch IPS officer Deven Bharti for the position. Bharti has worked on many high profile cases, including the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and is seen to have a good rapport with Fadnavis. In the first meeting after returning to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Fadnavis had made it clear to the bureaucracy that his Government’s roadmap needed to be implemented in the given timeline while also telling his officers that they would ‘perish’ if they did not ‘perform’. On December 9 last year, just four days into his latest tenure, he has appointed Shrikar Pardeshi as his Secretary. A 2001-batch IAS officer, Pardeshi worked with him even when Fadnavis was the Deputy CM between 2022 and 2024 in the Eknath Shinde Cabinet. Pardeshi earlier served in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) between 2014 and 2020. On December 14 last year he has appointed 1995-batch IAS officer Ashiwni Bhide as the Principal Secretary in the Secretariat. She had served as the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Chief during the NDA’s first term (2014-2019).

The Karnataka Government has extended the service tenure of the DG&IGP Alok Mohan up to May 21 to ensure a minimum of two years’ tenure. This will become a precedent, and those who follow Alok Mohan as Heads of Police Force (HoPF) in Karnataka, but have less than two years’ service left from the date they take charge, will likely benefit from this move. This is the first such case in the State, informed a senior IPS officer, who does not want to name him. Tenure of a minimum of two years was part of the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in the Prakash Singh case that led to Police reforms in the country. Mohan took charge as in-charge DG&IGP of the state Police on May 21, 2023. His appointment was confirmed on August 5, 2023. The state Government has now considered May 21, when he took charge as in-charge DG&IGP to calculate a two-year tenure.

The name of Sanjay Joshi has been recommended for the post of Chairman–cum-Managing Director (CMD) in Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL).

Parth Sarathi Das, Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Posts, has been repatriated to his parent cadre on personal grounds. He is a 1994 batch IA &AS officer.

Shashank Mani Tripathi has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 2015 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Birendra Kumar Mishra has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Minister for Panchayati Raj. He is a 2012 batch ISS officer

Gangadhar Panda, Additional DGFT, New Delhi, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre on personal grounds. He is a 1993 batch IRS-IT officer.

Vikas Anand, CEO, National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC), has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Mrs Bharati has been appointed to the post of Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun in the Apex Scale under Central Staffing Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). She is a 1992 batch IFoS officer of Sikkim cadre.

The work allocation at the level of IGF has been made in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). K B Singh has been allocated work of SU and EAP, while Rajesh S will look after the work of FE and Jt CEO, CAMPA and Raghu Prasad will hold charge of FC, RoHQ and Forest Policy. Besides, Sanjayan Kumar was assigned work of NTCA and additional work of PT&E Division.

The work allocation at the level of DIGF and AIGF has been made in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). Ms Surabhi Rai, DIGF, has been allocated work of RT and FPD Divisions, while Rakesh Kumar Jagenia, DIGF, will look after work of Wildlife Division. Similarly, Ms Deepika Chaudhary, AIGF, was assigned work of RoHQ (Pragati/PMG/Reviews) and FC Division and Abdul Qayum, AIGF, has been assigned responsibility of RoHQ (Admin/Finance) & FE Division.

Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla surges ahead with 12.83 MMT cargo handled in April 2025 maintaining its lead among Indian major ports with a remarkable 9.28% YoY growth in April 2025.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has invited applications from IRSEE officers for the posts of Additional General Manager/ Joint General Manager (Electrical), Ranchi on immediate absorption basis.

IRCON International Limited is seeking candidates for Chief General Manager/ General Manager-Finance for Corporate Office, New Delhi on deputation basis.

Post of Director Technical, Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) will fall vacant on February 1, 2026.

Nominations have been invited for Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2026. Last date for online applications is September 30, 2025.

National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) is seeking Quality and Patient Safety Advisor. Applications must reach on or before May 20, 2025.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has invited applications for CATA Senior Leadership Programme-2025. Details can be availed from the website.

