6 new joint secretaries appointed; government also appoints a full-time ED after 2 years

THE Central government on Wednesday night released an order of appointing six joint secretaries after being approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. These new JS include two Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officers, and one each from IAS, IPS, IRS-IT and Indian Ordnance Factory Service. Meanwhile, the ACC has also approved the appointment of acting Enforcement Director and 1984 batch AGMUT cadre IPS Karnal Singh as full-time ED till August 31, 2017, i.e. the date of his retirement. Here is the full list of all these appointments:

No Full-time ED Since Aug 2014: IPS Karnal Singh continues to be acting ED for 6 more months

Enforcement Director (ED), a key post at the helm of investigating high-valued money laundering cases in India, will continue to be assigned to an officer on a part-time basis. The government in an order issued on Wednesday said, 1984 batch UT cadre IPS Karnal Singh will continue to be acting ED for six more months beginning Feb 19, 2016, or until the appointment of a regular incumbent. Thus in effect, Singh, who was…

Removal of Rajan S Katoch as Enforcement Director and beyond

THE government on Wednesday night removed Rajan S Katoch, 1979 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS, as Enforcement Director (ED) and appointed 1984 batch UT cadre IPS officer Karnal Singh, now a special director in the directorate as the acting ED for three months or until further order. The removal of Katoch, who has been holding the additional charge as ED since July 2014 in addition to discharging his duty as union heavy industries secretary, is already due, but in all probability, the order of his removal was expedited after…