Sharad Agarwal has been appointed as the new DGP of Mizoram. He replaces Anil Shukla. Agrawal is 1997 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Ms Pallavi Jain Govil, Secretary Youth Affairs, has been assigned an additional charge of the Ministry of Labour and Employment till July 1, 2025. She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

All eyes are on the appointment of new Secretary, Public Enterprises Selection Board.

Aravind Kumar M K, Deputy Secretary, Power, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 2011 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Rahul Raichur has been appointed as Private Secretary to Prahlad Joshi, Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy. He is a 2015 batch IRS-C&IT officer.

Anil Kumar Jadli, Director (Human Resources), NTPC, appears to be still an eligible candidate for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NTPC Limited.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is holding interviews for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) on June 26, 2025. A vacancy of this post is arising on August 1, 2025.

Department of Land Resources has been allocated second floor second floor in newly built Common Central Secretariat building.

Deputation tenure of Siam Khan Muan Guite, presently posted as Deputy Advisor (Forestry), Department of Land Resources (DoLR), Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi, has been extended for a period of one year beyond June 22 , 2025. He is a 2011 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Shyam Sundar Kandpal has been posted as PCCF in Delhi segment of AGMUT Joint Cadre of Indian Forest Service. He is a 1995 IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Anjan Kumar Mohanty, presently working as ADGF, MoEF&CC, New Delhi under CSS-MoEF&CC, is allowed to prematurely repatriate to his parent cadre i.e. Sikkim cadre. He is a 1992 batch IFoS officer.

Modalities for working of NCLT Kolkata Bench Court number III are being considered in consultation with Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Chandra Sekhara Rao Jinagam, who is presently serving as Deputy Chief Chemist and Metallurgist (Dy.CCMT) at Rail Wheel Factory (RWF), has been posted as Additional Executive Director, M&C, at RWF itself.

Harvinder Singh, who is presently serving in East Coast Railway (ECoR), has been transferred to South Eastern Railway (SER) and posted as Chief Freight Traffic Manager (CFTM). He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Sanjay Aggarwal, who is presently serving in Northern Railway (NR), has been transferred to Rail Coach Factory (RCF) and posted as Principal Chief Materials Manager (PCMM) (CHOD). He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer.

Seven IPS officers have been shifted in Bihar. Rakesh Rathi has been appointed as IG, Special Branch, while Jitendra Rana takes over as IG, Central Zone and Mrs Garima Malik is now IG, Monitoring Investigation Bureau. Similarly, Mrs S Premlatha is posted as IG, Technical Services and Communication; Manoj Kumar Tiwari as SP, Siwan; Amitesh Kumar as SP (Security), Special Branch, Patna and K Ramdas will take charge as SP, (C), Crime Investigation Department, Patna.

Nine IAS officers have been posted as Collectors of various districts in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly,  S Arun Raj has been appointed as Collector, Perambalur, while Narnavare Manish Shankarao is now Collector, Tirupur and V Saravanan takes over as Collector, Trichy. Similarly, T Sneha is posted as Collector, Chengalpattu; K J Praveen Kumar as Collector, Madurai; Dr N O Sugaputhra as Collector, Virudhunagar; S Kandasamy as Collector, Erode; Durga Moorthy as  Collector, Namakkal and K Porkodi was made Collector, Sivagangai.

In a major administrative reshuffle, IAS officers have been given new postings in Tamil Nadu. Rajendra Ratnoo, who was serving on Central Government deputation, has been appointed as the Principal Secretary/Member Secretary, Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust,  while Shilpa Prabhakar Satish takes over as Secretary, Commercial Tax Department and S Vijayakumar has taken charge as ACS/ Commissioner,  Land Reforms; Similarly, Dr M Vallalar has been given FAC of Secretary, Social Reforms Department, C Samayamoorthy as Secretary, Human Resource Management Department; S Nagarajan as Commissioner, Commercial Tax; Dr P Shankar as Secretary, Higher Education; G Prakash as PS/Member Secretary, CMDA; Dr S Prabhakar as Secretary, TNIAMP; N Venkatesh as Special Secretary, Finance; Mrs R Lilly as Special Secretary, Transport; S Ganesh as Special Secretary, Municipal Administration & Drinking Water Supply; Veer Pratap Singh as Deputy Secretary, Heritage; Mrs K M Sarayu as Joint Secretary, Housing & Urban Development; Dr Durai Ravichandran as Vice Chairman & MD, Watershed Development Agency; Mrs K Karpagam as Joint Secretary, Higher Education; Mrs R V Shanjeevana as MD, Women's Developmemnt Corporation; Mrs Shreya P Singh as MD, Urban Habitat Development Board; P Madhusudhan as Director, Municipal Administration; S Sivarasu as MD, TNUIFSL; Dr J Vijaya Rani as MD, Warehousing Company; T C Raj as Director, Tourism; Mrs Grace Bachau as Addl Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management; Dr S Uma as Addl Secretary, Special Projects Implementation; Dr V P Jayaseelan as Joint Commissioner, Health, GCC; Mrs M S Sangeetha as Director, Social Welfare; M Pradeep Kumar as Director, Municipalities Mrs Asha Ajith as COO, Rural Innovation Program; M P Amit as Commissioner, Tirpur City Corporation; H R Kaushik as RDC (Central), GCC; Dr Monika Rana as Commissioner, Tirunelveli City Corporation; V Madhubalan as Commissioner, Trichy City Corporation; Banoth Lal as Commissioner, Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation; Mrs R Saranya as Commissioner, Avadi City Corporation and Rajagopala Sunkara is now Director, Survey and Land Planning.

