IPS Rahul Jain  is a 2015 Batch Officer of Odisha cadre and is currently posted as Superintendent of Police in Angul District, Odisha.Known for his compassion and community driven policing.His Mission for the district focuses on safeguarding women and children.

“We are cracking down on crimes against women and children”he said, emphasizing his zero-tolerance approach.

In order to instil fear in wrongdoers and ensure a strong sense of safety for women and children, Jain explained “We are fast-tracking investigations and trials in many of these cases.”

Under his leadership, efforts are also being made to secure swift convictions so that justice is delivered promptly. “We’re working to ensure that culprits are punished in the shortest possible time”he affirmed.

All eyes are on the appointment of a new Commissioner of Police, Delhi. Present CP, Sanjay Arora is a TN cadre IPS officer which is scheduled to retire in July.  In the power galleries question is being asked, will this time Delhi get a UT cadre IPS officer as CP?

Around one decade tenure of Gurdeep Singh as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NTPC is coming to an end in July 2025. The Government of India has started searching for his successor to the post. Gurdeep Singh had joined NTPC on February 4, 2016.

The tenure of Mahesh Kumar Bajaj as Executive Director, Indian Bank, is coming to an end on June 30, 2025.

Sanjay Kumar Panigrahi, CGM, Cotton Corporation of India Limited has been selected for the post of Managing Director, The Jute Corporation of India Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 17, 2025. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Jitendra Singh Meena has been appointed as Director/IG, BPR&D on deputation basis. He is a 2007 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Cadre Mrs Aranksha Yadav has been transferred from Gujarat to Maharashtra cadre on the grounds of her marriage with IPS Anmol Mittal. She is a 2023 batch IPS officer.

Parikshit Singh has been appointed as Regional Director in ESI Corporation, New Delhi on deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Ground floor has been allocated for the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in newly built Common Central Secretariat building.

Mrs Rakhee Nisha Oraon has been appointed as Additional CIT (OSD) in the office of Pr. CCIT, Bihar & Jharkhand region, Patna on return from deputation. She is an IRS-IT officer.

Jayant Ramachandran, who is presently serving in South Western Railway (SWR), has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Director, Mechanical Engineering (Production Units) [ME (PU)], Railway Board. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

 

Pradeep Kumar Ojha, who is currently posted as Executive Director, Traffic Transportation (Freight) [EDTT (F)], Railway Board, has been posted as Principal Executive Director, Traffic Transportation (Freight) [PEDTT (F)], Railway Board. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

The CBIC has granted pro-forma promotion to 14 IRS(C&IT) officers in the grade of Jint Commissioners. They are-Nidhi lal, Chavan Swacchand Uttamrao, Aditya Kumar Mamgain, Kranti Prabhat Singh, Mallikarjuna Vishwanath Mamani, Rahul Saraf, Minu Susan Abraham, Sandeep Beniwal, Rahul Raichur, Saravanna Bhupathi Kumaran Sumathi, Santosh Kumar, Bipin Kumar, Magimai Arokiaraj A and Thorat Piyush Sharatchandra.

The DGFT  gas granted NFU to four ITrS officers of 2013 batch. They are- Ramesh Kumar Verma, Dr Bhavnath Punnan Kumar, Rohit Soni and Ms Suganya K.

The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) – associated with the appointment of top officials for public sector banks and financial institutions – has invited applications for the post of Managing Director (MD) of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) on a full-time basis. The applicant should have at least 25 years’ experience in different verticals/ domains in scheduled commercial banks (SCBs)/ financial institutions (FIs) or public sector organisations in the financial/ banking sector, including three years of operational experience preferably in Project Finance/ Credit Appraisal/ Large Corporate Credit as on May 29, 2025. Of these, at least two years of experience should be at the level of Whole-Time Director/ Director on the Board of an SCB/ FI; or General Manager in Nationalised Banks; or Executive Director in IDBI Bank Limited. The last date for submitting the complete online application is July 15, 2025.