In a major administrative reshuffle, as many as 18 IAS officers have been shifted and given new assignments in Gujarat. D D Jadeja has been appointed as Mission Director, Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission under the Science & Technology Department, while N V Upadhyay takes over as Collector, Gir-Somnath and Nitin V Sangwan was made Director of Employment and Training, Gandhinagar, relieving K D Lakhani of additional charge. Similarly, C C Kotak has been posted as Deputy Director General, Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA), Ahmedabad; Ms V I Patel as Additional Commissioner and Ex-officio CEO, Gujarat Municipal Finance Board, Gandhinagar; Ms P A Ninama as Director (Women Welfare) and Managing Director, Gujarat Women Economic Development Corporation, Gandhinagar, relieving Ms Rita Pandya of additional charge; B M Patel as Regional Commissioner of Municipalities, Gandhinagar; J K Jadav as Executive Director, Gujarat State Tribal Development Residential Educational Institution Society (GSTDREIS), Gandhinagar, relieving Supreet Singh Gulati of additional charge; R V Vala as Additional Development Commissioner, Gandhinagar; N F Chaudhari as Managing Director, Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd., Mehsana, relieving Ajay Prakash of additional charge; H P Patel as District Development Officer, Junagadh; D K Brahmbhatt as Managing Director, Gujarat Medical Services Corporation Ltd., Gandhinagar; M P Pandya as Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Gandhinagar; K P Joshi as Managing Director, Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd., Rajkot, relieving Preeti Sharma of additional charge; Ms Kavita Rakesh Shah as Director, IT and E-Governance, Gandhinagar, relieving S K Patel of additional charge; B D Davera as CEO, Vadodara Urban Development Authority; S K Patel as Managing Director, Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company Ltd., Gandhinagar and Ms Preeti Sharma was shifted as Director (Administration), Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd., Vadodara, relieving Tejas Parmar of additional charge.

Nine IPS officers have been reshuffled in Punjab. Varinder Kumar has been appointed as Special DGP, Punjab State Human Rights Commission, Chandigarh, while Praveen Kumar Sinha takes over as ADGP, Intelligence, and in addition Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau and R K Jaiswal is now ADGP, NRI, Punjab, SAS Nagar. Similarly, Kuldeep Singh Chahal takes over as DIG, Technical Services, Chandigarh; Harjeet Singh, DIG, Bathinda Range, will also hold charge of DIG, Training, Chandigarh; Nanak Singh as DIG, Patiala Range; Varun Sharma as SSP, Patiala; Tushar Gupta as AIG, Provisioning, Chandigarh and in addition SSP, Sadak Suraksha Force, Chandigarh and Maninder Singh, SSP, Amritsar Rural, gets additional charge of AIG, Welfare, Chandigarh.

Six IAS officers have been given new responsibilities in UP. Avinash Krishna Singh, DG, Technical Education, UP, has been given additional charge of Secretary, Technical Education Department, while A Dinesh Kumar takes over as Special Secretary, Home and Brijraj Singh Yadav is now Additional Land Management Commissioner, Revenue Board. Similarly, Vinod Kumar is posted as Special Secretary, Technical Education Department; Prem Prakash Meena as Municipal Commissioner, Aligarh and Ms Kriti Raj takes over as Chief Development Officer, Unnao.

Ms. Dipna Shah has been appointed as Chairperson of Dipna Pharmachem Limited.

Parin Bhavsar has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive and Independent Director of Dipna Pharmachem Limited.

Siddhartha Lal has been appointed as Executive Chairman (Whole-time Director) of Eicher Motors Limited, with effect from February 13, 2025.

Govindarajan Balakrishnan has been appointed as Managing Director of Eicher Motors Limited with effect from February 13, 2025.

Ms. Ira Gupta has been appointed as Independent Woman Director of Eicher Motors Limited, with effect from February 10, 2025.

