Rajni Kant Misra is BSF’s new DG; SS Deswal to take charge as Sashastra Seema Bal chief

Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

Rajni Kant Misra, a 1984 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer and the officer who had a long innings with the Border Security Force (BSF) during the past, will be the new Director General of BSF. He is presently serving as DG, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). A personnel department order issued on Thursday said, Misra would replace 1982 batch Rajasthan cadre IPS KK Sharma as the BSF DG and will hold the post till…

Babu Marriage: Anuj Malik gets transferred to Uttar Pradesh on ground of marriage

Ms Anuj Malik, a 2017 batch AGMUT cadre IAS, has been transferred from AGMUT cadre  to Uttar Pradesh cadre on the grounds of marriage to Gaurav Singh Sogarwal, also a 2017 batch IAS belonging to Uttar Pradesh. When Sogarwal cracked the UPSC examination of 2016, there were  a number of media reports about him on how he lost his…

“If I were to be born again, I would love to be an IAS officer”: Secretary Anil Swarup

Anil Swarup, 1981 batch IAS

BY THE end of this month, secretary of the department of school education and literacy — Anil Swarup — will retire after serving as a civil servant for long 37 years. Today (Tuesday), just ahead of his retirement, he has taken to the Twitter to give a hurrah to the IAS as a career when he said he enjoyed "every moment" as an IAS. The following is what the 1981 batch UP cadre IAS posted:

UP IAS Pinky Jowel gets inter-cadre deputation to Tamil Nadu; AK Bamba is new chairman of Land Ports Authority of India

THE government last week gave its nod for an inter-cadre deputation of Ms Pinky Jowel, a 2003 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS, from Uttar Pradesh to Tamil Nadu cadre for a period of three years. Originally belonging to Haryana, Ms Jowel served in UP’s districts like Bahraich, Sultanpur, Lakhimpur Kheri and Hathras as collector and district magistrate. She is a bachelor of dental surgery from….

Govt upgrades SPG posts to inspector general’s level to rope in 2 senior IPS — Alok Sharma and S Suresh

TWO IPS officers — Alok Sharma of 1991 batch and S Suresh of 1995 batch — were appointed as Inspector General (IG) in Special Protection Group (SPG), an elite force which is in charge of protecting India’s Prime Minister, former PMs and their families. The SPG commandoes are often called the black cats. In order to rope in these two senior officers, both currently working in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the government had to temporarily…

Babu Marriage: Sarneet Kaur Broca transferred to UP cadre on grounds of marriage to Prathamesh Kumar; Sanjay Goyal gets inter-cadre deputation

THE government on Monday transferred Ms. Sarneet Kaur Broca, 2016 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS from Madhya Pradesh cadre to Uttar Pradesh cadre on grounds of marriage to Prathamesh Kumar, her batch mate belonging to Uttar Pradesh cadre. 27-year-old Ms Broca belongs to…

UP bureaucrats demand flats in Lucknow or Noida at “reasonable rates”; asks state govt to expedite promotion processes

Chief Minister Yadav with IAS officers 

UTTAR PRADESH cadre IAS officers on Saturday demanded plots or flats either in Lucknow or Noida at “reasonable rates”, according to reports quoting UP IAS Association’s annual general meeting held in Lucknow as a part of the annual IAS week ended yesterday. The officers have also demanded that the IAS of 1985 and 1986 batches should get the same pay scale as that of the chief secretary. And the process of all promotion-related matters including the promotion of 1992 batch officers as principal secretary and 2001 batch officers as secretary to the government, should be completed wrapped up before the Election Commission of India…

11 additional secretary-ranked officers appointed; Bhullar is new DGCA, Malini Shankar new DG, Shipping

THE government on Monday appointed 11 officers as additional secretaries or additional secretary-equivalent. The officers include seven IAS, two IDAS (Indian Defence Accounts Service), and one each from IRS-IT and Indian Economic Service (IES). Whereas 1984 batch IAS Malini Shankar has been appointed as Director General, Shipping, BS Bhullar, a 1986 batch UP cadre IAS will be the new Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA). Here below is the full list of the officers and their new posting:

11 union ministers, 35 young IAS and a discussion on the last man in the queue

2014 batch IAS officers during the interactive session

IN A unique interaction between 11 union ministers, all from Uttar Pradesh, and about 35 IAS officers of 2014 batch —either of UP cadre or those hailing from the state —the Central government on Wednesday wanted to send a message to the young bureaucrats: Bear empathy for the last man in the queue. The young officers presently posted in various ministries and departments as assistant secretaries, participated in the interactive session which was addressed by three cabinet ministers including…

Know more about UP’s new chief secretary — Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar

UTTAR Pradesh has a new chief secretary — 1983 batch IAS Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar. State chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday appointed Bhatnagar as the state’s top bureaucrat after he had removed 1982-batch IAS officer Deepak Singhal from the post. Singhal is believed to be close to CM’s uncle and minister Shivpal Singh Yadav with whom CM’s relations have deteriorated over the last three months. Setting aside the politics within the Yadav family, BoI here talks about the new man at the helm of bureaucracy in Uttar Pradesh, the state that’s going for polls early next year. Hailing from Delhi, Bhatnagar…

