A few  other names are also in circulation for the prestigious post of CDS. This includes Vice Adm. Sanjay Jashit Singh (who is currently head of the USI),  Lt Gen. N. S. Raja Subramani (military advisor to NSC Secretariat) and Lt Gen A K Singh. One can only guess.

Sanjay Jashit Singh	N. S. Raja Subramani	A K Singh

M Sai Kumar has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu on the directions of Election Commission of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

In UP, about two dozen Districts are likely to get new DMs in coming days. List is likely to be released any day. Sources indicate that some women IAS officers may lose  districts.

The tenure of Ms Lily Pandeya as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture has been extended for a period of two years beyond May 31, 2026. She is a 1998 batch IRPS officer.

Vijyendra Kumar, DIG, CBI, has been appointed as Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is a 2007 batch IRS-IT officer.

Dr Sandeep Mittal has been appointed as DG, Armed Police & Vigilance and Anti-Corruption on the directions of Election Commission of India. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer.

Vishvajit Sahay has been appointed as Secretary, Defence Finance upon the superannuation of incumbent Raj Kumar Arora. Sahay is a 1990 batch IDAS officer.

The Government of India has extended the tenure of Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty as Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission for a further period of one year with effect from April 11, 2026.

Kajal has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. Kajal is a 2008 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Saumya Agarwal has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. Agarwal is a 2008 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

S Tejaswi Naik has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2009 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Sumit Kumar Jarangal has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2009 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

A Muthu Kumar has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2009 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Gauri Parashar Joshi has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. Joshi is a 2009 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

N Venkatesh has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2009 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Priyanka Das has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. Das is a 2009 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Rathod Sandeep Rewaji has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2009 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

Rohan Chand Thakur has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2009 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.

Hrishikesh B Yashod has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

V Shanmugam has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2007 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Gaurav Goyal has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Rajesh Prabhakar Patil has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

D K Choudhary has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a CSS officer.

S Gopal Krishna has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a CSS officer.

G Muthuraja has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a CSS officer.

S Senthil Kumar has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1998 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

G Rajesh Kumar has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2001 batch IFoS officer of Odisha cadre.

S Kulandivel has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2002 batch IFoS officer of West Bengal cadre.

H Raja Mohan has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2001 batch IFoS officer of UP cadre.

Ms Deepa D Nair has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2001 batch IFoS officer of Tripura cadre.

Ms Prachi Gangwar has been empanelled for holding the posts of Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2003 batch IFoS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Ms Umme Fardina Adil has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in Department of Economic Affairs, New Delhi on deputation basis. She is an IRS-IT officer.

Mahesh Kumar Gupta has been appointed as DCIT(OSD) in the office of Pr.CCIT, Delhi region, Delhi on return from deputation, while Sanjiv Shankar was made as CCIT(OSD) in the office of Pr. CCIT, Delhi region, Delhi on return from deputation and Sanjiv is CCIT(OSD) in the office of Pr. CCIT, Delhi region, Delhi on return from deputation. Besides, Rohit Anand has been appointed as CIT(OSD) in the office of Pr.CCIT, Delhi region, Delhi on return from deputation.

Ms Bhuvaneshwari has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in Ministry of Coal, New Delhi on deputation basis.

Sanjiv Shankar has been accorded proforma promotion to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax. He is an IRS-IT officer.

PESB held a selection meeting on April 4, 2026, and recommended Ajai Kumar Srivastava for the post of Director (Production), ITI Limited. He is set to succeed the incumbent Jeyanthi. This is an internal senior-level elevation.

Speculations are rife over potential major reshuffle in the Indian Defence Establishment, linked to ongoing Budget 2026 discussions. This could impact defence PSUs such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL – Maharatna) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL – Navratna). No confirmed orders yet—as “trending” in bureaucracy circles.

 Top prominent countries with strong diplomatic friendship and close ties to India are focusing on strategic, economic, and people-to-people bonds. India maintains robust relations with several global powers through partnerships, Quad alliances, defense pacts, trade, and large Indian diasporas. In the last three working days, developments were modest but illustrative of ongoing engagement.

Jatinderbir Singh and Muvvala Kondala Rao have been empanelled for appointment as IEMs. Both are from Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL).

Arvinda Kumar and Rajalakshmi Ramanathan have been empanelled for appointment as IEMs. Both are from Kolkata Port Trust (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata).

R Kuppan has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. He is a 1980 batch IRSME officer and retired as Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer, M/o Railways.

R Mukundan has been empanelled for appointment as IEM. He is a 1983 batch IRPS officer and retired as Sr DGM, Southern Railway & South Central Railway.

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is seeking to fill the post of Administrative Officer in Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC). Details can be availed from Ministry’s website.