Vacancy for Deputy Assistant Director (Non-Medical) in BCG Vaccine Laboratory, Guindy, Chennai, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) has been advertised. Online applications must reach on or before July 3, 2025.

Eight vacancies for Assistant Professor (Ophthalmology), Department of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) have been advertised. Online applications must reach on or before July 3, 2025.

Five vacancies for Junior Mining Geologist in Indian Bureau of Mines, Ministry of Mines have been advertised. Online applications must reach on or before July 3, 2025.

National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC) has advertised for the post of Group General Manager/ Design (Civil Structure). Last date to submit online applications is July 17, 2025.

Indian Railways Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) has invited applications for the post of Chair Professor in Accounts & Financial Management. Last date to submit applications is June 30, 2025.

The Ministry of Jal Shakti is seeking three Consultants (Sewage Experts) in the National Mission for Clean Ganga, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of jal Shakti, New Delhi on contract basis.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has advertised for filling up of various posts in the office of Director General, Competition Commission of India (CCI) on deputation basis.

Four Deputy General Manager (DGM) posts in TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs on deputation basis have been advertised.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MTA) has invited applications from retired Government officers for Advisors posts.

IAS officers have been assigned additional charge in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Abhay Kumar will hold additional charge of Chairman, Indira Gandhi Canal Board, while Shikhar Agrawal will also hold charge of Chairman, RIICO and Bhaskar Atmaram Sawant will handle charge of ACS, Justice Department and ACS, Sainik Kalyan, in addition to his existing duties. Similarly, Ajitabh Sharma gets additional charge of Chairman, State Electricity Transmission Corporation Ltd.; Alok Gupta of CMD, Rajasthan Small Industries Corporation Limited; Rajesh Kumar Yadav of Chairman, Tourism Development Corporation; Vaibhav Galaria of CMD, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation and Dr Devashish Prishti will also handle charge of Chairman, Housing Board.

11 IAS officers have been posted as District Collector of various districts in Rajasthan. Qamar Ul Zaman Chaudhary has been appointed as District Collector of Bharatpur, while Kanaram was made Collector of Sawai Madhopur and Kalpana Agrawal is now Collector of Tonk. Similarly, Piyush Samaria is posted as District Collector of Kota; Priyanka Goswami of Kotputli-Behror; Dr. Khushal Yadav of Hanumangarh; Arun Kumar Hasija of Rajsamand; Kamal Ram Meena of Beawar; Sweta Chauhan of Phalodi and Mahendra Khadgawat is posted as Collector, Didwana-Kuchaman.

Subodh Agarwal has been appointed as Chairman and MD, Rajasthan Financial Corporation, while Aparna Arora takes over as ACS, Social Justice and Empowerment Department and Kuldeep Ranka is now ACS, Higher and Technical Education. Similarly, Sandeep Verma is posted as ACS, Skill, Entrepreneurship, and Employment; Sandeep Verma as ACS, Skill, Entrepreneurship and Employment; Vaibhav Galriya as ACS, Finance Department;  Akhil Arora as ACS, PHE and Ground Water'; Bhaskar Atmaram Sawant as ACS, Home Department; Anand Kumar as ACS, Forest, Environment & Climate Change; Alok Gupta as PS, Industries and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Department; Ajitabh Sharma as PS, Energy Department; Kunjilal Meena as ACS, Tribal Area Development Department; Rajesh Kumar Yadav as Principal Secretary, Tourism, Art, Literature, Culture, and Archaeology; Subir Kumar as PS, Ayurveda and Indian Medical System; Bhavani Singh Detha as PS, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs; Dr Devashish Prishti as PS, Urban Development & Housing; Ravi Jain as Secretary, Local Self Government Department; Dr Ravi Kumar Surpur as Chairman, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board; Dr Arushi Ajay Malik as Chairman and MD, State Warehousing Corporation; Neha Giri as State Mission Director, Livelihood Projects and Self-Help Groups; Dr. Gaurav Swam as Commissioner, Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporation; Abhishek Khanna as Commissioner, Jodhpur Municipal Corporation; Kanishk Kataria as Commissioner, Bharatpur Development Authority; Dr Tina Soni as Divisional Commissioner, Bharatpur; Vishram Meena as Divisional Commissioner, Bikaner; Om Prakash Bunkar as Special Secretary, Home; Kanhaiya Lal Swami as Commissioner, TAD, Udaipur; Shakti Singh Rathore as Divisional Commissioner, Ajmer; Hari Mohan Meena as ED, Rajasthan Urban Drinking Water Sewerage & Infrastructure Corporation Limited (RUDSICO); Mrs Rukmani Riar as Commissioner, Tourism; H L Atal as CEO, State Health Assurance Agency and Nathmal Didel is now Joint Secretary, Finance (Taxation).

