IAS Nishant Kumar Yadav is a 2013 Batch Officer of Haryana cadre and is currently posted as Deputy Commissioner of Chandigarh.His vision focuses on transforming Chandigarh into future-ready, resilient, and innovation-driven city through startups, inclusive housing, and civil preparedness.

Three landmark initiatives for this are the Chandigarh Startup Policy 2025, Slum-Free Chandigarh Mission, and the expansion of Civil Defence .

Chandigarh Startup Policy 2025 (empowering Startups, Women, and Youth) aims at positioning the city as the northern hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. “With a strong emphasis on inclusivity, the policy extends targeted grants and infrastructure support not just to early-stage entrepreneurs but also to women, transgender individuals, and underrepresented communities” 

With an ambitious vision, in the next five years this policy envisions nurturing 200+ startups through grants, mentorship, incubation, and academic-industry collaboration.

The Policy offers an extensive range of Financial as well non-financial incentives for startups and incubators.

Some of the Key Highlights include:

·      Seed Stage Grant: Up to ₹7 lakh per startup and an additional ₹2 lakh for women-led and transgender-led startups.

·      Idea Grant: ₹2 lakh for top 20 startups and ₹1 lakh for next 50 startups selected through an annual Grand Competition.

·      Rental and certification subsidies, patent support,and reimbursement for startup fests and accelerators.

·      Non-financial benefits include public procurement relaxations, free incubation access, and startup promotion 

·      Full integration and service availability via the dedicated"Start-in-Chandigarh Portal"

Second focus area under Yadav’s mission is making Chandigarh India’s First Slum-Free City. With aggressive land reclamation and rehabilitation efforts under the Chandigarh Master Plan–2031 “Chandigarh is now on the brink of becoming India’s first officially slum-free city” He explained.

This milestone has been made possible through Construction of over 25,000 affordable housing units under the Small Flats Scheme, Reclamation of over 500 acres of government land valued at ₹20,000+ crore and with Rehabilitation-first approach ensuring dignified relocation rather than mere eviction “With the demolition of Janta Colony and Sanjay Colony in 2025 and two final settlements slated for clearance, the administration is close to eliminating slums entirely”he said. 

Last but not the least is Strengthening Civil Defence and Urban Resilience. Recognising the city’s vulnerability to urban hazards, Yadav is making the civil defence framework more community driven and disaster ready.

Some Notable initiatives include:

·       Induction of 7000+ civil defence volunteers

·       Expert training in urban flooding,rescue operations, firefighting, and chemical hazard management

·       Strategic partnerships with NDRF, Army Western Command,and Fire Department

·       Deployment of mobile rescue units and integration with early warning systems

"Civil Defence is emerging as Chandigarh’s first line of community driven response. With the right structure, training, and support, it is becoming a pillar of public safety and disaster resilience." he said 

These comprehensive strategies not only enhances city’s livability but also provides a model for other Indian cities in urban governance.

Insiders say that after three months the new Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh will be from Delhi on central deputation.

Manoj Kumar Singh, Chief Secretary, UP is scheduled to superannuate on July 31. But as per sources he may get extension in service.

R A Chandra Sekhar, Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, has taken over the charge as new DGP (HoPF) Kerala. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer.

The central deputation tenure of Longjam Siddhartha Singh working as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Defence has been extended upto May 12, 2026. He is a 1994 batch IA & AS officer.

C Nagaraju has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Anurag has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

Harinaryaanchari Mishra has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

Nikhil Kumar Kanodia has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Shahanawaz Qasim has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of Telangana cadre.

Anish Prasad has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of Tripura cadre.

Gagandeep Gambhir has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Satender Kumar Gupta has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Anup Kuruvilla has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Nitinjeet Singh has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Ruchika  Rishi has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. Ruchika is a 2004 batch IPS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Asra Garg has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. Asra is a 2004 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Mitesh Jain has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Ms Antara Acharya has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. She is a 2006 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Gopal Singh has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IFS officer of Bihar cadre.

