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SHASHI KANT SHARMA : The 1976-batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre   has taken over as Chairman, UN Board of Auditors. Presently he is CAG, India.

Lt Gen SARATH CHAND : L-Lt General SARATH CHAND has taken over as Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS). He was CO, South Western Command. He was commissioned into the Garhwal Rifles in June 1979.

R K DUTTA : The 1981 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre has been appointed new DGP of Karnataka .

VINEET CHAWDHRY : The 1982- batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre has been appointed as Principal Advisor, Redressal of Public Grievances in Himachal Pradesh.

U N BEHERA : The 1983-batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre has taken over as new Chairman of the Odisha Electricity Regularity Commission (OERC).

K P KRISHNAN : The 1983-batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in Government of India.

SARASWATI PRASAD : The 1985-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Steel.

Dr RAMESH BABU : The 1985-batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre has taken over the charge as Chairman & Managing Director, Rural Electrification Corporation of India Limited (RECL), New Delhi.

AMULYA PATANAIK : The 1985-batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre has been appointed as Commissioner of Police Delhi.

RAJGOPAL NAIDU : The 1986-batch IAS officer of MP cadre has been promoted to the grade of Additional Chief Secretary and posted as ACS, Labour Department in Madhya Pradesh.

Dr SATBIR BEDI : The 1986 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre has been appointed as Member Secretary, National Commission for Women (NCW), Ministry of Women & Child Development.

SANTOSH A MATHEW  : The 1985 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre   has been appointed as Chairperson, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).

A K JAIN  : The 1986-batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre has been appointed as Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog.

ATUL CHATURVEDI  : The 1986-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).

UMANG NARULA : The 1989 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre Chairman & Managing Director, Indian Tourism Development Corporation has been repatriated to his parent cadre.

SHRIKANT WALGAD : The 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre has been appointed as Commissioner, Ambala Division in Haryana.

V K MANTRI : The 2007-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre has been selected for appointment as Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office under the Central Staffing Scheme.

Ms AISHVARYA SINGH : The 2008-batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre has been appointed as Under Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office under the Central Staffing Scheme.

HARDIK SATISHCHANDRA SHAH : The 2010-batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre has been appointed Private Secretary to Anil Madhav Dave, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Dr AUSAF SAYEED  : The 1989-batch IFS officer has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Seychelles.

NEERAJ MEHROTRA  : The 1990 batch Indian Defence Service of Engineers (IDSE) officer has been appointed as Director in the Department of Telecommunications in Government of India.

Dr THIRUPPUGAZH : The 1991-batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre has been appointed as Advisor (Policy and Planning) in the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

VIVEK GOGIA : The 1991-batch IPS officer of UT cadre has been moved to Goa as IG.

R K KARNA : The 1991 batch IDAS officer has been appointed as Additional FA & Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence (Finance).

SANJIV RANJAN : The 1993 batch IFS officer has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

AMIT MEHROTRA :  The 1993 batch Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSSE) officer has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Power, Delhi.

Dr GOPINATHA : The 1994-batch IFS officer   has been transferred and posted as CCF/Chief General Manager, A P Forest Development Corporation in Andhra Pradesh. He will also continue to hold the additional charge of the post of Chief Conservator of Forests (Production).

B S YADAV : The 1997 batch IFS officer has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Sierra Leone.

L SAVITHRI : The Director in the Ministry has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kyrgyz Republic.

RAVI SHANKAR : The 1995 batch IFS officer has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Burundi.

ANAND MOHAN : The 1996-batch IFS officer of Rajasthan cadre Anand Mohan has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Delhi at the level of Director.

SUDHIR KUMAR RAI : The 1996 batch Indian Telecommunications Service (ITS) officer has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi.

BISHWADIP DEY : The 2001 batch IFS officer has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to Grenada.

NALIN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA : The 2001-batch ICAS officer, posted as Director, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, has been appointed as Resident Auditor in the office of Internal Oversight Services, El Fasher, Sudan.

Dr P V MARUTI :  The 2004-batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu has been appointed as Private Secretary to Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Railways.

ARVIND SARAN : The 2005 batch IRS-IT officer has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Revenue in Government of India.

