26 IAS officers of 1971 batch empanelled

Altogether 27 IAS officers belonging to 1971 batch have been empanelled to the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India. The list has reached to the Cabinet Secretary.Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is expected to clear the file of empanelment in a week or two.

Anjum Ghosh to join IOC

Anjum Ghosh is being tipped to be the next Adviser (Security) Indian Oil Corporation. Ghosh is 1970 batch IPS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre. He would replace Raman Kackar who is back to parent Madhya Pradesh cadre after completion of his tenure.

Hemendra Kumar to retire this month

Special Secretary Agriculture in the Government of India, Hemendra Kumar, is retiring this month end. He is 1966 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Move to deport Port Trust

There is a serious move to shift the Port Trust Authority from Delhi to Mumbai in accordance with the wishes of the Shiv Sena Supremo, balasaheb Thackrey. The iron man it is said is taking keen interest in seeing his one of his lieutenant, Arun Laxman Bongirwar 1966 batch IAS officer of Maharastra cadre, as the top boss in the Authority.

Chaudhry joins RAW

Arun Kumar Chaudhry has joined the RAW. He is 1991 batch IPS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre.

R P Bagai is APC Chhattisgarh

R P Bagai has been appointed APC in Chhattisgarh. 1970 batch IAS officer Bagai who was Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence has returned to the parent cadre after completion of his tenure.

IPS changes in Himachal Pradesh

Deepak Bagai will now be IG in the State Human Rights Commission. Ashok Kumar Sood has been appointed IG SAF Training.

IAS reshuffle in Rajasthan

There has been major IAS reshuffle in Rajasthan. 1974 batch has been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary. IAS officers belonging to 1984 and 1985 batch have been given super time scale.New postings are as under : Mssrs Anil Vaish CMD Indira Gandhi Canal Board, Gurdev Singh MD Rajasthan Warehousing Corporation, Mrs Kushal Singh Chairman Pollution Control Board, Dr Dharm Singh Commissioner Jaipur Division, Fateh Singh PS Dairy Development,Alka Kala Member Planning Board, Mrs Rukmani Haldia President Tax Board Ajmer, Sudhansh Pant Collector Jaipur, B P Arya PS Administrative Reforms,M K Khanna MD RCDF, S Ahmad Chaild and Women Welfare Secretary, Asha Singh CMD LUN, R N Meena Irrigation Secretary, Umrao Salodia Food and Civil Supp;ies, Ashok Jain Social Welfare, Ashok Singhvi Transport Commissioner, O P Saini Director Agriculture, Ajit Kumar Singh Secretary Programme Implementation, Harkant Commissioner Labour, B L Arya Ajmer Electricity Board, Narhari Sharma Commissioner Bikaner Irrigated Area, M K Khanna Enquiry Commissioner two, Khemraj Chaudhry Commissioner Jodhpur , B N Sharma Jaipur Electricity Board, S K Rajiv Swaroop Director Water , J C Mohanty Revenue Board, R N Arvind Collector Chittorgarh, Ram Rao Collector Seekar,Giriraj Singh Director Social Welfare, Vinod Kapoor Mandi Board,Atul Sharma Housing Board and Tarachand Director Panchayat.

1968 batch secretaries

All the IAS of 1968 batch, except 10, have already got the post of secretary or its equivalent in Government of India.. The remaining 10 will also be given the post by the end of this year. .

It's not the IPS alone !

It is not the IPS alone in which real brothers have been serving on highest positions, there are such examples in the IAS also. Take for instance the case of two Chief Secretaries who are real brothers. One is Harsh Gupta of 1966 batch serving as Chief Secretary Himachal Pradesh while the other is Madhukar Gupta of 1971 batch serving as Chief secretary Uttaranchal.