1983 batch IIS Sitanshu Kar is new GoI principal spokesman; retired Karnataka IAS Khuntia appointed IRDAI boss

1983 BATCH Indian Information Service officer Sitanshu Ranjan Kar is the new principal spokesperson of the Government of India and Director General of Press Information Bureau. The officer who had a 35 years long career and is mostly known for his decade-long innings as the spokesman of the ministry of defence, assumed office on Tuesday. After joining the IIS in 1983, Kar had first joined the…

24 senior IIS officers transferred; reshuffle in DD (News), All India Radio, DAVP et al

IN A major administrative reshuffle in various organisations under the ministry of information and broadcasting on Friday, as many as 24 senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officers were transferred — the clear trend being the sending of some officers out of Delhi and bringing back others to New Delhi. All the officers are of the rank of director generals (DGs) and additional director generals (ADG) — the senior most positions in the IIS hierarchy. Here are the details of each of the 24 postings:

7 Indian Information Service officers promoted; to get HAG scale now; Full List

AS MANY AS seven Assistant Director General-ranked officers belonging to Indian Information Service (IIS) were on Friday promoted to the HAG pay scale, i.e. the scale of a GoI additional secretaries or DG in IIS hierarchy. HAG pay scale is Rs 67,000—79,000 (level 15 in new pay matrix i.e. Rs 1.82 lakh to Rs 2.24 lakh per month). The seven IIS officers who got promoted were:

New cadre structure of Indian Information Service approved; total officers: 573; higher grade: 3; selection grade: 11…

AFTER the completion of a new cadre review process, Indian Information Service (IIS) officers will now have three higher grade and 11 senior grade posts, according to an order issued early this week by the Information and Broadcasting ministry, Government of India. Last month, the Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the cadre review process that discussed the addition of...

What President Mukherjee tells IIS, ITS officer trainees

OFFICER trainees of various services such as IAS, IPS and other Group “A” services are always taken to Rashtrapati Bhavan for a meeting with the President of India. A couple of days ago, probationers of Indian Information Service, Indian Trade Service and Indian Posts and Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service called on the President. The President always makes it a point to give his prescription on governance, apart from having customary photo shoots. Here are 10 key points that President Pranab Mukherjee told to these young civil servants on Tuesday: