The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) is planning to start e-ticketing at world heritage sites like Red Fort and Qutub Minar. The initiative is already in place at Humayun’s Tomb and Taj Mahal.

One of the officials said that after online booking for entry to all the ASI-protected world heritage sites, the facility will be extended in a phased manner for the other ticketed monuments.

ASI has 116 ticketed monuments in India, of which 10 are in Delhi, including three world heritage sites. As of now, it’s not clear that when exactly the e-ticketing will be rolled out in other monuments. However, the Culture Ministry was looking into the plans and targeting extending e-ticketing within the next two to three months.

Every year, renowned sites like Qutub Minar and Red Fort witness a lot of visitors. Many officials believe that e-ticketing would go a long way in improving tourist services. One of the senior ASI officials said that world heritage sites are a priority, after which they will look at expanding the service to other monuments as well.

Ajit Kumar Seth, the former Cabinet Secretary, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).

Seth has been appointed for a period of three years or till he attains 65 years of age. He is a 1974 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre and has been appointed replacing Atul Chaturvedi, who has completed his tenure.

In addition to it, IAS officers Gauri Kumar and Anshuman Das, former CMD, NALCO, have been appointed members in PESB. Gauri will be replacing K.M. Acharya, a 1974 batch former IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, who has completed his tenure, while Anshuman has been appointed in place of Ashwani Kumar Datt.

As per reports, a total of 75 IPS officers have been empanelled for the post of Inspector General in the Government of India. The names and cadres of the persons are following:

• Arunachal Pradesh- Goa- Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre: David Lalrinsanga, Ravindra Singh Yadav, Madhup Kumari Tiwari and Devesh Chandra Srivastava.
• Assam-Meghalaya cadre: A Y V Krishna, Anurag Tankha, Munna Prasad Gupta
• Telangna cadre: Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat, Swati Lakra
• Andhra Pradesh cadre: Atul Singh
• Bihar cadre: Sushil Mansing Khopde, Pankaj Kumar Darad, S Raveendran, R Malvarizhi, Jag Mohan
• Chhattisgarh: Pradeep Gupta
• Gujarat cadre: R B Brahmbhat, Raju Bhargava
• Himachal Pradesh cadre: Satinder Pal Singh, Vengopal N
• Jharkhand cadre: Sanjay A Lathkar
• Haryana cadre: Subhash Yadava, Sandeep Khirwar, Charu Bali
• Jammu & Kashmir cadre: Shiv Darshan Singh, Satish Shriramji Khandare, Rajesh Kumar, Tsweang Namgiyal Kalon,
• Kerala cadre: S Suresh, M R Ajith Kumar
• Karnataka cadre: Amrti Paul, Arun Jeji Chakravarthy, Umesh Kumar
• Maharashtra cadre: R G Kadam, V K Chaubey, Niket Kaushik, Amitesh Kumar, Naval Bajaj, P S Salunkhe
• Madhya Pradesh cadre: A Sai Manohar, Chanchal Shekhar, Jai Deep Prasad, Yogesh Deshmukh, K V Ventkeswar Rao
• Odisha cadre: Radha Kishan Sharma, Ritu Arora, S K Priyadarshi, Santosh Bala, Madamkar S Ranipse
• Punjab cadre: Kapil Dev, Pramod Ban, Md Faiyaz Farooqui, Amit Prasad, Gollapalli Nageswara Rao
• Rajasthan cadre: Prashakha Mathur, Smita Khare, Biju George Joseph K
• Sikkim cadre: Vinaya Vineet
• Tamil Nadu cadre: S N Seshasai, S Davidson Devasirvatham
• Tripura cadre: Puneet Rastogi
• Uttarakhand cadre: Deepam Seth, PV Krishna Prasad
• Uttar Pradesh cadre: Alok Singh, Vijay Bhatia, Ashok Mutha Jain, Amrendra Kumar Sengar, Ashok Kumar Singh, Anupam Kulshreshtha, Rajkumar R N Kuril, Ravi Joseph Lokku
• West Bengal cadre: Jawed Shamim, Ajay Mukund Ranade, R Sivakumar, Anil Kumar

Abhay Kumar Singh, a 2004 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, has been appointed as Private Secretary to Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh. The appointment is for five years or on a co-terminus basis with the Minister’s tenure.

