Only five IPS officers of various cadres and batches are retiring in October, 2025. They are: P N Khrimey, Idashisha Nongrang of Assam-Meghalaya; Arind Kumar Kujur of Bihar; A D Chudasama of Gujarat and Bipin Kumar Singh of Maharashtra cadre. 

Amrit Agrahari has been appointed as Director in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). He is a 2011 batch IRS-IT officer.

If sources are to be believed the Central PSU Kudremukh Iron Ore Ltd is reportedly facing serious tussle with the Karnataka government over the allotment of mines.

Steel secretary on Oct 16 held a meeting with SAIL  Chairman & asked him to downsize 10 per cent of total workforce-  both permanent & outsource personnel by March 2026.

Brajesh Kumar Pandey, Joint Secretary at Director level, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre on personal grounds. He is a 2006 batch IDAS officer.

Amod Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre on personal grounds. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Salve Sandeep, GM, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited, has been selected for the post of Director (Human Resources), Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 27, 2025. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

AGMUT cadre 2016 batch IAS officer is reported to have been arrested by the Police. He is said to be from the North-East.

Ms Urmila has been appointed as Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). She is a 2007 batch IES officer.

PIB highlighted enhanced festival passenger facilities, including dedicated waiting areas, additional M-UTS (Mobile UTS) counters, upgraded washrooms, and clean drinking water at 200+ stations. This supports 1,000+ special trains for Diwali/Chhath, with real-time crowd management via AI apps.

 Govind Gupta assumed charge as Director General, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). He stated that action will be taken against corruption regardless of the “size of the fish,” signaling a zero-tolerance drive.

PSU stocks to rally in 2025 via Make in India and infra spends; NTPC net profit up 24.59% YoY to ₹21,332 Cr (FY24), with CAGR 23% for non-financial PSUs; Rail Vikas Nigam predicted top performer (1,116% 3-year surge). PSBs to deliver steady RoAs with margin recovery in H2FY26.

 Mandatory 2-year fixed tenures for AIS officers (amended 2014 rules) gaining enforcement via Civil Services Boards, curbing political transfers—#IASReforms trending. For IFoS, shift to “green deputations” for biodiversity conservation amid national forest policy updates.

Jammu & Kashmir DGP Nalin Prabhat has ordered promotions, adjustments, and transfers of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySPs), impacting mid-level IPS cadre operations.

 India’s forest cover rose to 25.17% of land area (827,357 sq km), climbing to 9th globally in total forest area (FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025, October 2025 release). Annual gain: 3rd worldwide. However, ecologists criticise broad definitions (including plantations) masking biodiversity loss.

Combined recruitment to vacancies for the post of Veterinary Assistant  Surgeon in Department of Animal Husbandry & Animal Welfare, Government 
of Puducherry will be held on December 21, 2025. The test will be held  from 9.30 am. 

 

Combined recruitment to vacancies for the post of Assistant Veterinary  Surgeon in New Delhi Municipal Council will be held on December 21,  2025. The test will be held from 9.30 am.

National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi is seeking  Junior Consultant, Knowledge Management Division (KMD).  Applications  can be sent online on http://nhsrcindia.org latest by November 11,  2025.

National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi is seeking  Consultant–Certification Unit,Quality & Patient Safety. Applications  can be sent online on http://nhsrcindia.org latest by November 3, 2025.

Interviews for the post of  Consultant (Administration), Central  Medical Services Society (CMSS) will be held on October 31, 2025.  Details can be availed from https://mohfw.gov.in/.

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has advertised the  post of Registrar on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest  by November 14, 2025. 

 

Ministry of Jal Shakti has advertised the post of DIRECTOR, North  Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management, Tezpur,  Assam. Applications can be sent to sweta.moca@nic.in.

Ms Sofia Dahiya is posted as Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). She is a HAG level ICAS officer of 1994 batch.

Somesh Kumar, who is presently working as Additional Member (Traction) in Railway Board, has been entrusted with the additional charge of General Manager, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), for a period of three months.

