Deputy secretary and director who are willing to work in CVC may end up getting longer deputation tenure. How?

THE officers working as deputy secretary or director in various ministries and departments of the Central government are now given an option of getting additional tenure of two years if they are selected for Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). “If the officer is selected for the post (in CVC), it will be treated as ‘shift” from Central Staffing Scheme post, which will entail additional tenure of two years as per…

10 new GoI directors appointed; 3 officers from Indian Ordnance Factory Service find berths; Full List

THE government on Wednesday either appointed or laterally transferred 10 officers as GoI directors or deputy secretaries, three of whom belonging to Indian Ordnance Factory Service only. Here is the full list of 10 officers and their new ministries/departments:

Three 2004 batch officers, one each from IDAS, IPoS and ISS, elevated as directors

THREE 2004 batch officers, belonging to Indian Defence Accounts Service, Indian Postal Service and Indian Statistical Service, have been elevated to the rank of directors. All those three officers were working with the central ministries as deputy secretary. A director is a notch higher than a deputy secretary in the government hierarchy. Here below are three officers and their elevation:

5 non-IAS officers appointed as deputy secretaries, directors; Income-Tax officer Ritu Sharma to head National Gallery of Modern Art

Courtesy: National Gallery of Modern Art

LATE last week, the union government appointed five director/deputy secretary-ranked officers in various ministries. All happened to be non-IAS. Whereas an IRS-IT officer was chosen as the director of National Gallery of Modern Art, an Indian Trade Service officer found a berth in the department of justice. Also, the ministry of coal will now have an Indian Ordnance Factory Service officer as deputy secretary. Here below are the details of five officers:

Indian Ordnance Factory Service officers dominate in director-level appointments; Full List

DURING the last couple of days, the Central government appointed at least 11 officers as directors in various ministries, the highlight being a clear domination by officers belonging to Indian Ordnance Factory Service (IOFS). In total, as many as 10 non-IAS officers find berths as directors. Here below is the full list:

7 non-IAS officers appointed as directors in GoI departments, NITI Aayog, UPSC; Full List

UPSC Building

THE Centre last week appointed seven director-level officers in various ministries and departments, apart from appointing 29 joint secretaries. All new directors are non-IAS; they belong to services such as Indian Ordnance Factory Service, Indian Railway Accounts Service, Indian Information Service, Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, Indian Railway Personnel Service etc. Here are the details of their appointments:

5 non-IAS officers get berth as deputy secretary, director in ministries like home, finance, mines; Full List

LAST Friday, the government announced the appointment of five officers belonging to various Central Group “A” services in the ministries such as home affairs, mines, commerce and also in the department of investment and public asset management that comes under the ministry of finance. None of them was incidentally an IAS. Here below are the five deputy secretary, director level appointments:

IAS Manju Rajpal prematurely repatriated; 5 new directors appointed — one each from ISS, ITS, IFOS, IRSEE, IDSE

THE government on Wednesday prematurely repatriated 2000 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS and director in the cabinet secretariat Manju Rajpal to her parent cadre on “personal ground”. The repatriation will be with effect from March 10, 2017. Meanwhile, the government appointed five new directors across ministries, and all are non-IAS officers belonging to Group “A” services. Here below are the details of each one them:

Centre downgrades the post of project director of Raebareli-based aviation university from JS to director

THE Centre is looking for a director-ranked officer for the post of project director in Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU), located in Raebareli’s Fursatganj area. It was originally a joint secretary-ranked post, downgraded possibly after there were few takers of the post. The earlier government in March 2014 decided to keep the place of posting in New Delhi so as to possibly…

A chance for director-ranked officer to spend time in Assam’s picturesque tea gardens; How?

IF YOU are a deputy secretary or director-ranked officer eligible to be appointed under the Central Staffing Scheme, here is an opportunity to take a break up to five years from the hustle-bustle of a city life and spend time in Assam’s picturesque tea gardens. The DoPT has written to Union secretaries and chief secretaries of various states to…

Govt looks for an officer for post of Adviser to Executive Director, World Bank

IT does not matter whether you call it a cool posting or a hot assignment. But the government is looking for an officer of the deputy secretary or director of government of India to fill up the post of Adviser to the Executive Director, World Bank, Washington, USA, for a period of three years.

The officer must have worked for at least two years at the Centre under the Central Staffing Scheme, and should not be over 54 years of age. The desirable qualifications include familiarity in dealing with the multilaterals in policy dialogue at the government of India and degree in economics or MBA or international trade or public finance. The last date is April 4, 2011.

For details check out the DoPT CIRCULAR, dated March 3, 2011

Private Party continues!

From ministers to Kamal Nath to Salman Khurshid, it’s the time to get fresh faces as private secretaries. Whereas Khalid Bin Jamal, a 1994 batch IAAS officer has been appointed as private secretary (director level) to Kamal Nath, the minister of urban development, a 1991 batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer Ms Nuzhat Hassan has been hired by minister of minority affair Salman Khurshid as his private secretary. Also, Dr Arja Srikanth, a 1987 batch IRTS has been appointed as private secretary (director level) to the minister of state for heavy industries and public enterprises A Sai Prathap. In a similar appointment, K Satish Nambudiripad, a 1991 batch IIS officer, currently working as director in the ministry of human resource development has been appointed as private secretary to the minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution Prof KV Thomas.

Action and Appointments

a) Ram Prakash Sisodia, a 1991 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS, presently working as director in the department of higher education has been appointed as joint secretary in the department of school education and literacy.

b) Shaktikanta Das, a 1980 batch Tamil Nadu cadre IAS has been promoted as additional secretary in the department of economic affairs.

c) Shailesh Kumar Singh, a 1991 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS, presently working as land and development commissioner in the ministry of urban development has been appointed as joint secretary in charge of urban transport in urban development ministry.