More than one dozen IAS officers have been given new assignments in Karnataka. Accordingly, Mrs Janaki K M has been appointed as Secretary, Karnataka Public Service Commission, Bengaluru, while Mrs Sathyabhama was made State Project Director, Samagra Shikshana Karnataka and Mrs Latha Kumari is Deputy Commissioner, Hassan District. Similarly, Mrs Swaroop T K has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner, Udupi District; Dr Avinash Menon Rajendran as Mission Director, National health Mission & Directorate of Health; Mullai Muhilan as Inspector General, Registration and Commissioner of Stamps; Nalini Atul as Secretary, Kalyana Karnataka REgional Development Board & E/o Joint Secretary, Planning Programme Monitoring & Statistics Department, Kalaburagi; Darshan H V as Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada District; Sangappa as Deputy Commissioner, Bagalkot; Suresh B Itnal as Deputy Commissioner, Koppal district; Dr Naveen Bhat Y as CEO, Zilla Panchayath, Chikkaballapur; Ms Garima Panwar as MD, Karnataka Handlooms Development Corporation; Rahul Ratnam Pandey as ED, Centre for Smart Governance; Prakash GT Nittali as Director, Public Instructions (Mid-day Meals); Varnit Negi as  CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Koppal and Gitte Madhav Vitthal Rao was made CEO, Zilla Panchayath, Davanagere district.

As many as 13 IAS officers have been given new assignments in Gujarat. Accordingly,  Ashwani Kumar has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Sports, Youths & Culture Activities while Ramesh Chand Meena was given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Ports and Transport and M Thennarasan is Principal Secretary, Urban Development. Similarly, Milind Shivaram Torawane has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Panchayats, Rural Housing & Rural Development with additional charge of MD, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited; Ms Arti Kanwar gets additional charge of Secretary, Finance Expenditure; Jenu Devan as MD, Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd; Prabhav Joshi as MD, Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited; Tejas Dilipbhai Parmar as Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Junagadh; Dr Om Prakash as Collector, Rajkot; Ashish Kumar as Director, Tribal Development, Gandhinagar with additional charge of CEO, Development Support Agency of Gujarat; Suthar Raj as District Development Officer, Narmada-Rajpipla; Ankit Pannu as District Development Officer, Jamnagar and Patil Anand Ashok was given additional charge of District Development Officer, Dangs-Ahwa.
 

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has advertised for two Research Officers on deputation basis. Details can be availed from the NHRC website.

Three vacancies for the post of Assistant Director (Corporate Law) in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Online applications must reach on or before July 3, 2025.

Department of Higher Education has invited entries for Scholarship from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Bachelor's and Postgraduate Programmes.

Manjunath I Pujar has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax. He is an ACIT (Retd.)

S Senthil Kumar, DDGF(C), Bangalore, has been assigned additional charge of the post of DDGF(C), Bhopal. He is a 1997 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Mrs Yasodha K has been appointed to the post of DIGF, Regional Office, Bangalore, on deputation basis under the Central Staffing Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for a period of five years. She is a 2009 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

NBCC (India) Limited, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, organised “Yoga Maha Kumbh”, a signature event as a part of celebrations under the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2025 . This year’s IDY theme, “Yoga for One Earth, One Health,” resonates deeply with NBCC’s commitment to holistic wellness, sustainability and inclusive growth. The event was inaugurated by K P Mahadevaswamy, CMD , NBCC, in the august presence of Mrs Ritu Pande, CVO, NBCC, Dr. Indu Sharma, Assistant Professor, Morarji Desai Institute of Yoga and representatives of Brahmakumaris, senior officers of NBCC and general public. Organised under the guidance of Ministry of Ayush and coordinated by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), the Yoga Maha Kumbh is being organised at Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi the event shall culminate with the International Day of Yoga on 21.06.2025.  NBCC has actively engaged its employees and common public and other stakeholders in this celebration. 6 participating organisations are partnering NBCC and MDNIY for organising various programs and sessions including Common Yoga Protocol, meditation, Thematic Exhibition, Raj Yoga, Yog Nidra, musical presentation, Quiz activities, Naadi Pariksha, Informative talks on health management, Anand Yoga,  transcendental meditation, lifestyle disorder therapy etc. This event embarks NBCC’s alignment with the national movement that celebrates India’s cultural heritage and its leadership in promoting yoga as a global wellness practice.

