The ACC has approved the extension in service of Alok Sharma, Director, Special Protection Group (SPG), for a period of nine months w e f July 1, 2026 up to March 31, 2027. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of UP cadre.

Bishwanath Sinha, a 1992-batch IAS officer, has been named as Keralam's next Chief Secretary. He will take over on June 30, 2026.

Inter-Cadre Transfers and promotions remain active through the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), with routine movements across various services. 

One Secretary at the Centre very frequently visits his home cadre state. It is said that he has recently been transferred from one ministry to another.

M N Anucheth has been appointed as DIG & Commissioner, Department of Information and Public Relations, Bengaluru and also placed in the concurrent charge of Commissioner, Youth Empowerment and Sports Department, in Karnataka. He is a 2009 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

The Government  has accepted the voluntary retirement of Pradeep Saxena, Chief Commissioner, from the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes), with effect from July 12, 2026. He was scheduled to retire in September this year.

Informed sources  said that a few IAS officers are being booked by the CBI  in the IDFC Bank scam very soon.

The PESB has recommended name of Anjani Kumar, Executive Director ED (Contracts), Coal India Limited, for the post of Director (Technical), Western Coalfields Limited.

The PESB has recommended name of  Anand, Executive Director (Mining/Production), Coal India Limited, for the post of Director (Technical), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).

The Govt has constituted a search-cum-selection committee for immediate absorption basis for the post of CMD, BSNL. The Chairperson of PESB will head. Interested can apply till July 22, 2026 to the Secretary, DoT.

Sushil Kumar Singh, Chairperson, Deendayal Port Authority, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Chairperson (JS level), New Mangalore Port Authority, under Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, for a period of six months from June 1, 2026 up to November 30, 2026. He is a 1993 batch officer of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME).

The Public Enterprise Selection Board has advertised the post of Director (Technical) in National Fertilizers Limited. The applications must reach by July 15, 2026.

In Tamil Nadu power cuts have become  routine. According to sources, the situation has gone bad to worst during the last one month. There is no official word that what is the reason behind the power cut in the state.

DRDO is showcasing indigenous systems at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, an exhibition being  organised from June 15 to 19, highlighting self-reliance. India to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Australia.

The CBIC has transferred two IRS(C&IT) officers in Delhi. Now, Dinesh Boudh, 2004 batch, has been posted as Commissioner(Coordination), CBIC and Amol Madhukar Ket, 2008 batch, will join as DGHRD(I&W) in Delhi.

Consequent to his promotion to HAG, Dindayal Tosniwal will join the UP, West LSA. He is an ITS officer.

The ACC has approved the extension of additional charge on the post of Director, Planning, BBNL assigned to Sudhakar Rao Papa, Director( Enterprises) BSNL for a further period of one year w e f July 1, 2026.

Consequent upon relieving from TRAI Atul Kumar Chaudhary has reported back to his cadre DoT. He is a HAG level ITS officer.

The CBIC has promoted 559 IRS(C&IT) officers as SCs/ ACs. Among them more than 70 have been promoted as Deputy Commissioners (DCs).

The DGDE has granted NFU to  B Reddy Sankar Babu, Director, Defence Estates, Southern Command, Pune, with effect from 18.04.2025. He is a 1998 batch IDES officer.  

Three IDES officers have been promoted to STS against the vacancy year 2026. They are- Nitin Gupta, Ayush Maurya and Varun Kumar.

Rail Land Development Authority has invited applications for Chief Project Manager, Varanasi post on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest by July 9, 2026. 

Rail Land Development Authority has invited applications for Joint General Manager/ Deputy General Manager-Civil, Varanasi post on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest by July 9, 2026. 

Anand has been appointed to the post of Director (Technical) of Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Prior to this, he was serving as Executive Director (Mining/Production) of Coal India Limited. 

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has invited applications to fill the post of Production Manager (Printed Publicity)/ Production Officer (Production) on deputation basis. Details can be availed from https://mib.gov.in/. 

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has invited applications for the engagement of Technical and Finance Consultants on contract basis. Applications must reach latest by July 11, 2026.  

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change is hiring five Consultants for Sustainable Coastal Management Division on contractual basis. Applications must reach latest by July 10, 2026. 

Kamal Jeet Singh, Professor, IGNFA, Dehradun has been assigned additional charge of Director, DFE, Dehradun with immediate effect. He is a 2004-batch IFS officer from Bihar cadre. 

B Reddy Sankar Babu, Director, Defence Estates, Southern Command, Pune has been granted Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). He is a 1998-batch IDES officer. 

World Bank is seeking to hire Investment Officer- Manufacturing & Services West Africa for Contonou, Benin. Applications must reach latest by July 8, 2026. 

Dr. Binoy George, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. He is a 2006 batch IFS officer.

Four IAS officers have been given new assignments in Assam. Ankur Das is transferred and posted as Commissioner, Silchar Municipal Corporation, while Anand Malhotra is shifted as Deputy Secretary, Finance Department and Arjit Mahajan will join as Deputy Secretary, Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Dispur. Additionally, Shivani Jerngal was transferred and posted as Commissioner, Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation.