STEEPHEN L : The 2007-batch IRS-IT officer has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Commerce in Government of India.

RAdm VIPIN KUMAR SAXENA  has been appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

VIRENDRA SINGH RAWAT of MP awarded IAS cadre, the officer of Madhya Pradesh State Civil Service has been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre.

NARAYAN GAMBHIR : He has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers.

ROHIT BHARDWAJ : The 1998 batch Indian Statistical Services (ISS) officer has been appointed as Director in the NATGRID under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi.

RAJEEV KUMAR : The 2000 batch Indian Ordinance Factory Service (IOFS) officer has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi.

VARUN BHARDWAJ : An IIS officer has been appointed Registrar, Films & Television Institute of India ( FTII).

Justice Tarun Kumar Kaushal has been appointed as Judicial Member in the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

Dr Nagin Nanda, Additional PCCF, has been appointed as Expert Member in the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

IAS officers transferred in Goa
NEELA MOHANAN has been appointed as Collector, North Goa, AGNELO FERNANDES was posted as Director, Director Environment and Member Secretary of GCZMA Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority in Goa.
New Joint Secretaries
AJAY TIRKEY : The 1987-batch IAS officer of MP cadre   has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy.PRADIP KUMAR TRIPATHI : The 1987 batch IAS officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT).

SANJAY KUMAR RAKESH : The 1990-batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre has been appointed as Joint Secretary Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.

RABINDRA KUMAR KARNA : The 1991-batch IDAS officer RABINDRA KUMAR KARNA has been appointed as Additional FA & Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence (Finance).

Ms V RADHA : The 1994 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation.

RAJNEESH : The 1997 batch IAS officer of HP cadre Rajneesh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

VENKATA RAJA : The 2013-batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre   has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Koppal District in Karnataka.

VIPUL BANSAL :  The 2005-batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre has been appointed as Private Secretary to Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.

ASHOK WARRIER : Ashok Warrier, presently Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Central African Republic (CAR), with residence in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).

S R K VIDYARTHI : The 2002 batch Indian Ordinance Factories Service (IOFS) officer SHASHI RANJAN KUMAR VIDHYARTHI has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Ayush, Delhi under the Central Staffing Scheme.

Ms RISHPAL BEDI : The IRS-IT officer has been relieved of to join as Deputy Secretary (Inv.II), CBDT, Department of Revenue on deputation.