Ministry of Railways is seeking to fill the post of Deputy Commissioner of Railway Safety (Tech), Commission of Railway Safety (CRS), Ministry of Civil Aviation. Details can be availed from Ministry’s website.

Konkan Railway Corporation Limited has advertised the post of Chief Project Manager for Vadalapudi Workshop, Visakhapatnam on deputation basis. Applications must reach latest by April 30, 2026. 

Post of Consultant in Emigration Policy & Welfare (EP&W) Division of Ministry of External Affairs has been advertised. Applications must reach latest by April 28, 2026.

World Bank is seeking to fill the post of Associate Product Owner for Washington, DC, United States. Applications must reach latest by April 22, 2026.

P Rajalingam Basu, an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, has been permanently absorbed in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), consequent upon acceptance of his technical resignation.

 

Harish Kumar, formerly posted as Deputy Chief Engineer/GSU, Kota, West Central Railway (WCR), has been selected for deputation to IRCON International Limited (IRCON) as Chief General Manager (Civil) at New Delhi for a period of three years from the date of relief, which is July 25, 2025. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

 

Shobh Nath, formerly posted as Deputy Chief Engineer/Civil (Dy. CE/C), North Central Railway (NCR), has been selected for deputation to Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited (UPMRCL) as Chief Engineer (Civil) for a period of three years from the date of relief, which is August 10, 2025. . He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

 

Jugal Kishor Dhuliya, formerly posted as Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer, Railway Electrification, Moradabad, Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (Dy. CEE/RE/MB/CORE), has been granted an extension in his deputation tenure with Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) as Additional General Manager (AGM), EL, CO up to June 14, 2027. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

 

Neeraj Kumar Mouriya, who is presently serving as Executive Director/Vigilance (Traffic), Railway Board, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), on part-time basis. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

 

Ishool Ratna Srivastav, who is presently serving in North Western Railway (NWR), has been selected for deputation as Director in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under the Central Staffing Scheme for a period of five years. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

 

Rajiv Gandhi, who is presently serving as Principal Executive Director (Railway Recruitment Boards) [PED (RRB)], Railway Board, has been selected for deputation to National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) as General Manager (Human Resources) [GM (HR)] at New Delhi for a period of five years. He is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.

Satish Singh, who is presently serving in South Coast Railway (SCoR), has been selected for deputation to Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) as Group General Manager (General) [GGM (General)] for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Ms Pallavi Joshi, who is presently serving as EDF/C&PPP, Railway Board, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Director (Finance) [Dir. (Fin.)], Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR). She is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Samarth Singh, who is presently serving in Northern Railway (NR), has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Director/E&R, Railway Board. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Four IAS officers have been given new responsibilities in Delhi. Dr G Narendra Kumar has been appointed as Financial Commissioner, while Prashant Goyal will join as ACS, Food & Civil Supplies, AR and Power with additional charge of CMD, DPC and CMD, DSCSC. Similarly, Ms Soumya Saurabh will join as DC/DM, North-West with additional charge of Special Secretary, Industries and Ms Sonika Singh is now Commissioner, DDA.

As many as 29 DANICS officers in Delhi have been shifted in a major reshuffle. Navlendra Kumar Singh has been appointed as Additional Commissioner, GST, while Harshit Jain is now Joint Secretary, Legislative Assembly Secretariat and Mangal Sain was made Superintendent, Central Jail. Similarly, Om Prakash Saini will be posted as Deputy Secretary, DSSSB; Vinay Kumar Tripathi as Deputy Secretary, UD; Smit Kumar as Deputy Secretary, State Election Commission; Vijay Singh as SDM, Badli; Manoj Kumar as Assistant Director, DOV; Bhoop Singh as Deputy Director, DAMB; Mukesh Kumar as Assistant Commissioner, F&S; Ashish Shokeen as Assistant Commissioner, F&S; Ashwini Kumar as Assistant Commissioner, T&T; Daljeet Kumar as Assistant Commissioner, T&T; Suresh Kumar as Assistant Registrar, Cooperative; Shaurya Vir Singh as as Deputy Secretary, ACL; Atul Ramchiary as Deputy Director, DOV; Chuuttan Lal as Deputy CEO, O/o CEO; Mohinder Singh as Deputy Director, Education; C Hrangthangung as Deputy Director, Education; Ms V Dim Goh as Deputy Director, TTE; Ms Alpana Sharma as Deputy Director, UTCS; Manoj Kumar as Deputy Director, WCD; Lalvarmoy as Administrative Officer, College of Arts; Shashi Kumar as Deputy Secretary, WCD; Parveen Bhargava as Deputy Secretary, Finance; Shyam Prakash as Deputy Secretary, GAD; Naveen Kumar Verma as Deputy Secretary, O/o Minister Law & Justice; Surya Prakash as Deputy Secretary, O/o Minister PWD and Javed Alam Khan is now Superintendent, Prisons.