IPS Association steps in, as UP Police helpline malfunctions; 14-year-old rape victim wants to be an IPS

AS THE entire nation was shocked by a horrible gang-rape incident of a woman and her 14-year-old daughter in Bulandshahr in western Uttar Pradesh earlier this week, it has been found that police helpline number 100 does not work properly in the area. IPS Association after being alerted by some social media users, stepped in and asked the UP Police to scrutinize the complaint that police helpline in the state is not in order. In many places, an ordinary caller finds the helpline number busy, and when it rings no one picks it up. UP Police then wrote to…

Parameswaran Iyer: How this ex-IAS and new drinking water and sanitation secretary may give a Vietnamese twist to Swachh Bharat Mission

IN THE World Bank, everyone calls this program manager and lead water and sanitation specialist as Param. His full name is Parameswaran Iyer, a 1981 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS who took voluntary retirement about seven years ago. In a rare instance, the Narendra Modi government in an order dated February 3, roped in this IAS-turned sanitation specialist as union secretary in charge of the ministry of drinking water and sanitation, the agency that anchors the Centre’s ambitious programme of Swachh Bharat Mission, or Clean India Mission. Iyer’s appointment will be on a contract basis for…

How to react when cabinet secretary invites you for a cup of tea? Coal secretary Anil Swarup’s tech talk

Anil Swarup, 1981 batch UP cadre IAS and current coal secretary argues that an administrator does not need to be a technologist to use technology in government. In a speech delivered in 14th Star Nite Awards 2015 recently (it’s available in YouTube), Swarup narrated how the then cabinet secretary Ajit K Seth called him for a cup of tea and gave him an assignment he was not very happy about. Edited excerpts of his speech on use of technology:

Amit Gupta in Limca Book of Records: How this UP IAS turns frequent transfers into a lifelong asset

FOR civil servants, one of the easy punishments being crafted by political leadership, is frequent transfers. We have all heard about many victims, most notable being Ashok Khemka of Haryana cadre, just to mention one. But meet this 2000 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS -- Amit Gupta who turned this liability of frequent transfers into a lifetime asset. Limca Book of Records, the annual reference book that documents human and natural world records, has issued a certificate to Gupta for his record of…

2 States 2 Stories: When an IAS holds umbrella for his CM and when CM says he will make things disastrous for IAS

An IAS officer is seen holding an umbrella for Maharashtra CM

“Before you make me jobless, I will make things disastrous for you” – this is what Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav told a group of senior IAS officers in a closed-door meeting on Saturday, according to a news report published in a national daily. The CM was reportedly in a very serious mood when he warned as many as…

A new Kejriwal in UP? IAS officer Surya Pratap Singh set to announce his political party on Wednesday

IT’S official, now. Surya Pratap Singh, 1982 batch UP cadre IAS, will on Wednesday formally announce the formation of a new political party that is likely to focus on 2017 assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh. Once the political party is announced, Singh will join the list of bureaucrat-turned political entrepreneur, the others being IRS-turned Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and IAS-turned…

Know Your Babu: Did you know new DeitY secretary JS Deepak championed a successful 3G auction?

JS Deepak, 1982 batch IAS

FOLLOWING the 2G spectrum scam during the UPA regime, there was one bureaucrat in the ministry of telecom who designed and conducted the 3G AND Wi-Max spectrum auctions that fetched the Central government whopping about Rs 1,06,260 crore (USD 24.5 billion). It was the first time spectrum was auctioned in India in a transparent manner and that too through a massive e‐auction route. The bureaucrat concerned was JS Deepak, then a JS (joint secretary) in the department of telecom. As the 2G scam was so over-powering, no one actually paid much attention to the good work done by the…

Amitabh Thakur, the IPS who lodged police compliant against Mulayam Singh Yadav; 10 Facts

A DAY after 1992 batch UP cadre IPS officer Amitabh Thakur filed a police complaint against Mulayam Singh Yadav for allegedly threatening him over the phone, an FIR was lodged against him on a rape charge. The police officer on Sunday reacted to it by saying that the rape case lodged against him was the ‘return gift’ from the Samajwadi Party chief. BoI here presents 10 facts about this activist cop who moved court against existence of a separate IPS Association, approached CAT against Rule 7 of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules 1968, made allegation about a “cane scam” in UP Police, planned to write a book on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and wanted a regulatory body to monitor the God Men:

Know Your Babu: New mines secretary Balvinder Kumar is learning more about "mind and consciousness"

BALVINDER Kumar has been appointed as the secretary, ministry of mines. Earlier he was serving as Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) vice-chairman.

Kumar, a 1981-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, was the chairman of Noida Authority before his stint at DDA. He will succeed...

Power Moment for PK Sinha: 10 things to know about new cabinet secretary

UNION power secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha had his power moment on Friday when prime minister Narendra Modi handpicked this 1977 batch IAS as new cabinet secretary, the top bureaucracy job in India. As Sinha will soon move into the earmarked bungalow of cabinet secretary (32, Prithviraj Road), he will have BJP veteran LK Advani and top corporate honchos like Dalmia, Nanda, Goenka, Punj and Jindal as his neighbours. Here are 10 things you may like to know about Sinha.