The following Probationers of the Indian Postal Service will hold independent charge in the Junior Time Scale of the Service in the Circle/Unit:
ANAND KUMAR SINGH in Delhi, Ms SUCHISMITA SWAIN in Telangana, PARVEEN KUMAR SARSWAT in Haryana, SUBODH PRATAP SINGH in Uttar Pradesh, AKHIL RAMACHANDRAN NAIR in Tamil Nadu, SHASHI KUMAR UTTAM in Gujarat, Ms VASUNDHARA AJAY GULHANE in Madhya Pradesh, SANTHOSH NAHTHA KAIRAMKONDA in Andhra Pradesh, AMANPREET SINGH in Rajasthan and MANOJ M and Ms DIVYA D will be posted in Army Postal Service.
The following IPS Probationers of 2014 batch get postings
KRISHNA RAO BODDEPALLI and AMIT BARDAR have been posted as Assault Commanders, Greyhounds, Hyderabad in the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police.
IAS officers transferred in Bihar
Mrs SHAILJA SHARMA has been posted as SDO, Lakhisarai; RAGHVENDRA SINGH is appointed as SDO, Madhubani in Bihar.
The following IRAS officers have been given new postings  
MOHD FAISAL has been transferred to ICF/Chennai, B VIJAYNATH was posted to South Central Railway in the cadre, KADAM CHANDRAKANT VITTALRAO has been appointed in Central Railway and posted in the cadre. ABHISHEK SWAMI has been transferred to Northern Railway in the cadre, S SENTHAMIL SELVAN was posted to Southern Railway and posted in the cadre.
Reshuffle of IAS officers in Jharkhand
DINESH CHANDRA MISHRA has been appointed as divisional commissioner of Santhal Pargana with additional charge of North Chotanagpur divisional commissioner. ABU BAKR SIDDIQUI gets additional charge of industry; VIRENDRA BHUSHAN is now new Panchayati Raj Director. ARVIND KUMAR has been appointed as new vice-chairman of Ranchi Regional Area Development Authority; CHHAVI RANJAN as social welfare director; ASHISH SINGHMAR gets additional charge of the urban administration; K RAVIKUMAR gets additional charge of Jharkhand Infrastructure Development Authority as its MD; ADITYA KUMAR ANAND as Koderma Deputy Development Commissioner; JEESHAN KAMAR as Chatra DDC; SHASHI RANJAN as Dumka DDC; AKANSHA RANJAN as DDC of Seraikela-Kharsawan; SURAJ KUMAR will remain in Jamshedpur as East Singhbhum DDC, KIRAN PASI as Giridih DDC and V BHASKARAN was posted of Environment.
Reshuffle of IAS officers in Andhra Pradesh
NEERABH KUMAR PRASAD has been posted as Principal Secretary, Labour, Employment, Training & Factories Department, G ANANTAHA RAMU is appointed as Principal Secretary to Government, Environment, Forest, Science & Technology Department and Mrs SUMITA DAWRA is Principal Secretary, Transport, Roads and Buildings Department. Besides, ADITYA NATH DAS has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Higher Education and School Education Department.
IAS officers awarded ODHISA cadre 
DASARATHI SATPATHY, PRATAP CHANDRA DASH-1, PRAFULLA CHANDRA PRADAHAN-2, NIRMAL CHADNRA MISHRA, MADHUSUDAN MISHRA-1, ANAJAN KUMAR MANIL, BENUDHAR BEHERA, PARTHA SARTTHI MISHRA, LAGNAJIT RAY, RABINDRA KUMAR MISHRA, BIBHUTI BHUSHAN PATNAIK, DR TRIBIKRAM PRADHAN, PREMANAND KHUNTIA, KABIR KISSAN, SUKADEV DAS, PRAMOD KUMAR PANDA, PREMANIDHI SETH, DWIJARAJ KAR, MADHAB CHANDRA BRIHA, DUKHISHYAM PAIK, GANGARAM PRADHAN, HEMANTHA KUMAR PADHI, ASHOK KUMAR PRUSETH, PRASANTA KUMAR DAS, GYANARANJAN DAS, GOSWAMI GOLAM DEBTA, PRASANNA KUMAR JENA and SURESH CHANDRA DALAI.
AP & Telangana HC gets Judges
KUMARI JAVALAKAR UMA DEVI, NAKKA BALAYOGI, MRS TELAPROLU RAJANI AND DR SHAMEEM AKTHER have been appointed as Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Reshuffle of IAS officers in Haryana
V UMASHANKAR has been given the additional charge of the post of Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Gurugram, T L SATYAPRAKASH was posted as Director, Town and Country Planning and Special Secretary and also made Director, Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs, Languages and Grievances,  SAMEER PAL SROW has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Faridabad and Director, Hospitality and Special Secretary and Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Development Corporation; ROHTASH SINGH KHARB as Deputy Commissioner, Yamunanagar; CHANDER SEKHAR as Director, Elementary Education and Special Secretary; S S PHULIA as State Project Director, Haryana School Siksha Priyojna Parishad; HARDEEP SINGH as Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram and Chief Administrator, Shri Mata Sheetla Devi Shrine Board; Mrs GAURI PARASHER JOSHI as Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula and Chief Administrator, Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board; Mrs GARIMA MITTAL as Chief Executive, Haryana Khadi & Village Industries Board, AMIT KHATRI has been given the additional charge of the post of Additional Chief Executive Officer, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority.