Anil Kumar Gupta, who is presently working as Principal Chief Administrative Officer (Pr. CAO) in Rail Wheel Plant (RWP), has been entrusted with the additional charge of General Manager, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), for a period of three months

Kunji Lal Meena, who is presently working as Chief Project Manager (GS)-cum-Officer on Special Duty (Simhastha Mela), Ujjain-Ratlam (RTM), in Western Railway (WR), has been posted as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Operations), Ratlam (RTM), on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Akshaya Kumar, who is presently working as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Ratlam (RTM), in Western Railway (WR), has been posted as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Infrastructure), Ratlam (RTM), on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Vikas Arya, who is presently posted in Northern Railway (NR), has been posted as Chief Mechanical Engineer (Diesel & Disaster Management) on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Madan Mohan Pandit, who is presently working as Chairman, Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Malda Town (MLDT), has been transferred to Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE), and posted as Dean & Senior Professor (RST). He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Anil Kumar Dwivedi, who is presently posted in Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE), has been transferred to North Central Railway (NCR), and posted as Chief Workshop Engineer (CWE). He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Two IPS officers have been shifted in Punjab. Nanak Singh has been transferred as DIG, Ropar Range, while Sandeep Goel will take over as DIG, Border Range, Amritsar and hold additional charge of DIG, Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Punjab.

Four IAS officers have been given new assignments in Assam. Dr John Berchmans has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Industries & Commerce, while Mukesh Chandra Sahu, ACS, Women and Child Development and Bodoland Welfare Departments, gets additional charge as ACS, Transport Department and Konwar Narayan Kumar, Secretary, Higher Education and School Education will also hold charge of posts of Registrar, Cooperative Societies, MD, RUSA; Director, Official Language Welfare and MD, Samagra Shiksha Mission. Besides, Gyanendra Dev Tripathi gets charge of PS, Border Security and Development, Implementation of the Assam Accord, and Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship Departments and will also hold additional charge of Labour Welfare Department.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC-UAC) Russia signed an MoU for production of civil commuter aircraft SJ-100 in Moscow, Russia on October 27, 2025. Shri Prabhat Ranjan, HAL and Mr. Oleg Bogomolov, PJSC UAC, Russia, signed the MoU in the presence of Dr. D. K. Sunil, CMD, HAL and Mr. Vadim Badekha, Director General, PJSC UAC. SJ-100 is a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft. As on date, more than 200 aircraft have been produced and are being operated by more than 16 commercial airline operators. SJ-100 will be the game changer for short-haul connectivity under the UDAN Scheme in India. Under this arrangement, HAL will have the rights to manufacture SJ-100 aircraft for domestic customers. This collaboration between HAL and UAC is the result of mutual trust between the organisations. This will also be the first instance wherein a complete passenger aircraft will be produced in India. The last such project was HAL’s production of AVRO HS-748, which started in 1961 and ended in 1988. It is estimated that over the next ten years, the Indian aviation sector will require over 200 jets in this category for regional connectivity and an additional 350 aircraft for the Indian Ocean region to serve nearby international tourist destinations. The manufacturing of the SJ-100 aircraft marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the Indian aviation industry. It’s a step towards fulfilling the dream of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in the civil aviation sector. Manufacturing will also strengthen the private sector and create direct and indirect jobs in the aviation industry.

Manoj Kumar Das, 1990 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre currently posted as ACS to CM, will take over as Chief Secretary, Gujarat w e f October 31 following superannuation of Pankaj Joshi.

As many as 14 IAS officers have been given new postings in W Bengal. Sharad Kumar Dwivedi has been appointed as Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, while Sumit Gupta takes over as Municipal Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Dhaval Jain takes charge as DM, Birbhum. Similarly, Arvind Kumar Mina has been transferred as DM, South 24 Parganas; Shashank Sethi as as DM, North 24-Parganas; Rajarshi Mitra as MD, WBHIDCO; Dr Rajat Nanda as Director, Tourism; Dr Preeti Goyal as DM, Malda; Nitin Singhania as DM, Murshidabad; Kontham Sudhir as DM, Purulia; Unice Rishin Ismail as DM, Medinipur; Raju Mishra as DM, Cooch Behar and Mrs Akanksha Bhaskar is posted as DM, Jhargram; Manish Mishra as DM, Darjeeling.

