Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as new Union Home Secretary of Government of India

Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the1984-batch Assam Meghalaya cadre IAS officer , has been appointed Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with immediate effect. He will take over as Home Secretary from incumbent Rajive Gauba. Mr. Bhalla will have a fixed two-year tenure as Union Home Secretary till August 2021. Excerpts ..

Topics: All India Services • Anshu Prakash • Civil Services of India • Government of India • Home Secretary of India • Indian Administrative Service • Joint secretary to the Government of India • Ministry of Home Affairs • Secretary to the Government of India • Subhash Chandra Garg

V S Kaumudi appointed as new Director General (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development

V.S. Kaumudi, a 1986 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer, has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) by temporarily downgrading the post to the level of Additional Director General (ADG). He has been appointed BPR&D chief for a period of two years or until further ..

Topics: All India Services • Andhra Pradesh Police • Central Reserve Police Force • Government • Government of India • India in World War II • Law enforcement agencies

Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha given three months extension

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended service of Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha for a further period of three months. This was third extension given to IAS officer Sinha, whose tenure was increased by one-year each in 2017 and 2018. This exceeds term of four year ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Topics: All India Services • Cabinet Secretariat • Cabinet Secretary • ex-officio Chairman of Civil Services Board • Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules • Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules 1961 • N R Pillai • PK Sinha • Y N Sukthankar

Arvind Saxena appointed as Chairman of Union Public Service Commission

President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Arvind Saxena as Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts examination to select bureaucrats, diplomats and police officers. He will have tenure till August 7, 2020, when he attains the age of 65 years. Prior to this appointment, he was working as acting Chairman of UPSC since ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: All India Services • appointments • Arvind Saxena • Central Civil Services • Chairman • Civil Services Examination • Civil Services of India • D. P. Agrawal • Government of India • Indian Administrative Service • Indian Foreign Service • Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions • Persons in News • Union Public Service Commission • UPSC

Anindo Majumdar appointed as new secretary of Central Vigilance Commission

Anindo Majumdar, a 1985-batch IAS officer Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and Mizoram Union Territories or AGMUT cadre, has been appointed as the new Secretary of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). Prior to this post, he was financial Commissioner of Delhi. Before coming to Delhi, he was the Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands. The CVC ..

Topics: All India Services • Central Vigilance Commission • Chief secretary • Civil Services of India • Government of India • Indian Administrative Service • Pradeep Kumar • Shakuntala Gamlin