S P Anandh Kumar has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IFS officer of Punjab cadre.

Ziley Singh Vical has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2019 batch SSGSL CSS officer.

M Subramanian has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. He is a 2019 batch SSGSL CSS officer.

Mohammad Isharar Ali has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2001 batch IRSEE officer.

Murli Manohar Singh, Director in the Department of Higher Education, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre on personal grounds. He is a 1996 batch IDSE officer.

Jayant Khobragade, presently Ambassador of India to ASEAN, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Spain. He is a 1995 batch IFS officer.

Air Marshal S Sivakumar VSM has assumed the charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA) at Air HQ, New Delhi. He was commissioned in the Administration branch of the Indian Air Force in June 1990. He holds an MBA in HRM from Pondicherry University and an M Phil degree in Defence and Strategic Studies from Osmania University.

Padavittan Babu, GM, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited, has been selected for the post of Director (Production & Marketing), Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 1, 2025. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

Vetrivel Charkravarthy Asokan, ED, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), is in the race for the post of Director (Marketing), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

Brijendra Pratap Singh, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, National Aluminium Company Limited, has been assigned additional charge of Director (Commercial) at National Aluminium Company Limited.

Nilabhra Dasgupta, IRS (2008 batch), has assumed the charge as the Deputy Chairman of Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla, on 1st July 2025. Prior to this, he served as the Deputy Chairman of Paradip Port Authority from 11th May 2023. An officer of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Dasgupta holds a Master’s degree in Linguistics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He was pursuing a Direct Ph.D. when he cleared the prestigious Civil Services Examination in his very first attempt. In addition, he holds an LL.B. from Gujarat University and has also completed his LL.M. During his tenure at Paradip Port Authority, he emphasized elevating the Port’s performance and fostering a harmonious environment within the local port community to drive growth and development. With over 13 years of distinguished service, he has held several important and sensitive assignments in tax policy, administration and enforcement. His wide-ranging experience spans Administration, Vigilance, Infrastructure, Enforcement, Corporate and International Taxation. Dasgupta has demonstrated a remarkable ability to work effectively within highly unionized environments, maintaining close coordination with unions while achieving organizational goals and key result areas. He has significant expertise in infrastructure project implementation and was recognized with a Certificate of Merit for developing a Litigation Management Software system to streamline the processing and monitoring of litigation data and deadlines. His extensive work in International Taxation, Transfer Pricing and Corporate Assessment has honed his ability to operate in ITES-enabled environments under strict deadlines. In his previous role as Additional Director (Investigation), Income Tax Department, Ahmedabad, Dasgupta planned and led several high-stakes enforcement operations. These assignments required coordination with multiple agencies and handling large volumes of classified, time-sensitive data. He successfully conducted one of the largest cumulative cash seizures in the Gujarat region during this tenure.

Anuj Gupta, former OSD to Minister Piyush Goyal, has been appointed as Managing Director India of public policy consulting firm BowerGroupAsia.

Sunil Jayawant Kadam has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed  Kesavan Ramachandran as an Executive Director effective from 1 July 2025.

Poshan Lal Chandrakar has resigned from the service. He was posted as Joint CCA, Jharkhand. He is a 2009 batch IP&ATFS officer.

Sanjay Chaudhary has joined the DoT HQ on deputation as SDE. He has come from MTNL. He is an ITS officer.

Rakesh Kumar Singh has been appointed as new CEO, YEIDA in Noida. Before coming to new job he was the Secretary to UP CM. He is a 2009 batch IAS officer.

Central Nodal Officers (CNOs) in respect of "Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain – 2025” have been replaced. Vivek Kumar Sharma, Director, Mines, will be CNO of Baran, while Vinamra Sharma, Director, MSME of Hathras and Sarwesh Kumar Arya, JS, Women and Child Development is now CNO of Nadia.