Currently, he is working as Additional Secretary in the Department of General Administration, Bihar. Prior to this, he was District Magistrate, Patna.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon take a close look at the Cubbon Park Police Station in Bengaluru, via a video conference from Delhi. He has also chosen two more police stations in Assam and Uttar Pradesh, which have adopted the smart policing under the government’s Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) project.

While the two States are still under the process of CCTNS project, Bengaluru becomes the maiden city to create the IT-enabled system to investigate crime and track down the criminals. The city police are busy preparing for the live video conference and special training is being given to Inspector on how he must conduct himself on phone while interacting with PM.

Under the CCTNS scheme, the Central Government has granted an amount of Rs 72 crore to Karnataka. Out of it, an amount of Rs 50 crore has been given to HP Software, which is looking after the CCTNS in the State. Further, BSNL is offering communication services to this project worth Rs 10 crore.

In one of his statements, Additional DGP (Computer Wing) P Ravindranathan said that there will be a trial video conference on August 19. Later, Chief Secretary Kaushik Mukherjee and DGP Om Prakash will interact with the PM on August 26, along with Sandeep Patil, DCP (Central) and the Cubbon Park Inspector, who will speak from the station.

As per a senior official, amongst all the police stations, Cubbon Park was chosen because it is fully digitised. There are 10 computers in the station and the policemen have received training in using them. Important documents like FIR, charge-sheet, police verification, case status, etc. are being uploaded by the station staffers so that they can be accessed from anywhere.

OP Rawat, a 1977 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as Election Commissioner. He has retired as a Secretary of the Union Government and will join Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi and Election Commissioner AK Joti in the three-member poll-panel.

Rawat’s tenure in the Election Commission will end in December 2018. A Chief Election Commissioner or an Election Commissioner has tenure of six years or till the time the person attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

The Noida-Greater Noida expressway these days is heading towards the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS). The Noida Authority has written to the traffic department to include four more road violations being committed by the commuters. In turn, the traffic department will request the authority to get the offences included in the software running in the e-challan system.

One of the officials said that they have asked the traffic department to fine the drivers not wearing seat belts and those who drive in reverse direction along both carriageways of the expressway. Moreover, heavy vehicles with high speed will be fined, along with the vehicles that are parked along the expressway for more than five minutes.

The traffic police have given a positive response regarding the same. Traffic SP RN Mishra said that he will soon request the authority to get the suggested offences included in the software running the e-challan system. In addition to it, they also need to include the violation section under the Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) and the fine amount in their server.

Thursday is the the last day for submitting comments and suggestions to the government on mygov.in, as a huge debate is going on regarding Net Neutrality. The deadline was extended by five days on August 15 after a lot of people came up with their comments. As of now, around 70,000 people have submitted their comments and suggestions on the issue.

In the month of April, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had received more than one million comments with a large number of people demanding implementation of ideal net neutrality.

Net neutrality calls for an equal treatment to all the internet traffic without any special favours to an entity or firm on the basis of payment for content or service providers such as telecom companies, which seems unjust.

The expert panel has proposed regulation of domestic calls through internet-based apps like Skype, Whatsapp and Viber putting them on par with services offered by telecom operator. However, the committee has suggested a free approach to app-based international calls.

As per the data from TRAI, the pricing difference is around 12.5 times in the case of a voice call and 16 times for messages between services offered by telecom operators and Over-the-top (OTT) players.

Net Neutrality became a bone of contention in the wake of Bharti Airtel announcing a plan to include separate charges for VoIP calls at standard rates. The government will now take the decision after going through the public opinion and recommendations of TRAI.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has assigned the additional charge of Director, Enforcement Directorate, to Karnal Singh, who is a 1984 batch IPS officer.

Currently, Singh is an ED Special Director and has been given the post of ED for a period of three months or until further orders for a regular appointment. He has replaced senior IAS officer Ranjan S Katoch, who held the post for almost three years.

After completing his two-year tenure, Dr. Katoch was given three extensions as ED Director. In the month of January, he was appointed Secretary in the Department of Heavy Industry.