Five IAS officers have been given new assignments in UP. Mrs Gunjan Dwivedi has been appointed as Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), while Ratnesh Singh will join as Additional Director, Academy of Administration and Management, Lucknow and Ashok Kumar was made Special Secretary, Departments of Irrigation, Water Resources, and Prisons Administration and Reforms. Additionally, Girijesh Kumar Tyagi has been posted as Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC), Prayagraj and Mrs Anita Verma Singh was assigned the charge of Special Secretary, Higher Education Department, along with Registrar, Lohia Law University.

As many as 33 IRS-Customs officers have been transferred and posted to different zones in the grade of Chief Commissioner/Principal Director General/Chief Commissioner/Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxes.  The list of the transferred officers at following link: https://www.whispersinthecorridors.com/pdf/Office_Order49_%202026.pdf

Suraj Bahirwani (ex-COO Pantaloons, 20+ years Aditya Birla Group experience) appointed CEO (Designate) – Pantaloons & SMP effective April 1, 2026 (full CEO role October 1, 2026). Nikhil Modha appointed CFO (Designate) & SMP effective April 1, 2026 (full CFO January 1, 2027). Marco Agnolin (ex-Inditex/Zara/Bershka/Diesel, fast-fashion expert) appointed CEO – OWND! & SMP effective April 6, 2026. Current Pantaloons CEO Sangeeta Tanwani and CFO Jagdish Bajaj remain in phased handover until their retirements (2027).

 R Gopalan stepped down as Chairman; Venu Srinivasan (Chairman Emeritus) re-designated Chairman & Managing Director.

 Internal elevations — Koustuv Majumder, Sanjay Kishore, and V Selvarani elevated to the post of Chief General Managers; seven others to General Manager roles.

Satya Narayana Gogula has been appointed as Additional Independent Director of Goyal Associates Limited with effect from February 20, 2026.

Vinesh Mohan Kriplani has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Tarsons Products Limited.

Santosh Kumar Joshi has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Somi Conveyor Beltings Limited. 

Nishant Darak has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Krishna Capital and Securities Limited.

 

Jagdish Sharma has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of Sharp Investments Limited.

Mrs Neelam Mohanlal Gurbaxani has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Independent Director of Vinny Overseas Limited. 

Kerala is a distant dream

Kerala is a distant dream for now unfortunately for the people of that supposedly literate state who with their short term vision and greed vote the Congress and CPM

Atul

The 100% literate state

The 100% literate state , will have nothing to do with a Fascist , hate mongering , corrupt , regime in the BJP.

Kim

Repeated RTI applications on identical issue

The respondent submitted that the appellant has filed multiple queries seeking confirmation/ implementation of provisions under Central Acts. The RTI applications were timely disposed of and although the queries did not conform to the definition of “information” under Section 2 (f) of the RTI Act, necessary clarification was provided with reference to extant guidelines and OMs in response to few of the RTI applications. The CIC observed that appropriate response has been given by the CPIO in all the second appeals, as per provisions of the RTI Act. The CIC noted that the RTI requests of the appellant do not strictly conform to Section 2(f) of the RTI Act as the appellant had sought for answers/clarifications to speculative and hypothetical queries. Further, the CIC pointed to the appellant that as per the mandate of the RTI Act, outstretching the interpretation of Section 2(f) of the RTI Act to include deductions and inferences to be drawn by the CPIO is unwarranted as it casts immense pressure on the CPIOs to ensure that they provide the correct deduction/inference to avoid being subject to penal provisions under the RTI Act. The Commission observed that 86 second appeals were disposed earlier arising out of RTI applications filed by the appellant before several public authorities wherein similar speculative and hypothetical queries were raised, calling for no relief under the Act. In addition, 18 appeals were disposed of in CIC/CICOM/A/2024/658048 & Ors, vide decision dated 25.07.2025. It is appalling that despite having scheduled multiple appeals for hearing with advance notice, the appellant failed to appear before the Commission, which has caused unwarranted loss of time and public resources. The CIC advised the Appellant to make judicious use of his right to information in the future and to desist from filing repetitive RTI Applications as Appeal(s) emanating from the same are liable to be summarily dismissed henceforth. The CIC held that the Respondent(s) are also at liberty to rely on the instant decision in the event that the Appellant files same or similar RTI Applications in the future.

Comments

Repeated filing of RTI applications on identical issues causes a drain on the resources of the public authority. The observation by the CIC held that the Respondent(s) are at liberty to rely on the instant decision in the event that the Appellant files same or similar RTI Applications in the future could provide relief to the DARPG.

Citation: Rajnish Ratnakar v. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, econd Appeal No. CIC/DARPG/A/2024/ 658235 + 651529 + 651501 + 651490 + 651477 + 650798 + 650846 + 650819; Date of Decision: 09.09.2025

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