Devendra Kumar, who is presently serving as Additional Member (Traffic), Railway Board, has been entrusted with the additional charge of the post of Additional Member (Marketing & Business Development), Railway Board, for a period of three months. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Trilok Kothari, presently serving as Principal Chief Materials Manager (PCMM), Rail Wheel Factory (RWF), Yelahanka, Bengaluru, has been transferred to Railway Board, and appointed as Additional Member (Railway Stores). He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer.

Dr Arun Kumar, presently serving as Principal Chief Medical Officer (PCMO), Rail Wheel Factory (RWF), has been transferred to West Central Railway (WCR) and posted as Principal Chief Medical Director (PCMD). He is an Indian Railway Health Service (IRHS) officer.

Yogesh Kumar Saxena, presently serving in South Central Railway (SCR), has been posted as Chief Engineer (Track Machine Cell) [CE (TMC)] on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Tej Prakash Agrawal, presently serving in South Central Railway (SCR), has been transferred to South Western Railway (SWR) and posted as Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (PCSTE). He is an Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer.

Udyachal Kumar, presently serving in East Central Railway (ECR), has been posted as Member Secretary, Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Patna. He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer.

Fifteen IPS officers have been reshuffled in Tamil Nadu. D Kannan has been appointed as DCP, HQ and Administration, Tambaram, while A Velmurugan joins as SP/AIG, Modernisation, O/o DGP/HoPF, Chennai. Further, G Stalin is now DCP, Central Crime Branch, Tambaram; D Ramesh Babu will take charge as SP, ATS, Chennai; V V Geethanjali as DCP, Crimes Against Women and Children, Greater Chennai; P Sundaravadivel as DCP, Security, Greater Chennai; R Ramesh Krishnan as DCP, North, Tiruppur City; K Maheswari as DCP, Redhills, Avadi and R Uthayakumar will be posted as SP, Tiruvannamalai District.

Similarly, A C Karthikeyan is appointed as DCP, Adyar, Greater Chennai; Kunal Uttam Shrote is promoted to the rank of SP and posted as DCP, Koyambedu, Greater Chennai. Besides, Anshul Nagar and Arpita Rajput are also promoted as SP and posted as DCP, West, Tirunelveli City and SP, North Zone, Crime Branch. CID, Chennai respectively, while Banavath Arvind is posted as DCP, North, Trichy City following promotion.

IAS officers have been reshuffled in Delhi. Bipul Pathak, (IAS 1992) has been assigned the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, WCD, alongside his role as Additional Chief Secretary, Social Welfare, while Navin Kumar Chaudhary has been given the additional charge of ACS, GAD, in addition to his role as ACS, I&FC. Furthermore, Pandurang K. Pole has been appointed as Secretary, Land & Building, and has also been entrusted with the additional charges of Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Labour, and Secretary, Cooperation; Jitendra Yadav, currently MD, DTC, has been assigned the additional charge of Secretary, IT; Sandeep Kumar Singh has been given the additional charges of Special Secretary, Finance, alongside his role as Special Secretary, CMO; Sachin Rana will now handle the additional charges of Special Secretary and Principal Director, DFS, in addition to his role as Special Secretary, Home; D Verma, has been relieved of additional responsibility of Special Secretary, Planning and ED, DFC; Pankaj Kumar was relieved of additional responsibility of Deputy Commissioner, HQ; G Sudhakar will also hold charge of Member Secretary, DCW; Suneel Anchipaka will concurrently hold charge of Special Secretary, Tourism and Santosh Kumar Rai is posted as Special CEO, DDMA with additional charge of  Special Secretary, Home.

Further, M C Prasad was appointed as Special Secretary, Health; K K Lakshman as Deputy Commissioner/DM, South West with addl charge of Director, Panchayat; Sanjeev Kumar as Special Commissioner, Trade & Taxes; Yash Chaudhary gets addl charge of CPA; Ms Patil Pranjal Lahensingh is shifted as Special Director, WCD and Amol Srivastava joins as Special Commissioner, Transport.

DANICS officers have been reshuffled in Delhi. MK Dwivedi has been posted as Addl Secretary, UD, while Dharmendra Kumar is Deputy Commissioner,/DM (Old Delhi) and Shamim Akhtar Tamanna is Special Secretary, AR.

Further, Shubhakar Ghosh will take charge as Addl Commissioner, Trade & Taxes; Vaibhav Rikhari as Director, DJB; Rajesh Chaudhary as Secretary to Minister, Industries, Food & Supplies; Mukesh Rajoria as Secretary to Minister, Health & Family Welfare; Sudhakar as Addl Director, Training & Technical Education; Vinay Kumar Jindal as Director, DJB; Ankur Meshram as Secretary to Minister, Social Welfare; Ranjeet Kumar as Secretary to Minister, Law & Justice; Himanshu Yadav as SDM (Hq.) Div. Comm.; Pawan Kumar as Superintendent, Prisons and Mohinder Singh is now Assistant Controller, W&M.            

