Whispers in bureaucratic circles suggest ambitious IPS officers from UT cadres are increasingly seeking inter-cadre deputations to southern states like Karnataka for “lucrative positions” to bypass home cadre politics and gain influence. A senior UT IPS officer’s recent backchannel attempt for a Karnataka posting was rejected by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), prompting stricter MHA scrutiny on such requests. Predictions indicate this trend could lead to policy tightening by early 2026, emphasising “integrity over opportunism.”

2001-batch IAS officers are being promoted to the rank of Principal Secretaries in Gujarat.

In a major administrative overhaul ahead of the Census 2027, the state government announced the creation of two new districts—Markapuram (in Prakasam district) and Madanapalle (carved out from Chittoor)—and six new revenue divisions: Pileru (in Chittoor), Addanki (in Bapatla), Giddalur (in Prakasam), Madakasira (in Anantapur), Nakkapalli (in Kakinada), and Banaganapalli (in Nandyal). Additionally, Gudur mandal has been reassigned from Tirupati district back to Nellore, and Nuzvidu may be incorporated into NTR district, with Kaikalur remaining in Krishna district. This restructuring is expected to necessitate new IAS postings for district collectors and revenue officials in the coming weeks, though specific names have not yet been announced.

Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U. Kelkar (IAS, AGMUT cadre on deputation) issued an order designating all Booth Level Officers (BLOs, often junior IAS/IPS officers or state service equivalents) as full-time personnel with the Election Commission of India for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, effective from November 4 to December 4, 2025. BLOs are relieved from regular departmental duties during this period to focus on voter verification and updates, excluding those involved in the State Election Commission’s local body elections. This impacts hundreds of officers statewide but is temporary and not a permanent transfer.

Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Higher Education, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, School Education & Literacy till November 16, 2025. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

Ms V Hekali Zhimomi, Additional Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, has been repatriated to her parent cadre on the request of the State Government. She is a 1996 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

The deputation tenure of Kuldeep Dwivedi working as Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been extended for a period of two years beyond January 17, 2026. He is a 2005 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

The tenure of Karan Thapar as Director in the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has been extended upto February 16, 2027. He is a 2009 batch IRS-C&CE officer.

Ms Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) till November 16, 2025. She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Amit Sharma has been appointed as Director, Census Operations, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on full time basis. He is a 2012 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Yuvraj Pal Singh has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. He is a 2015 batch IRS-IT officer.

Bhupinder Kumar has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is a 2011 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Vinay Sheel Gautam has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Cooperation. He is a 2009 batch IRS-IT officer.

Jasvinder Singh, GM, Special Duties, Navy, has been selected for the post of Director (Strategic Project), Hindustan Shipyard Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on November 7, 2025. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Sudhir Kumar, who is presently serving as Group General Manager (Finance) in Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) on deputation, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Director (Finance), IRCTC, for a period of one year with effect from  July 22, 2025. He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Sasanka Sarmah, who is presently serving as Chief Personnel Officer (IR) in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), Shillong, under the Ministry of Power for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.

Jai Prakash Pandey, who is presently serving as Additional Secretary in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), has been appointed as Joint Director General in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation for a combined tenure of seven years up to February 20, 2027. He is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.

Ameesh Aggarwal has been posted as Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, New Delhi. He is a JAG level 2010 batch ICAS officer.

Two Senior Accounts Officers: Mrs Vasudha Kamath and Mrs Manisha S Vaghmare, currently posted in Ministry of SRTH, Mumbai, have been assigned the additional charge of Pay & Accounts Officer, Ministry of CA&PD at Mumbai station.

Additional charge has been assigned to officers of Indian Postal Service (IPoS). Accordingly, CPMG J&K Circle will also hold charge of CPMG Haryana Circle and CPMG Chhattisgarh Circle gets an additional charge of CPMG Jharkhand Circle.

The DoT has extended the additional charges of CMD, BSNL, along with CMD, MTNL and CMD, BBNL assigned to Ravi A, Robert Jerad, who is posted as DDG, DoT,for a further period of six months w e f October 15, 2025.

Govind Kewlani has been promoted to HAG+ as Advisor and posted as Spl DGT, Gujarat LSA. He is an ITS officer.

 Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh assumed Chief of Personnel, and Vice Admiral B. Sivakumar took Chief of Materiel on November 1, 2025. Rear Admiral Sritanu Guru was posted as Flag Officer Gujarat Naval Area on the same date. These enhance logistics and personnel oversight amid Indo-Pacific tensions.

UPSC IFoS Mains 2025 (November 11-23) is trending, with 150 vacancies announced, emphasising southern cadres (Zone V: Telangana, Andhra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala). New trend: Focus on climate-resilient forestry projects, like afforestation under International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).

Odisha’s 61 IFoS vacancies could see promotions tied to green deputations by Q1 2026. Developments include Kerala’s wildlife conservation drives led by IFoS officers.

Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has advertised the post of Administrative Officer in Central Institute of Horticulture, Medziphema, Dimapur District., Nagaland on deputation (ISTC) basis. Details can be availed from the ministry’s website

Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is seeking to fill the posts of Land/Revenue Records Consultant-Revenue Inspector(Kanungo)/Patwari and Land/Revenue Records Consultant-Tehsildar/Naib Tehsildar. Applications can be emailed to rldavnn 2425@gmail.com latest by December 2, 2025.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has invited applications from IRSE (Civil Engineering department) officers for the posts of Additional General Manager, Joint General Manager, Senior Deputy General Manager (Civil) for Bhopal on deputation basis. Details can be availed from the ministry’s website.

