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Bureaucratic reshuffle in GoI this weekend

Now Secretary and Additional Secretary level changes are expected in Government of India either on June 27 or 28.

Sushil Kumar replaces Archana Arora in DoP

Sushil Kumar is the new Director in Department of Personnel in Government of India. 1987 batch Manipur Tripura cadre IAS officer Sushil Kumar has succeeded Archana Arora.

Aruna Sharma to be JS Agriculture !

Ms Aruna Sharma is being tipped to be Joint Secretary Agriculture in Government of India. She is 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

CBEC to have three new Members

Mssrs J L Nigam, Bharadwaj and Ramanan are being appointed new Members of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).

O P Arya to join next week

Finally the Uttaranchal Government has agreed to relieve 1975 batch IAS officer O P Arya. He would be joining the Government of India next week as Joint Secretary in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office.

IAS officer to rejoin IAS !

Sanjeev Kaushik (IAS Kerala, 1992) who had resigned from the Service two years back and joined the Investment Banking Division of Bank of America in London, has suddenly decided to withdraw the same and has rushed back to join the IAS. He was one of the highest paid officers there.Hoewever,it is mysterious that why he has come back to the IAS after resigning.

Gopal Reddy to retire this month

Secretary Social Justice and Empowerment in Government of India C Gopal Reddy is superannuating this month end. He is 1966 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Anshu Bharadwaj is back to Karnataka

Anshu Bharadwaj (IAS, Karnataka, 1992) has reported back for duty after finishing post doctoral studies at Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Bhardwaj is yet to be given any posting

Is the Cabinet Secretary aware ?

Is the Cabinet Secretary aware that at least one Secretary to Govt. of India together with his favourite Joint Secretary is spending the coming week-end in London after attending the ILO's International Labour Conference at Geneva? In a brazen violation of all GOI rules it is reliably learnt that the Secretary has not taken any prior permission from his competent authority. All this at the tax-payers'expense!

The Ludhiana Link

The recent police shufflings in Punjab have caused quite a stir . However, the sun still shines bright for some officers who've had the distinction of being extremely close to the Chief Minister.Siddhartha Chattopadhyaya, the suave and intrepid IPS officer of the 1986 batch couldn't have asked for more. He got posted as D.I.G - Ludhiana range in the reshuffle.Chattopadhyaya already had an enterprsing stint in Ludhiana in earlier days when he was posted as the SSP Ludhiana. It is learnt that Chattopadhyaya was quite eager to be posted at Ludhiana for a long time since he enjoys a terrific network with some top shot corporates and industrial houses of Ludhiana.He had been trying for some good odd time to be redeployed in Ludhiana. After a long wait and strenuous barrage of Anti - Badal campaigns which Chattopadhyaya led , it seems he has been suitably rewarded by the Chief Minister with a posting of his own choice.So far so good.. what needs to be seen is would Chattopadhyaya remain as Amarinder's favourite arsenal against Badal or would the slot exchange
hands.At the end of the day, the moral of the story is.. it surely pays to be Chief Minister's guy!!

Is GoI rule being applied in Railways ?

There has been a rule in the GOI that Secretary level posts should be filled up by officers having more than one
year to retire. However, in the Ministry of Railways, this rule is being overlooked for several years now...only due to the discretionary recommending powers vested in the Railway Minister. Even Nitish Kumar has followed
the same in the past.Now the minister seems to have decided to revive the justified traditions...specially in view to ensure implementaion of the long term goals and policies in the Railways. As, such, Railway Board Members and Chairman with short tenures have harmed the system by short term measures during their short tenures.

Dasrathi resigns ?

Grapevine has it that S Dasrathi had put in his papers on Friday since he is having three months to go for his retirement.Being the seniormost ,he is not being made the Chairman.

IAS-IPS changes likely in UP

IAS and IPS changes are expected to take place in Uttar Pradesh this week.

IAS changes in Tamil Nadu

Smita Nagara has been appointed as Special Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department in place of M Thangavelu retiring from service soon. Beela Rajesh, formerly Additional Director of Social Welfare, would function as Deputy Secretary, Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department and K Dharmarajan would act as the vice-chairman and chief executive officer of Tamilnadu Maritime Board in the place of P Rama Mohana Rao. C Vijayaraj Kumar, Additional Collector (Development) and Project Officer, District Rural Development Agency, Tiruvallur would act as Deputy Secretary, Public (Protocol) Department and Mangat Ram Sharma as Joint Commissioner (Relief).

IAS changes in UP

P K Mishra has been appointed Principal Secretary Cooperatives.Rajnish Dube will be new Registrar Cooperative Societies. A K Joshi is yet to get posting.H C Birdi has been given additional charge of Chairman Transport Corporation.

IAS shake-up in Haryana

Anuradha Gupta has been appointed MD of the State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills. P K Gupta has been made Secretary and Commissioner Tourism and Mines. Rajiv Ranjan will be ADC and CEO Sonepat.Neelam Pradip Kasni will be ADC and CEO Shivalik Development Agency . Suresh Kumar Goyal has been made ADC Ambala.

IAS changes in Rajasthan

T Srinivasan has been appointed Principal Secretary Industries.Rakesh Shrivastava will be new Secretary Irrigation. H K Damor has been made Director Board of Secondary Education Bikaner. Sandip Verma has been shifted to Finance as Deputy Secretary.R K Sharma will head RICO.