The Government of India has approved the Terms of Reference of 8th Central Pay Commission. The 8th Central Pay Commission will be a temporary body. The Commission will comprise one Chairperson; One Member (Part Time) and one Member-Secretary.  It will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending interim reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalized. While making the recommendations the Commission will keep in view the followings:  The economic conditions in the country and the need for fiscal prudence; the need to ensure that adequate resources are available for developmental expenditure and welfare measures; the unfunded cost of non-contributory pension schemes; the likely impact of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments which usually adopt the recommendations with some modifications and the prevailing emolument structure, benefits and working conditions available to employees of Central Public Sector Undertakings and private sector.

Retired IAS officer Amit Khare, presently holding the post of Secretary to the Vice President, has been given additional charge of CEO, Sansad TV, in addition to his existing responsibilities.

In a major reshuffle, as many as 22 IAS officers have been shifted in W Bengal. Ms Sweta Agarwal has been posted as Director, Social Welfare, while Harsimran Singh is now Special Secretary, Finance and Prashant Raj Shukla was made ADM, South 24 Parganas. Similarly, Rajesh is appointed as Joint Secretary, Panchayat & Rural Development; Avneet Punia as ADM, South 24 Parganas; Kempa Honnaiah as Joint Secretary, WCD & SW; Suman Sourav Mohanty as JS, Technical Education, Training & Skill Development; Ravi Agrawal as JS, Home & Hill Affairs; Ravi Ranjan as JS, MSME & T Dept; Abhishek Chourasiya as JS, Transport; Nripendra Singh as ADM, Nadia; Ms Nitu as ADM, Paschim Bardhaman; Mrs Tejasvi Rana as ADM, North 24 Parganas; Adityavikram Mohan as ADM, Alipurduar; Ms Jameel Fathima Zeba as ADM, Coochbehar; Mrs Priyadarshini Bhattacarya as ADM, Uttar Dinajpur; Rohan Laxmikant Joshi as ADM, Purba Bardhaman; Azar Zia as JS, Higher Education; Shekhar Kumar Chaudhary as ADM, Howrah; Ezaz Ahmed as ADM, Dakshin Dinajpur; Ms Shinjan Shekhar as JS, Food & Supplies and Dr Haaris Rasheed has been shifted as ADM, Jalpaiguri.

As many as five officers of 1995 batch of Indian Telecommunications Service (ITS) have been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. The officers are: Mukesh Kumar, Navneet Chouhan, Sandeep Bhardwaj, Thomas Varghese and VD Godhate.

Shiv Ratan, Indian Telecommunications Service (1996), has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

G Venkatesh, ICoAS (1997), has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

Sanjay Kumar, ICoAS (1998) has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

Amit Verma of 2005 batch Indian Forest Service (IFoS) has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

Sanjay Kumar, IP&TA&FS (2003) has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

Neha Verma of 2005 batch Indian Forest Service (IFoS) has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.

As many as nine officers of 2002 batch of Indian Ordnance Factory Service (IOFS) have been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. The officers are: Anurag Anand, Ashish Kumar Gupta, Deepika Lohia Aran, Gurjeet Singh Dhillon, Kulveer Singh Yadav, Naval Kishor, Ngachan Z, Rajiv Kumar and Vivek Virmani.

As many as 13 officers of 2005 batch of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) [IRS(IT have been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. The officers are: Aakash Dewangan, Anshuman Sharma, Anurag Sharma, J Saravanan, Mukesh Kumar Jha, Nikhil Varma, Nishtha Tiwari, Premanand J, Rajat Kapoor, Ramesha G, Ritu Sharma, Satya Pal Kumar and Vipul Agarwal.