Eyewear unicorn Lenskart’s IPO (opened October 31, closes November 4) has GMP of INR 59 (15% premium). It follows nine 2025 listings like Ather Energy and Urban Company, with median profitable listings up 31% post-IPO.

Snabbit Valuation Doubling: Instant house-help startup Snabbit raised funds at $180M valuation (up from $90M in June), capitalizing on gig economy growth.

Yashovardhan Sinha has been re-appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Aditya Vision Limited, effective May 16, 2026.

Atul Sinha has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Aditya Vision Limited, effective November 16, 2025.

Yashovardhan Sinha has been re-appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Aditya Consumer Marketing Limited.

Atul Sinha has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Aditya Consumer Marketing Limited.

Maheswar Sahu has been appointed as Additional Director and Chairman of Fynx Capital Limited.

Bhaumik Rajeshbhai Soni has been appointed as Additional Executive Director and designated as Managing Director of Suumaya Corporation Limited.

Ms. Paruben Rajnikant Jadav has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Suumaya Corporation Limited.

Deepakkumar Rathod has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Suumaya Corporation Limited.

Ms. Falguni Nayar has been re-appointed as Executive Chairperson, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited, effective February 12, 2026.

Sudhir Maheshwari has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive and Non-Independent) of JSW Cement Limited, effective November 7, 2025.

Natarajan S. Iyer has been appointed as Additional Director, designated as Non-Executive Independent Director of Revathi Equipment India Limited.,

Bolla Durga Vara Prasad has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive) of Neueon Towers Limited.

‘Life Lessons'

 As people grow older, they typically accumulate more experience through years of learning, working, and living. With age one gains experience and it is of course not a prerequisite that one holds a big position or profile. It can be expressed more clearly by elderly men’s life lessons that they have learnt.  The best life lessons are rarely taught, but deeply felt through experience.

Here are some powerful ones people often learn over time - No one notices your pain, no one notices your tears, no one notices your sadness but all notice only mistakes.  Nobody is coming to save you, so get up, be your own hero; no matter how broke you are, learn not to accept offers that come with disrespect.  Do not trust anyone because people change anytime for any reason.  People will talk behind your back, do not worry they are behind for some reason.  Always be careful with your words, because you never know how many times it is repeating in someone’s head.  Half of your beauty comes from the way you speak and treat people.  Waking up every day is one of the greatest blessings we can receive; be humble and never think you are better than anyone else; we all leave this world with nothing.  No matter how kind or generous you are, you will never be able to satisfy an ungrateful person.  As one grows older, one realizes that peace of mind matters the most.  Life keeps moving; resisting change only brings pain. Learning to adapt builds resilience.  Everything passes, be it good or bad. Nothing lasts forever, so cherish the highs and endure the lows with patience.  There may be thousands of such life time experiences.

No matter what you do in life, people will always criticize you without fail.  For example, if you get fat, people think you eat too much; if you lose weight, people think you are sick; if you dress well, you are showing off; if you dress simple, you are poor; if you speak your mind, you are rude and if you don’t you are coward; if you are successful, you are arrogant and if you are struggling, you are lazy; if you are honest, you are naïve.

A story goes something like, once upon a time a village man was walking with his wife and a donkey crossing many villages enroute.  He crossed over one village and overheard people saying, ‘see, this person has a donkey and instead of making his wife sit on the donkey, he is making her walk’.  Hearing that, the village man made his wife sit on the donkey and himself walking.  He crossed over another village and overheard people saying, ‘see, this person is so uxorious and henpecked husband’.  Hearing that, the village man made his wife get off the donkey and himself sat on the donkey.  En route, the village man passed over another village and again he heard people uttering, ‘see, this selfish man, he is making his wife walk and himself riding on the donkey’.  Overhearing this, the village man made his wife also sit with him on the donkey.  Again as he passed over another village, he heard people gossiping, ‘see, how cruel and merciless this fellow is who is having no sympathy for the donkey’.  Hearing this, the village man got off and made his wife also get down from the donkey’s back.  Another village came and he again overheard people saying ‘see, this stupid person, he has a donkey even then both are walking instead of utilizing the donkey for travel’.  As may be seen, no matter what you do in life, people will never fail to criticize you.

Not everyone will understand or like you and that’s okay.  Seeking universal approval drains your authenticity.  So, be kind, not a people-pleaser and do whatever makes you happy, do whatever fulfills you and build your dream life one day at a time.

Subbiah Sridhar
Creative Freelancer & Former Indian Diplomat

Action taken for overstaying in government accommodation

Information about the policy and instructions regarding the allotment of Government accommodation (Residences, Covered Car Parks, Camp Offices) to the incumbent or Ex. Ministers of Cabinet/State/ Deputy or equivalent status, incumbent or Ex. Member of Parliament between May 1, 2001 and October 30, 2023 was sought by the appellant. Further information about who had overstayed in the Government accommodation, the penal rent collected and copy of notices served etc. was also sought. The PIO replied that the information sought in the instant RTI Application is voluminous as the Appellant is seeking information for 22 years which requires collection and collation of data and providing the same would divert the time and resources of the public authority as per the provisions of Section 7 (9) of the RTI Act. The CIC declined to intervene in the matter observing that a person holds a public office does not, per se, render all personal information subject to public disclosure. The CIC pointed out that public interest is different from public curiosity.

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There has been a long standing discussion about defining the boundaries of Public Interest - Information which is of interest to the public and something which is in the public interest. It raises a pertinent question whether any amount which has been condoned for overstaying in government accommodation should be disclosed.

Citation: Saurabh Kumar v. Directorate of Estates, File No: CIC/DOEST/A/2024/124871; Date of Decision: 09.09.2025

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