Anil Kumar has been promoted to the rank of Special DG in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer.

Sanjeev Kumar Jha has been appointed as Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh and ex-officio PS, Law & Parliamentary Affairs (only for election related works). He is a 1996 batch IAS officer.

Sanjeev Jain, who is presently posted as Principal Financial Adviser (PFA), North Eastern Railway (NER), has been transferred to the Railway Board and appointed as Principal Executive Director (Accounts), Railway Board. He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Ashish Sharma, who is presently serving as Additional Member (Mechanical Engineering), Railway Board, has been assigned additional duties of the post of Additional Member (Production Units), Railway Board, for a period of three months. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Anup Kumar Shukla, who is presently working as Senior Divisional Security Commissioner (Sr.DSC), Secunderabad, in South Central Railway (SCR), has been transferred to Metro Railway and posted as Deputy Inspector General-cum-Chief Security Commissioner (DIG-cum-CSC), Metro Railway. He is an Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) officer.

Ms. Mamta Tiwari, who is presently working as Senior Rajbhasha Adhikari, Northern Railway (NR), has been posted as Deputy General Manager (Rajbhasha), Northern Railway.

Ms. Basanti Tete, who is presently working as Senior Rajbhasha Adhikari, Northern Railway (NR), has been transferred to South Eastern Railway (SER) and posted as Deputy General Manager (Rajbhasha), South Eastern Railway.

Suresh Chandra, who is presently working as Senior Rajbhasha Adhikari in Western Railway (WR), has been transferred to Southern Railway (SR) and posted as Deputy General Manager (Rajbhasha), Southern Railway.

Sanjay Kumar Singh, who is presently working as Senior Rajbhasha Adhikari in Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), has been transferred to Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) and posted as Deputy General Manager (Rajbhasha), Northeast Frontier Railway.

Keshav Tripathi, who is presently working as Senior Rajbhasha Adhikari in North Central Railway (NCR), has been transferred to East Central Railway (ECR) and posted as Deputy General Manager (Rajbhasha), East Central Railway.

Vikram Singh, who is presently working as Deputy General Manager (Rajbhasha) in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been transferred to Eastern Railway (ER) and posted as Deputy General Manager (Rajbhasha), Eastern Railway.

IAS officers have been given new responsibilities in MP. Sukhveer Singh has been appointed as PS, PWD, while Raghraj M R takes over as Secretary, Labour Department and Anil Suchari is now Commissioner Sagar Division. Besides, Mukesh Chand Gupta gets additional charge of Member, Revenue Board, Gwalior; Vivek Porwal of PS, Technical Education, Skill Development & Employment and Neeraj Mandloi will be relieved of additional charge of ACS, PWD and Umakant Umrao is relieved of additional responsibility of PS, Labour.

Six IAS officers have been assigned additional charge in Rajasthan. Mrs Aparna Arora has been assigned additional charge of ACS, Dept of Child Rights, Jaipur, while Sandeep Verma will also hold charge of Chairman, Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSIDC) and Rajesh Kumar Yadav gets addl charge of CEO, Amber Development & Management Authority. Similarly, Mrs Shreya Guha will hold addl charge of DG, Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan; Jagjeet Singh Monga of Settlement Commissioner, Jaipur and Akash Tomar gets charge of Addl Commissioner, Investment & NRIs, BIP, Jaipur.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has appointed 11 Judicial and 13 Technical Members to the National Company Law Tribunal on 07.01.2025 vide Gazette Notification of Ministry.

World Bank is seeking Senior IT Assistant, Client Services for the Information Technology sector in Bamako, Mali. Applications must reach latest by July 17, 2025.

The World Bank has advertised for Procurement Specialist for Juba, South Sudan. Applications must reach latest by July 15, 2025.

Out of a total strength of seven Non-Official Independent Directors (NOD) in BEML Limited, a Defence Public Sector Undertaking, four posts are vacant. Additional vacancies are likely to arise by June 2026.