Rajesh Nanalal Doshi has been re-designated as Chairman of the Board of Rajoo Engineers Limited.

Hasmukhlal Ambavibhai Manavadaria has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent) of Rajoo Engineers Limited.

Rajiv Kotia has been re-appointed as Chairman and Managing Director on the Board of Directors of Sungold Capital Limited.

Pankaj Ganpati Yadav has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent Director) of Pearl Green Clubs and Resorts Limited.

Prabhat Kumar Jha has been appointed as Additional Director (Executive Director) of Pearl Green Clubs and Resorts Limited.

Sanjay Kumar Narsaria has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive and Independent) of Lords Chemicals Limited.

Nilesh Sharma has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent) of Seshachal Technologies Limited.

Dhruv Prakash has been re-appointed as a Director of IndiaMART InterMESH Limited.

Ms. Pallavi Dinodia Gupta has been re-appointed as an Independent Director of IndiaMART InterMESH Limited with effect from October 20, 2025.

Mr. Sandeep Kumar Barasia has been appointed as an Independent Director of IndiaMART InterMESH Limited with effect from April 29, 2025.

Mrs. Bhagyashri Nilesh Devrale has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Director of Garodia Chemicals Limited.

Ms. Feroza Jamsheed Pandey has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Independent Director of Polo Queen Industrial and Fintech Limited.

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Delay in submission of reply regarding PDS

The appellant sought information about whether a ration card holder can be given ration if his fingerprint or iris authentication on the POS machine fails. He sought for the procedure in this regard seeking copy of the relevant circulars. He further sought information about the procedure to provide ration to a disabled ration card holder. There was a delay in providing the information. The PIO submitted that the RTI application was filed on 26/4/2023 and the reply was prepared by the Policy Branch but it could not be dispatched due to a fire incident occurred in May, 2023 and the file was bundled up with the other files. The reply was provided to the RTI applicant on 02/05/2024 and also, a Memo was issued to the erring official i.e. MTS of the branch on 02/05/2024 with the direction to submit his reply within three days as to why the RTI reply was not dispatched within time. It was submitted before the CIC that a lenient view may kindly be taken in the matter keeping in view the circumstances in which the error occurred and the official has already been warned to be careful in future.  The CIC was not convinced with the reasons mentioned for delay in reply provided by the Respondent because no documents or FIR copy has been annexed with the written submission to substantiate the explanation claiming occurrence of fire incident at the relevant time. The PIO was directed to file a revised updated written submission detailing the reason for delay in replying to the Complainant beyond stipulated time. In the spirit of the RTI Act, an advisory under Section 25(5) of the RTI Act was issued to the Respondent Public Authority for upfront disclosure of information as sought in this RTI application and related Rules, Circulars, Office Orders, Bye Laws, etc. under Section 4 of the RTI Act in public domain

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Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case Kishan Chand Jain v. UOI & Ors. WP (C) No. 990 of 2021 adviced to disclose to the beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System particularly PwD beneficiaries regarding the provision for facilitating ration distribution to them through other members of the family or through authorized representative. Such information should be displayed at all the Fair Price Shops and the same will also relieve the Public Authority of the burden of RTI Applications.

Citation: Ashok Kumar v. Food, Supply and Consumers Affairs, CIC/FSACA/C/2024/129241; Date of Decision: 21.05.2025

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