NAME CHANGE: 2011 batch IAS Sindhu B will now be Sindhu B Rupesh

Sindhu B, 2011 batch Karnataka cadre IAS, has been permitted to change her name from "Sindhu B" to "Sindhu B Rupesh. "She will accordingly be recognized as "Smt. Sindhu B Rupesh" for all official purposes”, said the DoPT order issued on October 11. But who’s Sindhu Rupesh? A graduate in electronics and communication engineer and an IAS topper, Ms Sindhu Rupesh till recently served in Karnataka’s…

Name change trend by IAS officers continues; Vinita Vasdev Vaid turns Vinita Vaid Singal; Tina Kumar becomes Tina Soni

LAST week, the Central government permitted the change of names for two IAS officers — Ms Vinita Vasdev Vaid of 1996 batch and Dr Tina Kumar of 2007 batch —, thereby continuing the trend of name change by IAS officers across the country. Accordingly, Vinita Vasdev Vaid, who belongs to Maharashtra cadre, will now be known as Ms Vinita Vaid Singal for all official purposes. Similarly, Dr Tina Kumar, a 2007 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS will now be…

4 IAS repatriated to Bihar; 1 IAS allowed to change name; and another gets nod for cadre change on grounds of marriage

THE government on Wednesday decided to repatriate four Bihar cadre IAS officers, two of them — Sunil Kumar Singh of 1983 batch and Dr Subhas Sharma of 1984 batch — being very senior, as their batch mates are already union secretaries. The repatriation order approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, came in less than a month after the change of government in Patna with chief minister Nitish Kumar deciding to junk its ally RJD and partnering with its old ally, the BJP. The two other IAS officers who were also repatriated to Bihar on Wednesday were…

Govt permits 2009 batch IAS to change her name; she will now be Jyoti Yadav

2009 BATCH Uttarakhand cadre IAS Jyoti Neeraj Khairwal will now be known as Jyoti Yadav for all official purposes. Yes, this IAS officer has changed her name. The government notification issued last week read like this:

What is the name of REC chairman? DoPT issues clarifications 3 months after PV Ramesh took over

FOUR months after the Central government released an order saying that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved “Dr P.V. Ramesh Babu’s” appointment as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), the government on Friday released an corrigendum stating his name is…

IAS Deepa Agrawal will now be Deepa Ranjan; List of a select IAS officers who changed their names

THE government last week permitted Deepa Agrawal, a 2013 batch UP cadre IAS, to change her name from Deepa Agrawal to Deepa Ranjan. “She will accordingly be recognized as Smt. Deepa Ranjan for all official purposes”, an order dated November 17, said. Originally belonging to Bihar, 29-year-old Deepa is a…

Mera Naam Shyam Arjunrao Tagade: Now 1991 batch Maharashtra IAS changes his name

THE name change saga of IAS officers continues. The Central government in a notification dated June 16, 2015, permitted 1991 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer Shamrao Arjun Tagade to change his name to Shyam Arjunrao Tagade. “He will accordingly be recognized as Shri Shyam Arjunrao Tagade for all official purposes", said the notification. First, here are the new names of some IAS officers:

Name Change Saga: 5th IAS officer permitted to change name since June this year

Name change notification of S Prabhakar, IAS

THE change of names by serving IAS officers has continued at an alarmingly high pace as the department of personnel and training (DoPT) on November 13, 2014 approved the application of yet another IAS officer, Dr S Prabakharan to change his name to Dr S Prabhakar, the fifth officer of Indian Administrative Service to change name in less than six months. Tamil Nadu cadre IAS Prabakharan, now to be known as Prabhakar for all official purposes, was appointed to…

Basavaraju will be Dr B Basavaraaju; 4 IAS change names in 6 months, but why?

1988 batch Karnataka cadre IAS Basavaraju has become the fourth officer of Indian Administrative Service since June this year to change his name. In an order dated November 7, the government permitted Basavaraju to change his name to Dr B Basavaraaju for “all official purposes”.  Earlier...

3 IAS officers changed their names in 3 months; astrology or fashion?

A GOVERNMENT official recently wrote to BoI: “I know one officer whose name is TPVSS Rao. Strangely with every new posting he would become Sekhar Rao or SS Rao or TP Rao. We used to call him A to Z Rao." Jokes apart, changing one’s name or at least a part of it by senior officers has become somewhat routine, at least when three IAS officers since June this year got permission from the DoPT to do so. Last week, DoPT permitted one IAS officer named…