In the august presence of SECL Director (Human Resources) Biranchi Das and Director (Finance) D Sunil Kumar, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) and Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank (CRGB) for inclusion of SECL employees’ salary accounts under the Corporate Salary Package, similar to those offered by nationalized banks. The MoU was signed by Durga Prasad Samal, General Manager (HR – Coordination/Employee Establishment) on behalf of SECL, and Amarjeet Singh Khanuja, Assistant General Manager (Business & Credit/Operations), CRGB Headquarters, Raipur, on behalf of the bank. This marks the first-ever MoU signed by SECL at Coal India subsidiary level with a regional rural bank. With this agreement, 3,637 SECL employees who have salary accounts with CRGB will now be eligible for Corporate Salary Package benefits. Following this MoU, 99% of SECL employees will fall under the ambit of Corporate Salary Packages.

Kamal Ayub led company Rayad Group has announced partnership with VFS global to focus on Immigration issues Indians are having in USA specially thousands of retired bureaucrats in India who have US green cards.

Abdul Khalik Abdul Kadar Chataiwala has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Lancer Container Lines Limited.

Ms. Vijayshri Krishnan has been appointed as an Additional Director in the capacity of Independent Director of Lancer Container Lines Limited.

SKM Shree Shivkumar has been re-appointed as Managing Director of SKM Egg Products Export (India) Limited.

Sabu M Jacob has been re-appointed as Chairman & Managing Director of Kitex Garments Limited with effect from August 16, 2025.

Mrs. Sumi Francis has been re-appointed as an Independent Director of Kitex Garments Limited with effect from November 13, 2025.

Navin Kumar has been appointed as an Additional Director (Non-Executive, Independent Director) of Bafna Pharmaceuticals Limited.

Rachan Suman Shaw has been appointed as an Additional Director of LCC Infotech Limited.

Niraj Mehta has been re-appointed as an Independent Director of Coral India Finance & Housing Limited with effect from July 17, 2025.

Pradip Kumar Das has ceased to be Nominee Director (designated as Non-Executive Chairman) of GEE Limited.

Shripal Bafna has resigned from the position of Whole-Time Director (Executive Category) of VCU Data Management Limited.

Trikkur Seetharaman Anantharaman has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Nominee Director of Northern Arc Capital Limited.

Suresh Babu Sankara has ceased to be an Independent Director of Lancer Container Lines Limited upon expiry of his second term.

War not in the interest of common man

All the world's countries should come forward to stop war as the common man is suffering from the same.

Manoj Kumar

Information sought is available with some other department

The appellant submitted that an arrear was calculated for refixation of his pay. The payment arrear details were prepared by the respondent division and sent to Asansol division duly vetted by Accounts. In this regard, the appellant sought the certified detail of arrear calculation in tabular sheet and the certified Copy of the calculation sheet sent to Asansol division. The PIO provided certain information and replied that the copy of the calculation sheet may be obtained from Asansol division. The CIC observed that the Respondent has not provided complete information to the Appellant and the reply is incomplete, vague and misleading. Merely stating that the information sought is available with some other department does not suffice the information being provided under the RTI Act. If the information sought by the Appellant is not available in their department, then the Respondent should have transferred the RTI application of the Appellant to the concerned department. The Respondent has neither transferred the RTI application under Section 6(3) of the RTI Act nor was assistance sought as per Section 5(4) of the RTI Act. The CIC directed the Respondent to take assistance under Section 5(4) of the RTI Act from the concerned PIO along with consolidated statement which includes due, drawn and balance amount to be paid and provide information to the Appellant, free of cost, within four weeks failing which to show-cause within this period as to why maximum penalty should not be imposed under the RTI Act.

Comments

This order of the CIC is unusual - It contains a direction to the PIO to perform certain functions with a built in show cause notice in case of failure to perform the direction.

Citation: Asim Kumar Dey v. North Eastern Railway, CIC/NERLG/A/2024/600144; Date of Decision: 30.04.2025

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