Two vacancies for the post of Assistant Director Grade-II (IEDS) (Leather & Footwear) in Office of the Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) have been advertised. Online applications must reach on or before July 3, 2025.

Twenty-six vacancies for the post of Divisional Medical Officer (Psychiatry), Ministry of Railways have been advertised. Online applications must reach on or before July 3, 2025.

Office of The Controller General of Defence Account (CGDA) has advertised seven posts of Assistant Development Commissioner for the office of the Development Commissioner SEEPZ Special Economic Zone. Four posts are for Mumbai, two for Pune and one for Nagpur. Applications must reach latest by July 10, 2025.

Two Scientific Officer posts in National Archives of India (NAI) have been advertised by the Ministry of Culture. Online applications must reach latest by July 17, 2025.

One vacancy for Senior Scientific Officer, Naval Headquarters, Directorate of Civilian Personnel, Ministry of Defence has been advertised. Online applications must reach latest by July 17, 2025.

Five IRS (IT) officers have been promoted to the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (PCCIT) under CBDT. The promoted officers are: Amal Pushp, Amitav and Amit Mohan Govil, all of 1990 batch and Prasenjit Singh and Peeyush Jain of 1991 batch.

Portfolios have been allotted to the Executive Directors (EDs) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). S C Murmu has been allocated Department of Supervision (Supervisory  Assessment) and Secretary's Department, while Vivek Deep gets Department of Currency Management and Department of Payment and Settlement Systems and Rohit Jain has been allocated Department of Supervision (Risk, Analytics and Vulnerability Assessment). Similarly, R S Ratho gets Financial Markets Operations Department and Financial Markets Regulation Department; Ajay Kumar gets Department of External Investments & Operations, Internal Debt Management Department, Rajbhasha Department and Risk Monitoring Department; Dr Rajiv Ranjan was assigned Monetary Policy Department; Neeraj Nigam gets Consumer Education and Protection Department, Inspection Department and HR Management Department; P Vasudevan gets Corporate Strategy and Budget Department (Areas other than that of Budget & Funds); FinTech Department and Department of IT; R Lakshmi Kanth Rao gets Department of Regulation (Conduct and Operations Division);  Arnab Kumar Chowdhury was allotted Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation, Foreign Exchange Department and International Department; Mrs Charulatha S Kar will look after Department of Communication and Enforcement Department; Aviral Jain gets Legal Department and Premises Department; Dr A R Joshi was assigned Department of Statistics and Information Management; Indranil Bhattacharyya gets Department of Economic and Policy Research; R Kesavan will look ater Department of Regulation (Prudential Regulation Division) and Mrs Sudha Balakrishnan (CFO) was allocated Department of Government and Bank Accounts and Corporate Strategy and Budget Department (Budget & Funds).

