As many as 18 IPS IAS officers of various cadres and batches are retiring in January, 2026. The officers are: Anjani Kumar and G Pala Raju of Anadhra Pradesh; Shashi Bhushan Kumar Singh and Nuzhat Hassan of AGMUT cadre; Dilnawaz Ahmad of Bihar; Jagdish Dawar of Madhya Pradesh; S G Wayse Patil of Maharashtra; Anil Kumar Tank of Rajasthan; Abhay Kumar Singh of Tamil Nadu; Rajesh Kumar Singh and Babita Sahu of UP cadre; Safi Ahsan Rizvi and N S Napalchyal of Uttarakhand; Rajeev Kumar, Ranveer Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Jag Mohan and Debabrata Das of West Bengal cadre.

The Centre announced a major overhaul of the cadre allocation policy for All India Services (IAS, IPS, IFoS), effective from the 2026 batch. The policy replaces zonal divisions with four alphabetical groups to enhance transparency, fairness, and national integration. Allotments will follow merit, vacancies, explicit willingness, and a rotational cycle. This could impact administrative postings in government organisations like ICMR, ICAR, ISRO, and other research bodies overseen by these services.

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has formally approved the voluntary retirement (VR) application of IAS officer Anamika Singh, a 2004-batch officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. But bureaucracy is discussing, what is the real reason behind her resignation. According to sources, Ms Singh had sought a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Uttar Pradesh Government to proceed on central deputation. However, her request was reportedly denied, leading to dissatisfaction. Moreover, in September 2025, she was appointed as the Divisional Commissioner of Bareilly. However, the transfer order was later cancelled, and she was retained in her existing role as Food Commissioner. The cancellation of her transfer, combined with the refusal of central deputation, is believed to have influenced her decision.

No delays for Viksit Bharat, Rajasthan government has launched a unique initiative Raj-UNNATI inspired by PRAGATI meetings of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, also commended by Cabinet Secretary T. V. Somanathan.

The initiative is aimed at speeding up implementation and resolving issues in important government projects, schemes and public grievances.

Reviewed by Hon’ble Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and Chief Secretary V. Srinivas,Raj-UNNATI reviews key projects and schemes of both the Central and State Governments through video conferencing with participation from Senior officers, Divisional Commissioners, District Collectors and concerned officials. 

For timely implementation, Raj-UNNATI focuses on seven major projects of five departments involving an investment of ₹1,943 crore, along with two key schemes PM SHRI and PM Surya Ghar. 

The key strength of Raj-UNNATI is its strong technology backbone.A dedicated module,the Chief Minister Information System (CMIS) has been developed to upload agenda wise updates and conduct data-driven reviews.

Additionally to ensure accountability,the directions issued during the meetings are recorded digitally with clearly defined timelines and are monitored through an online tracking and escalation mechanism.

Raj-UNNATI is breaking the bureaucratic delays, speeding up development and improving overall coordination across departments.

Devesh Gupta, Director in the Department of Commerce, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre in order to avail the benefit of promotion in the cadre. He is a 2008 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

The upgraded posting of Rahul Singh as Chairperson, Central Board of Secondary Education at Additional Secretary level has been extended upto March 25, 2027. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Rishi Gupta has been re-appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Fino Payments Bank Limited.

Congratulations to India and EU leadership

Our congratulations are only to the Indian and EU leadership and not to any third party. Let the so called experts give the credit where it is due only and not to speculate on unnecessary things

K Srinivasa Rao

Action Taken on a letter addressed to the RBI Governor

Details of actions taken by the RBI regarding Action Taken on a letter addressed to the Governor of RBI by the appellant in respect of an alleged unauthorized transaction conducted by Bank of Baroda in violation of the Banking Regulation Act. The PIO informed that the said letter as mentioned in the query was not received by the Governor's office. The appellant enclosed proof of delivery of letter in his second appeal. The CIC held that the PIO has provided an appropriate reply to the RTI Application, as per the provisions of the RTI Act. The CIC observed that the PIO is only required to supply all the information/documents within his access. The CIC referred to the Delhi High Court judgment dated 06.12.2023 in Narendra Tyagi v. Assistant Director (CPIO) [LPA 764/2023] in which it was held that whether or not such information as provided by the PIO under the RTI Act is incorrect in any manner, is not the domain of consideration or determination under the RTI proceedings.

Comments

The Information Commission is the last bastion of fact verification and it is only the law points which are discussed at the level of High Court or Supreme Court. The Information Commission must seize the opportunity to verify the correctness of data provided by the PIO, and penalize the PIO if the information provided is factually incorrect.

Citation: Surjitsinh Mangrola v. Reserve Bank of India, Second Appeal No. CIC/RBIND/A/2024/655388; Date of Decision: 08.12.2025

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