Reshuffle of IPS officers in Kerala
B S MUHAMMED YASEEN has been appointed as ADGP, Intelligence, R SREELEKHA was made ADGP, Prisons, RAJESH DIWAN is ADGP, North Zone. TOMIN J THACHANKARY has been appointed as ADGP, Coastal Security; NITIN AGARWAL as Crime Branch chief; P VIJAYAN as IG, Ernakulam; S SREEJITH and MAHIPAL YADAV as IGs Crime Branch; BALRAM KUMAR UPADHAYAY as Chief, Kerala Police Housing and Construction Corporation; ANIL KANTH was posted as ADGP, Police Headquarters.
Allahabad High Courts gets nine Judges
ABHAI KUMAR, ALOK KUMAR MUKHERJEE, ANIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA-II, RAVINDRA NATH KAKKAR-II, DR. VIJAY LAXMI, UMESH CHANDRA SRIVASTAVA, RAVINDRA NATH MISHRA-II, PRABHAT CHANDRA TRIPATHI and VINOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA-III.
Allahabad High court gets seven Additional Judges
MUKHTAR AHMED, AMAR SINGH CHAUHAN, SHAMSHER BAHADUR SINGH, VINOD KUMAR MISRA, PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, RAGHUVENDRA KUMAR AND PRATYUSH KUMAR.
Two IPS officers get new postings in Bihar
Harkishor Rai, Aide-de-Camp to Governor Bihar has been attached to the PHQ while Anand Kumar was posted as Aide-de-Camp to Governor Bihar.
IAS officers transferred in Jammu & Kashmir
ANSHUL GARG has been appointed as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, VIKAS KUNDAL was posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri and DOIFODE SAGAR DATTATRAY has been made Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Uri. Similarly, RAHUL YADAV has been posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Mendhar and OWAIS AHMED was appointed as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Bhaderwah.
Three IAS officers shifted in Rajasthan
Dr BHANWAR LAL has been appointed as SDM, Banswara,  Mrs BHARTI DIXIT was posted as Joint Chief Executive Officer, State Health Assurance Agency, Jaipur and ASHISH MODI has been made as SDM, Rajgarh.
Reshuffle of IAS officers in Tamil Nadu
R KANNAN has been appointed as Director cum Mission Director, Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) while Mrs M LAKSHMI was posted as Joint Commissioner (RA), Revenue Administration. KA BALACHANDRAN has been posted as Commissioner of Labour, N MURUGANANDAM was appointed as Principal Resident Commissioner-II, Tamil Nadu House, New Delhi; ASHOK DONGRE as Principal Secretary, Sports Development Authority and Mrs SHILPA PRABHAKAR SATISH has been posted as Executive Vice Chairperson, Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau. Ms AVNY LAVASA has been appointed as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, VIKAS KUNDAL was appointed as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.
Reshuffle of IAS officers in Delhi
CHANDRAKER BHARTI has been appointed as Secretary, Environment & Forest while V Abraham was given the additional charge of Secretary, Languages and also Secretary, Sahitya Kala Parishad. Similarly, MADHUP VYAS has been posted as Secretary, Health & Family Welfare,  AKASH MOHAPATRA was appointed as Special Commissioner, Trade and Taxes; N K SHARMA as Special Secretary, UD; P R MEENA as Special Secretary, PWD; GARIMA GUPTA as Director, Higher Education-cum-Special Secretary, Education; J P AGRAWAL is also Special Commissioner, Development; S K BHANDARI as Additional Commissioner, North DMC; Ms JUHI MUKHERJEE as CEO, NDMC Smart City Limited and is also Deputy Commissioner, Revenue; MUKESH PRASAD as Special Secretary, Power; SHIV KUMAR as Deputy Commissioner (West), Revenue; SACHIN SHINDE as Additional Secretary, Health & Family Welfare and Ms ISHA KHOSLA has been posted as Joint Secretary, Finance.
