New Delhi: In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared the transfer and appointment of over a dozen Additional Secretary-level officers across various central ministries and departments. The wide-ranging move also includes several in-situ elevations to strengthen key policy-making positions. As part of the reshuffle, Sanjay Rastogi (IAS: 1991: […]
Eight IAS officers assigned new roles in Haryana
The Haryana Government has given new responsibilities to eight IAS officers. Aparajita has been appointed as Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), while Ankita Chaudhary takes over as Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Gurugram. Additionally, six officers have received extra charges:
Justice Shree Chandrashekhar recommended as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
Kerala High Court to get three permanent judges
Bombay High Court to get six permanent judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of six Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of the Bombay High Court. The names include: Justice Sanjay Anandrao Deshmukh, Justice Vrushali Vijay Joshi, Justice Abhay Jainarayanji Mantri, Justice Shyam Chhaganlal Chandak, Justice Neeraj Pradeep Dhote, and Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan.
Hirdesh Kumar appointed as CEO, NATGRID
Senior IAS officer Hirdesh Kumar, of the 1999 AGMUT cadre, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NATGRID under the Ministry of Home Affairs. He will serve in the rank of Additional Secretary. NATGRID is a crucial national intelligence and data integration platform, and his leadership is expected to further strengthen […]
Sanjay Rastogi appointed as DG, National Archives of India
Senior IAS officer Sanjay Rastogi, from the 1991 batch of the Odisha cadre, has been appointed as the new Director General of the National Archives of India under the Ministry of Culture. He will hold the position in the rank of Additional Secretary, bringing with him decades of administrative expertise.
Judicial appointments in various High Courts
New additional secretaries appointed
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved several senior-level appointments at the Additional Secretary rank. Sandeep Sarkar has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Agriculture Research, while Anu P Mathai will take over as Additional Secretary, Economic Affairs. Similarly, Shantanu has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) […]