IAS officers have been reshuffled in Assam. Syedain Abbasi, Special Chief Secretary to the Govt of Assam, Public Health Engineering, Water Resources and Irrigation Departments and Resident Representative, Govt. of Assam, New Delhi (addl) and Chairman, APDCL (addl) is relieved from the additional charges of Special CS, Irrigation Department and Resident Representative, Govt of Assam, New Delhi, while Kailash Chand Samaria, Chairman, Board of Revenue and ACS, Fishery Deptt (addl) is also posted as ACS, Irrigation Department and on return from Central Deputation, Mrs L Sweety Changsan is posted as ACS, Revenue & DM Department and ACS, Department of Tribal Affairs (Plain) and CEO, ASDMA as additional charges. Similarly, B Kalyan Chakravarthy, ACS, Panchayat & Rural Development, Cultural Affairs, Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship Departments & Chairman, State Level Recruitment Commission for Class-IV Posts (addl) is relieved from the additional charge of ACS, Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship Department; Mukesh Sahu is transferred and substantively posted as Principal Secretary, Transport Department and Principal Secretary, Border Protection & Development, Implementation of Assam Accord, Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship Departments as additional charges; Rakesh Kumar, MD, APDCL and Commissioner & Secretary, Excise Department (addl) and Chairman, APGCL (addl) is relieved from the additional charge of Commissioner & Secretary, Excise Department; Ashwani Kumar, Director, Directorate of Information Technology, Electronics & Communication (DITEC), Assam is also posted as Chief Data Officer, Assam State Data Policy, 2022 as additional charge; Dr Lakshmanan S, Secretary, Industries, Commerce & Public Enterprises Deptt, MD, Guwahati Smart City Limited and Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), Assam (addl) is transferred and substantively posted as Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), Assam and MD, Guwahati Smart City Limited and Secretary, Industries, Commerce & Public Enterprises Department (only limited to CMAAA) as additional charges; Adil Khan, Secretary, Transport, Welfare of Minorities Development Department and Environment & Forest Department (addl) and Barak Valley Development Department (addl) is substantively posted as Secretary, Excise Department and Secretary, Welfare of Minorities Development, Barak Valley Development and Irrigation Departments as additional charges; Mrs Riju Gogoi is transferred and posted as Secretary, Home & Political Department; Deba Prasad Misra as Secretary, Administrative Reforms & Training, Pension & Public Grievances Department and Director of Training, Assam Administrative Staff College as additional charge; Pallav Gopal Jha, Secretary, Science, Technology & Climate Change Department and Social Justice & Empowerment Department and Implementation of Assam Accord Department and Revenue & DM Department (addl) and Project Director, Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program (addl.) and Project Director, JICA Assisted Guwahati Water Supplies Project (addl) and Additional CEO, Assam State Disaster Management Authority is relieved from the additional charges of Secretary, Revenue & DM Department and Additional CEO, Assam State Disaster Management Authority and gets additional charge of MD, Guwahati Jal Board; Oinam Sarankumar Singh is substantively posted as Secretary, Handloom, Textile and Sericulture Department and Secretary, Water Resources Department and MD, Assam Silk Outreach Mission as additional charges; Dilip Kumar Borah, Secretary, Finance, Handloom, Textile and Sericulture and Transformation & Development Departments and MD, Assam Silk Outreach Mission (addl) is relieved from the additional charges of Handloom, Textile and Sericulture Department and MD, Assam Silk Outreach Mission; Dr Jeevan B, Secretary to the Chief Minister, Assam and CEO, FREMAA (addl), Chief Data Officer, Assam State Data Policy, 2022 and Secretary, Department of Innovation, Incubation & Start-Ups (DIIS) (addl) is substantively posted as Secretary, Department of Innovation, Incubation & Start-Ups (DIIS) and Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Affairs, CEO, FREMAA and Officer in charge, EAP cell as additional charges and he is relieved from additional charge of Chief Data Officer, Assam State Data Policy and Megha Nidhi Dahal is also posted as Commissioner, Industries & Commerce, Assam as additional charge.

Vivek Kumar has been appointed Technical Member (State) in Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) for Bench-II, Lucknow, UP for a period of four years.

Ananjai Kumar Rai has been appointed Technical Member (State) in Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Bench-4, Varanasi, UP for a period of four years.

Arvind Kumar has been appointed Technical Member (State) in Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) for Ayodhya Bench, UP for a period of four years.

IAS officers have been given new postings in Bihar. Mihir Kumar Singh has been appointed as ACS, Industries and will hold addl charge of ACS, Transport, while Lokesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, Rural Development, has been assigned an addl charge of Secretary, Health. Similarly, Sandeep Kumar R Pudakalkatti has been appointed as Secretary, Road Construction Department and continues as Vigilance Commissioner in GAD; Chandrashekhar Singh will be posted as Secretary, Disaster Management Department and B Kartikeya Dhanji takes over as Secretary, Sugarcane Industries Department and will continue as Vigilance Commissioner in GAD.

