Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Monday assigned additional responsibilities to 16 senior Gujarat Administrative Service (GAS) and Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers through an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), making a series of interim administrative arrangements across state departments, corporations and district-level offices. The order states that the officers will hold the additional charges until further orders or until the officer…
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Senior IAS officer Keshav Chandra on Monday assumed charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Mines, taking over the responsibility of steering the Centre’s efforts to strengthen India’s mining and mineral sector.Soon after assuming office, Chandra chaired a meeting with senior officials of the Ministry to review key initiatives and ongoing activities across the sector.During the meeting, officials briefed him on a range of priority areas, including mineral exploration, th…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Thursday approved a sweeping bureaucratic reshuffle, appointing 13 senior IAS and IDAS officers as Secretaries to the Government of India and upgrading four others to the rank of Secretary. According to the Department of Personnel and Training order, Shri Katikithala Srinivas, IAS (GJ:89), currently Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has been appointed Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern R…
Bhopal, July 22 (IANS) In a major bureaucratic transition spanning both the Centre and state administration, senior IAS officer Anurag Jain has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog. Concurrently, the Madhya Pradesh government has appointed senior bureaucrat Ashok Barnwal as the state’s officiating Chief Secretary. According to an official order issued by the Central Government, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the posting of Anurag Jain, a 1…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday sent a notice for interrogation to rebel Trinamool Congress legislator Madan Mitra in connection with the ongoing investigation into the multi‑crore municipalities’ job irregularities case in West Bengal during the previous Mamata Banerjee‑led Trinamool regime. Earlier this month, the ED served notices to Mitra’s wife and two sons to appear for interrogation in the same case. They are scheduled to appear at the ED’s Sa…
Imphal, July 15 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday said that a transparent and merit-based recruitment system in government services strengthens public confidence in governance and institutions, reiterating that transparency and fairness remain the state government’s foremost priorities. The Chief Minister on Wednesday attended the felicitation programme for the successful candidates of the Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC) 2022 batch, held at a hotel in Imp…
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) Drug-Free Tamil Nadu, women’s safety and the effective implementation of government welfare schemes dominated Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s review meeting with IAS and IPS officers on Monday, as the TVK government held its first major administrative conference since assuming office.The Chief Minister also reviewed the law and order situation across the state and outlined governance priorities during the high-level meeting at Namakkal Kavignar Maligai in the Secreta…
Bhubaneswar, June 25 (IANS) In a significant political development, former IAS officer Sujata R. Karthikeyan, wife of Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik’s trusted aide and bureaucrat-turned-politician V.K. Pandian, formally joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday, putting an end to months of speculation over her political entry.She joined the BJD in the presence of party president Patnaik at a special programme held at Sankha Bhawan, the headquarters of the BJD in Bhubaneswar.Welcoming S…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Highlighting the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with 183 Officer Trainees of the IAS 2024 batch and urged them to dedicate themselves to nation-building with a strong sense of purpose.Emphasising the importance of data-driven governance, the Prime Minister urged the young officers to constantly evaluate their contribution towards nation-building and derive satisfaction not from positions held, but from measurable outcome…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) All India Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Central government over the transfer of CBSE Chairman and Secretary amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the board’s digital evaluation system, describing the move as a “mere eye-wash”. In a strongly worded post on X, Kharge demanded the immediate removal of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying it was the only step that could deliver justice to students.He w…