77 years old Rajasthan officer Harish Krishniya and 4 other septuagenarians appointed as IAS; the appointments “notional”, DoPT clarifies

Harish Krishniya is 77 years old. He was born on March 28, 1941 i.e. six years before India became Independent, according to government records. And believe it or not, this Rajasthan officer along with four others, were last week promoted to IAS albeit the appointments being “notional”. After decades of litigation in the court, the promotion of the officers in yesteryears turned a reality. The Centre’s personnel department, DoPT, in an order dated April 20, 2018, said that five officers, viz.

HOME COMING: Gujarat cadre IAS Lalnunmawia Chuaungo gets inter-cadre deputation to Mizoram till retirement

THE government has allowed Lalnunmawia Chuaungo, 1987 batch Gujarat cadre IAS, for an inter-cadre deputation from Gujarat to the Mizoram segment of the AGMUT cadre till February 28, 2022, the date he retires. 56 years old  Chuaungo is a Mizo, and has been serving in Gujarat for three decades. A graduate in history, he can speak…