Arun Vasu has been appointed as Independent Director of Eicher Motors Limited with effect from February 13, 2025.

Vinod Vohra has been re-appointed as Chairman (Whole-time Director) of Repro India Limited for a further period of three years effective February 28, 2025.

Sanjeev Vohra has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Repro India Limited, effective February 28, 2025.

Rajeev Vohra has been re-appointed as Whole-time Director of Repro India Limited, effective February 28, 2025.

Mukesh Dhruve has been re-appointed as Whole-time Director of Repro India Limited, effective February 28, 2025.

Bhupendra Gupta, Director (Technical), THDCIL, has been entrusted with additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director, SJVN Limited.

Ms. Swaminathan Nandhini has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive, Non-Independent) of Hemadri Cements Limited.

Niranjan Navratanmal Jain has been appointed as Additional Director (Executive) of Mahan Industries Limited.

Vinod Kumar has been appointed as Director of Paisalo Digital Limited.

Mrs. Nisha Jolly has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Paisalo Digital Limited.

Jitendra Kumar Ojha has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Paisalo Digital Limited.

Dr. Arvind Sahay has been appointed as Independent Director of Vardhman Textiles Limited.

Ms. Soumya Jain has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Vardhman Textiles Limited.

Mandar Velankar has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive) of Heubach Colorants India Limited.

Gnanasambandam Venkatraghavan has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Kothari Industrial Corporation Limited.

 

Vipul Gandhi has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive, Non-Independent) of Inditalia Refcon Limited.

Ms. Shamika Prashant Masurkar has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Inditalia Refcon Limited.

Chirag Kantilal Patel has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Inditalia Refcon Limited.

Media defy Govt instructions

Despite clear cut instructions to the media by the Government of India, media are engaged in unnecessary reporting regarding Hindustan and Pakistan tension.

Mukesh Kumar

When can repetitive RTI Applications be termed as misuse of RTI Act?

Statement of Account and other related information was sought by the appellant. The PIO replied that the Query was not clear and seeking confirmation does not fall under the purview of ‘information’ as defined under Section 2(f) of the RTI Act. Further, you are filing continuous RTI Applications one after another which is clear misuse of provisions of RTI Act. A Recovery Suit has been filed against you by the bank, and the information being sought is to mislead the undersigned. Such action shall disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority under Section 7(9) of RTI Act. Moreover, it is also observed that seeking information on behalf of Company without Resolution passed by the company is not as per the Provisions of RTI Act. In the second appeal, the CIC observed that even if the infirmities contained in the RTI queries under reference is accepted, it is irksome to note that some of the arguments of the Respondent are in excess of the mandate of the RTI Act, particularly in the context of over emphasizing on the pending recovery suit or that the Appellant could access records through a different channel etc. The CIC cautioned the Respondent that the PIO ought to restrict themselves to the definition of information as envisaged under Section 2(f); the Section 8 exemptions as well as availability/unavailability of information. Any rejection of a RTI Application ought to be strictly premised on the applicable provisions of the RTI Act and RTI Rules, 2012 alone and not any other extraneous considerations. In cases where the CPIO seeks to rely on arguments like repetition and misuse of RTI Act, then allegations of such magnitude ought to be sufficiently supported with relevant proof in terms of details of past record of RTI Applications and Appeal(s) and the replies provided thereupon or atleast any reference of decisions issued by the CIC in matters of the same Appellant with respect to the same public authority.

Comments

Some PIO’s tend to reject RTI application on grounds which not specified under the RTI Act. In many instances, the PIO is rejecting the application as being repetitive and therefore, amounting to misuse of the RTI Act. As this case provides the guidelines for such occurrences, it would be highly relevant for the PIOs.

Citation: N. K. Gupta v. Indian Bank, Second Appeal No. CIC/IBANK/A/2024/119412 + 117836; Date of Decision: 28.03.2025

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