A P Das Joshi has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Food Food Processing Industries. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Rajeev Kumar Sharma, DG, BPR&D, has been repatriated to the parent cadre in order to take over as Director General of Police (DGP) in Rajasthan. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Anil Kumar Singhal, Additional Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre on personal grounds. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

The RBI has received names of   Rajiv Anand, Rahul Shukla and Anup Saha for the position of CEO IndusInd Bank.

Nihal Garware has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive) and Chairman of Garware Synthetics Limited.

Nikhil Nanda has been re-appointed as Managing Director of JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Limited.

Parappil Rajendran has been appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of NIIT Limited, effective October 1, 2025.

Ms. Avani Vishal Davda has been re-appointed as Independent Director of NIIT Limited starting June 5, 2026.

Haribhai Becharbhai Malvia has been appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Prashant India Limited.

Hiren Hasmukh Shah has been appointed as Independent Director of Prashant India Limited.

Mrs. Nishtha Harivanshi Pamnani has been appointed as Independent Director of Prashant India Limited.

Saroj Kumar Choudhury has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Integrated Hitech Limited.

Mrs. Nupur Arora has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of VVIP Infratech Limited.

Atul Jain has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Non-Independent) of Mudra Financial Services Limited.

Mrs. Onteddu Rekha has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Sagar Cements Limited.

Vamsi Krishna Potluri has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of SMS Pharmaceuticals Limited.

Sunder Kocha Moolya has resigned from the position of Whole-Time Director of Garware Synthetics Limited.

Deepak Singhal has resigned from the position of Independent Director of Eraaya Lifespaces Limited.

Tears to cheers

One small step in the journey of the sovereign democratic republic of India in these 78 years can be summed up in “tears to cheers”. Indians born 21st Century would not know what tears majority of the population had shed in the previous Century. Even 78 world class books will not provide a complete view. But the Indian films had faithfully captured the reality and essence of that India in tears. That India produced the best poetry and music as “our sweetest songs are those tell of saddest thoughts”. That India was also dominated by alien notions of communism and socialism etc. Before the turn of the century, India had discarded fully communism and socialism and all other isms. Today more than 95 Crore people are covered by social security according to the ILO. The World Bank report shows that extreme poverty rate in India has declined from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23, which means that the number of people living in extreme poverty fell from 344.47 million to 75.24 million and 269 million people were lifted out of extreme poverty. Today’s India is cheerful and determined to achieve greater heights. In these 78 years we the people of India have crossed insurmountable hurdles and become the world’s 4th Economy. The challenges today are more geopolitics related, but nothing can deter us. Our journey these 78 years was not stopped even for a day, because we are a knowledge society, hardworking and entrepreneurial. The full potential of our youth needs to be realized. They ought to be given support and rewarding tax laws, so that they enjoy the fruits of their labour without cutting corners.

M L Gupta

Verification of BPL status of RTI applicant

The appellant sought data on customer satisfaction ratings for SBI services from its inception to the current date and asked for the categorization of ratings by type of service and other related information. The PIO provided certain information and clarified before the CIC that data sought on certain points of the RTI application was not available in the desired format. The CIC upheld the order of the CIC. The CIC brought it to the notice of the respondent that in a series of matters filed by the same appellant against a different public authority i.e IDPL (File nos. CIC/IDPCL/A/2024/612395 and CIC/IDPCL/A/2024/604666) an order was passed to veracity of the appellant’s BPL status. The CIC advised the respondent to exercise due caution with respect to the future RTI application received from the appellant relying on his BPL status.

Comments

There is no specific section of the RTI Act, 2005 or rule which prescribes whether the verification of the BPL status should be done, if the PIO has doubts regarding the same. If there are any suspicions, the PIO could ask for the BPL certificate to verify the status of the RTI applicant.

Citation: Rachhpal Singh Saini v. State Bank of India, CIC/SBIND/A/2024/602064; Date of Decision: 22.05.2025

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