As many as five officers of 2005 batch of Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) [IRS(C&IT)] have been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India.  The officers are: Arvind Saran, Jayaprahasam S, N Gandhikumar, Pawan Kumar and Santosh Kumar Mohanty.

The Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Forum, on behalf of all Central Government employees, expressed its sincere gratitude to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Cabinet for approving the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 8th Central Pay Commission (8th CPC), a CSS Forum press release said.

Shivakumar Subramaniam, ED, RCF, has been selected for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 28, 2025. Four candidates were interviewed for the same.

South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), released an India Post “Special Cover” marking Coal India’s Golden Jubilee and SECL’s Ruby Jubilee (40 years) of dedicated contribution to the nation’s energy sector. A Special Cancellation Cachet was also unveiled on the occasion. The release ceremony was graced by P M Prasad, Chairman, Coal India Limited, and Harish Duhan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, SECL, along with Functional Directors, Chief Vigilance Officer, and Shri Dinesh Kumar Mistry (IPoS) DPS (HQ), C G Circle Raipur and Dinesh Kumar Mistry (IPoS) DPS (HQ), C G Circle Raipur.

Launched India’s first 24T e-cycle on October 14, 2025, with 171 new hires (software/product managers). However, former CMO departed for Ola Electric. The companies has made ties with MNCs like Panasonic for batteries.

Wipro (IT MNC) extended Aparna Iyer’s CFO tenure (appointed March 2025); There are whispers of 8.8% average hikes for 2025 (down from 9%) due to global caution.

Sachu Rajan Eapen has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director cum Chairman of Uniroyal Marine Exports Limited with effect from October 31, 2025.

 

Ganesh Mohan has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Uniroyal Marine Exports Limited with effect from October 31, 2025.

Deepak Arora has been appointed as Additional Director and Managing Director of Sanofi India Limited.

Shrikant Kamalakant Welling has ceased to be an Independent Director of Triton Valves Limited with effect from October 31, 2025, on completion of his term

Rachid Ayari has stepped down from the position of Interim Managing Director of Sanofi India Limited.

Dhananjay Salunkhe has resigned from the position of Managing Director of Sanofi India Limited due to personal reasons, effective January 15, 2026.

Prasad Parameswaranpillai Naga has resigned from the position of Independent Director of Jyoti CNC Automation Limited.

Sandesh Mhadalkar has ceased to be an Independent Director of Innovassynth Investments Limited with effect from October 31, 2025, on completion of his term.

Ambrish Naresh Sampat has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Independent Director of Uniroyal Marine Exports Limited with effect from October 31, 2025, due to personal reasons.

"Over-bureaucratisation is regressive”

The centre is mulling a proposal to "fast-track deputation" of IAS officers to the public sector.The news was recently reported in the WIC. The move amounts to “fixing square pegs in round holes”. Unarguably,we need more professionals than administrators, to run the public sector. According to management experts,over-bureaucratisation of public sector is   anti-thetical to the concept of corporate culture.The competent authority needs to keep this in view while embarking on any decision. 

A K Saxena (Former civil servant)

Quota under which a student was selected at IIM for PGP

The appellant requested pertaining to the selection of a student in the PGP 24-26 program. He requested to confirm whether Saransh Upadhyaya has been selected on a seat earmarked for EWS (Economically Weaker Section) quota at IIM Ahmedabad. Alternatively, he requested to confirm the quota on which the selection has been done. The PIO replied that the information contains personal information of student. Hence, information cannot be provided under Section 8(1)(e) of RTI Act, 2005. The CIC noted that the appellant has sought for the personal information of third party, disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest. Hence, the sought information is exempted under Section 8(1) (e) & (j) of the RTI Act, 2005. 

Comments

Professional records, including qualification, performance, evaluation reports, ACRs, disciplinary proceedings, etc. are all personal information. The appellant has to establish larger public interest to seek any personal information relating to a third party. 

Citation: Satish Chhiber v. Indian Institute of Management: Ahmedabad, Second Appeal No. CIC/IIMAH/A/2024/629101; Date of Decision: 10.10.202

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