The tenure of Ms Meera Swarup as Technical Member of the Securities Appellate Tribunal has been extended beyond March 9 2026 for a period till September 8 2026.

Gedela Srinu Kumar, a member of State Civil Service (SCS) of Andhra Pradesh has been promoted as IAS for the Select List of 2024 and allocated AP cadre.

As many as 17 State Civil Service officers in Gujarat have been promoted as IAS against the Select List of 2025 and allocated Gujarat cadre. The promoted officers are: R N Kuchara, R P Patel, C B Ganatra, C A Gandhi, B N Patel, M K Joshi, A K Joshi, K S Zala, V K Jadav, D K Patel, B H Patel, I R Wala, M D Chudasama, B S Prajapati, V G Patel, A K Vastani and R B Rathod.

30 State Police Service officers in Uttar Pradesh belonging to 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 batches are expected to be promoted as IPS following DPC meeting in UPSC. The officers who are likely to be promoted include: Suresh Chandra Rawat, Shoaib Iqbal, Rahul Mithas, Alok Kumar Sharma, Rajkumar-I, Mahesh Singh Atri, Vineet Bhatnagar, Jitendra Kumar Srivastava, Shashi Shekhar Singh. Kuldeep Singh-I, Gyanendra Nath Prasad, Harendra Pratap Yadav, Bansh Raj Singh Yadav, Dr. Krishna Gopal, Madhuban Kumar Singh, Kapil Dev Singh, Balwant Kumar Chaudhary, Rahul Srivastava, Rajesh Kumar Pandey-I, Priti Bala Gupta, Vikas Chandra Tripathi, Purnendu Singh, Harendra Kumar, Martand Prakash Singh, Abhay Nath Tripathi, Pavitra Mohan Tripathi, Devesh Kumar Sharma, Prashant Kumar Prasad, Dr Arvind Kumar and Siddharth Verma.

Sureshkumar Jain has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Alan Scott Enterprises Limited.

Jacques Georges Florent Guglielmi has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Nominee Director of Sanstar Limited.

Niraj Yogeshbhai Shah has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of Sanstar Limited.

Varun Moolchandani has been re-appointed as Executive Director of Archies Limited.

Ms. Vartika Shukla has been appointed as Additional Independent Director of Kalyani Steels Limited.

Shailesh B. Shirguppi has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director (Works) of Manugraph India Limited, effective July 1, 2026.

Ms. Madhavi Kilachand has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Manugraph India Limited, effective June 29, 2026.

Ashutosh Karnatak has resigned from the position of Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of SEPC Limited.

Mrs .Mamta Gupta has resigned from the position of Independent Director of Kalyan Capitals Limited.

Rejoice is the word for Indians on Modi

Indians must rejoice at the success of the Modi Government. Article 370 has been removed successfully, the long standing Naxalite problem has been conquered, Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators are on the run, Foreign policy of the government is not only independent but also very successful, hostile neighbours have been handed out lessons they will never forget, peace and law and order prevail all over the country, infrastructure is growing apace and economic growth is continuing at such rapid pace that India is likely to overtake the USA in the next fifty years. No wonder the opposition is in tatters and everyone wants to join the BJP.

Vijay Kumar

Nagma Mallick

She has only the final say in every aspect of Indo-Japanese relationship. All the background work is done by a dedicated in New Delhi in coordination with Team India in Tokyo.

Aman

Zero chance

There is a zero chance of Shiv Sena UBT aligning with the BJP. The entire Maharashtra is fed up with this version of politics done by BJP & Shinde.

M K Singh

Adding new grounds for rejection of the RTI application

The appellant sought the details of employees appointed under the Reserved Quota in the Assistant Grade-III cadre in the Food Corporation of India in a specific proforma. The PIO replied that an information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question and denied the information. Before the CIC, the Respondent submitted that the appellant sought information about SC/ST/OBC employees in Assistant Grade III Cadre from 2021 to 2024 along with their verified caste certificates in a tabular format given by him. The respondent submitted that there are around 6000 employees in their department and the compilation of the sought information in desired format would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority. Hence, the aforesaid information was denied U/s 7(9) of the RTI Act. During the hearing, the respondent additionally pleaded that the caste certificates of the employees are exempted U/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act. On query by CIC whether the respondent confirms for placing on record his plea for exemption U/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act as the same was not earlier mentioned in reply of the CPIO, the respondent confirmed. The CIC observed that the respondent gave an appropriate reply to the appellant. The CIC held that the respondent has pleaded additional grounds that the sought information is exempted U/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act during the hearing, and the same is also found to be appropriate. The CIC rejected the appeal.

Comments

Additional grounds which were not considered earlier can be asserted during the hearing before the CIC. Even the grounds for rejection of the information can be changed withdrawing the earlier clause and replacing it by a new one.

Citation:Yashwant Rao Hedau v. Food Corporation of India, File No: CIC/FCIND/A/2024/640832; Date of Decision: 23.01.2026

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