Reshuffle of IAS officers in Nagaland
IH ZHIMOMI has been posted as Commissioner and Secretary to Chief Minister, KELEI ZELIANG is posted as Secretary to the Chief Minister,  N C THUR is now Commissioner and Secretary of Transport. L KIRE has been posted as Commissioner and Secretary of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; WOPEN LOTHA as Commissioner and Secretary of Information and Public Relations; A S LONGCHARI as Secretary of Agriculture; AHOLA THOSE as Secretary of Art and Culture, MOTSUTHUNG LOTHA as Secretary of Urban Development, VM YANTHAN as Secretary of Home, TM YANTHAN as Secretary of Fisheries, KENILO APON as Secretary of Health and Family Welfare, SR RITSE as Secretary of School Education, YM HUMTSOE as Secretary of SCERT, AT SATO has been appointed as Secretary of Labour and Employment.
The following IPS officers have been transferred in Goa
UMESH GAONKAR has been transferred to Crime Branch, KARTHIK KASHYAP was now posted as North Goa SP and CHANDAN CHAUDHARY is South Goa Superintendent of Police. SHEKHAR PRABHUDESAI has been transferred to SP Commandant IRB; KARTHIK KASHYAP as SP North Goa district; UMESH Y GAONKAR was made SP Crime in Goa.
The following IAS officers have been shifted in Chhattisgarh
KUMAR LAL CHAUHAN has been appointed as Additional Commissioner, MANAREGA, Raipur,  RITESH KUMAR AGRAWAL was made CEO, Bastar Zilla Panchayat, JAGDISH SONKAR is CEO, Gariyaband Zilla Panchayat in Chhattisgarh.
Reshuffle of IPS officers in Punjab
NILABH KISHORE has been appointed as IG, Bathinda range, B CHANDRASEKHAR is IG Zone 1, Patiala and G NAGESWARA RAO was posted as Commissioner of Police, Amritsar. AMIT PRASAD has been appointed as IG, Intelligence & Counter Intelligence, Bathinda; DHRUMAN H NIMBALE as SSP, Sir Muktsar Sahib; HARJEET SINGH as SSP, Taran Taran; GAURAV GARG as SSP, Ferozepur; S BHOOPATHI as SSP, Patiala; J ELANCHEZIHIAN as SSP, Amritsar rural; DEEPAK HILORI as SSP, Batala, PATIL KETAN BALIRAM as SSP, Fazilka; NANAK SINGH as SSP, Faridkot; ALKA MEENA as SSP, Kapurthala and VIVEK SHEEL SONI was posted as SSP, Mansa. JITENDRA JAIN has been appointed as IG, Intelligence, Bathinda,  LOK NATH ANGRA was posted Amritsar Commissioner, GURMIT CHAUHAN is IG, Patiala zone. NARINDER BHARGAVA has been posted as SSP Fazilka; DARSHAN SINGH as SSP Faridkot; MANMOHAN KUMAR as SSP Taran Taran; MUKHWINDER SINGH as SSP Mansa; RACHPAL SINGH as SSP Ferozepur and GURPREET GILL was posted as SSP, Muktsar.
Transferred and posted to different places in West Bengal
TANMAY RAY CHAUDHURI has been transferred as DIG, PHQ, SUBRATA KUMAR MITRA was made CP of Barrackpore, B L MEENA is DIG of Presidency Range. RUPESH KUMAR has been transferred to the post of DC detective department in Kolkata Police; JOY BISWAS as SP of Purulia; PRIYABRATA ROY as SDPO, Kalna; SAYAK DAS posted to Katwa; BISHOP SARKAR to Khatra; HARIKRISHNA PAI to Arambagh; KUNWAR BHUSHAN SINGH to Islampur; AMANDEEP to Ranaghat; KAMANASISH SEN to Serampore; PINAKI DUTTA to Kurseong; DHRITIMAN SARKAR to Rampurhat, and PRAWEEN PRAKASH was shifted to Jangipur.
Reshuffle of IPS officers in Kerala
K P PHILLIP has been appointed as District Police Chief, Kannur, S SURENDERAN was posted as District Police Chief, Kollam Rural, A V GEORGE is District Police Chief, Ernakulam Rural. J JAYANATH has been appointed as District Police Chief, Kozhikode; N VIJAYKUMAR as District Police Chief, Thrissur Rural; K G SIMON as District Police Chief, Kasargode; M K PUSHKARAN as District Police Chief, Kozhikode; ASHOK KUMAR as District Police Chief, Thiruvananthapuram rural; T NARAYANAN as District Police Chief, Thrissur City; YATHEESH CHANDRA as Deputy Commissioner, L&O and Traffic, Kochi City; PRATHEESH KUMAR as District Police Chief, Palakkad; Dr ARUL R B KRISHNA as Deputy Commissioner, L&O, Traffic, Thiruvananthapuram City; SIVA VIKRAM as District Chief Wayanand; B ASOKAN as District Police Chief, Pathanamthitta; VENUGOPAL as District Police Chief, Idukki and MOHAMMED RAFEEK was posted as District Police Chief, Alappuzha.

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