In a major reshuffle, as many as 35 IPS officers are transferred in Delhi. The names are as follows:

• AK Ojha, a 1998 batch IPS officer, has been posted as Additional Commissioner of Police in the Traffic Department. Earlier, he was Additional CP, Security.
• Ajay Kumar, a 2001 batch IPS officer, has been posted as Additional CP, Security. Earlier, he was Additional CP, East District.
• Bhairon Singh Gujjar, an IPS officer of 2003 batch, has been appointed as DCP, East District. Earlier, he was DCP, Security.
• K K Vyas, an IPS officer of 2003 batch, has been transferred from Goa as DCP, Special Branch.
• Suvashis Choudhary, an IPS officer of 2003 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Licnesing. Earlier, he was Vice Principal, Police Training College (PTC).
• Brahm Singh, an IPS officer of 2003 batch, has been appointed as DCP, 1st Bn, Delhi Armed Police (DAP). Earlier, he was Vice Principal, PTC.
• N. Ganasambadan, an IPS officer of 2004 batch, has been appointed as Vice Principal, PTC. Earlier, he was DCP, North-West District.
• Brija Kishore Singh, an IPS officer of 2004 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Security. Earlier, he was looking after the charge of DCP, Security.
• Vijay Singh, an IPS officer of 2005 batch, has been appointed as DCP, North-West District. Earlier, he was DCP, New Delhi District
• Rishi Pal, an IPS officer of 2005 batch, has been appointed as DCP, L&B. Earlier, he was Additional DCP-I, North-West District.
• M N Tiwari, an IPS officer of 2005 batch, has been transferred from Mizoram, and has been appointed as DCP, Security.
• Omvir Singh, an IPS officer of 2005 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Anti-Corruption Branch. Earlier, he was DCP, 1st Bn, DAP.
• Dumbere Milind Mahadeo, an IPS officer of 2006 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Railway. Earlier, he was DCP, Traffic.
• Jatin Narwal, an IPS officer of 2006 batch, has been appointed as DCP, New Delhi District. Earlier, he was Additional DCP in the same district.
• Surender Kumar, an IPS officer of 2007 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-I, South District. Earlier, he was Additional DCP-I, East District.
• Sathiyasundararam, an IPS officer of 2009 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-I, New Delhi District. Earlier, he was Additonal DCP-II, New Delhi District.
• Shweta Chauhan, an IPS officer of 2010 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Traffic. Earlier, she was Additional DCP-I, Outer District.
• Deepak Gauri, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Traffic. Earlier, he was ACP, Defence Colony.
• Ghanshyam Bansal, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been transferred as Additional DCP-I, Outer District. Earlier, he was ACP, Alipur.
• Pranav Tayal, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-II, South-East District. Earlier, he was ACP, Ambedkar Nagar.
• Sanjay Kumar Sain, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been appointed as DCP,Traffic. Earlier, he was ACP, Sadar Bazar.
• Amrutha Guguloth, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-I, North-West District.
• Manoj C, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Traffic. Earlier, he was ACP, Rohini.

In a major reshuffle, as many as 35 IPS officers are transferred. The names of those transferred are as follows:

• AK Ojha, a 1998 batch IPS officer, has been posted as Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) in the Traffic Department. Earlier, he was Additional CP, Security.
• Ajay Kumar, a 2001 batch IPS officer, has been posted as Additional CP, Security. Earlier, he was Additional CP, East District.
• Bhairon Singh Gujjar, an IPS oficer of 2003 batch, has been appointed as DCP, East District. Earlier, he was DCP, Security.
• K K Vyas, an IPS officer of 2003 batch, has been transferred from Goa as DCP, Special Branch.
• Suvashis Choudhary, an IPS officer of 2003 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Licensing. Earlier, he was Vice Principal, Police Training College (PTC).
• Brahm Singh, an IPS officer of 2003 batch, has been appointed as DCP, 1st Bn, Delhi Armed Police (DAP). Earlier, he was Vice Principal, PTC.
• N. Ganasambadan, an IPS officer of 2004 batch, has been appointed as Vice Principal, PTC. Earlier, he was DCP, North-West District.
• Brija Kishore Singh, an IPS officer of 2004 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Security. Earlier, he was looking after the charge of DCP, Security.
• Vijay Singh, an IPS officer of 2005 batch, has been appointed as DCP, North-West District. Earlier, he was DCP, New Delhi District.
• Rishi Pal, an IPS officer of 2005 batch, has been appointed as DCP, L&B. Earlier, he was Additional DCP-I, North-West District.
• M N Tiwari, an IPS officer of 2005 batch, has been transferred from Mizoram, and has been appointed as DCP, Security.
• Omvir Singh, an IPS officer of 2005 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Anti-Corruption Branch. Earlier, he was DCP, 1st Bn, DAP.
• Dumbere Milind Mahadeo, an IPS officer of 2006 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Railway. Earlier, he was DCP, Traffic.
• Jatin Narwal, an IPS officer of 2006 batch, has been appointed as DCP, New Delhi District. Earlier, he was Additional DCP in the same district.
• Surender Kumar, an IPS officer of 2007 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-I, South District. Earlier, he was Additional DCP-I, East District.
• Sathiyasundararam, an IPS officer of 2009 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-I, New Delhi District. Earlier, he was Additonal DCP-II, New Delhi District.
• Shweta Chauhan, an IPS officer of 2010 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Traffic. Earlier, she was Additional DCP-I, Outer District.
• Deepak Gauri, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Traffic. Earlier, he was ACP, Defence Colony.
• Ghanshyam Bansal, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been transferred as Additional DCP-I, Outer District. Earlier, he was ACP, Alipur.
• Pranav Tayal, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-II, South-East District. Earlier, he was ACP, Ambedkar Nagar.
• Sanjay Kumar Sain, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Traffic. Earlier, he was ACP, Sadar Bazar.
• Amrutha Guguloth, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-I, North-West District.
• Manoj C, an IPS officer of 2011 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Traffic. Earlier, he was ACP, Rohini
• Pramod Singh Kushwah, a 1995 batch DANIPS officer, has been appointed as DCP, Special Cell. Earlier, he was Additional DCP-I, South District.
• Sanjay Bhatia, a DANIPS officer of 1995 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-II, South District. Earlier, he was DCP, Railways.
• Ashok Malik, a DANIPS officer of 1995 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-II, West District. Earlier, he was DCP, Security.
• Dinesh Kumar Gupta, a DANIPS officer of 1996 batch, has been appointed as DCP, IGI Airport. Earlier, he was DCP, Crime.
• Sanjeev Yadav, a DANIPS officer of 1997 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-II, New Delhi District. Earlier, he was DCP, Special Cell.
• Md. Irshad Haider, a DANIPS officer of 1997 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Economic Offences Wing (EOW). Earlier, he was DCP, IGI Airport.
• Deotosh K S Singh, a DANIPS officer of 1997 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Security. Earlier, he was Additional DCP-II, North-West District.
• R P Meena, a DANIPS officer of 1997 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-II, North-West District. Earlier, he was Additional DCP-II, West District.
• Rajiv Ranjan, a DANIPS officer of 1997 batch, has been appointed as DCP, EOW. Earlier, he was Additional DCP-II, South District.
• Mohammad Ali, a DANIPS officer of 1997 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-II, North-East District. Earlier, he was Additional DCP-II, South-East District.
• B L Suresh, a DANIPS officer of 2002 batch, has been appointed as Additional DCP-III, South-West District. Earlier, he was Additional DCP-II, Outer District.
• Dr. Rajiv Sharma, a DANIPS officer of 2003 batch, has been appointed as DCP, Crime, on completion of his training.

The Odisha Government has decided to allocate two per cent of the annual plan budget of different departments to offer services to the citizens on electronic platform.

As per one of the officials, the intention to utilise eGovernance as a tool is to bring in transparency, responsiveness and accountability in governance. The Government, after careful consideration, has decided that all government departments will earmark two per cent of their annual plan budget or one per cent of their overall budget (whichever is more), for IT spending to provide services through the electronic mode. The decision to keep funds is in line with the promise made in the State Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy-2014. According to the policy, the State Government will initiate eGovernance in every department so that the citizens could avail most of the services without facing any troubles.

The total amount to be spent by the government departments for providing public services on electronic platform would be Rs 800 crore annually, sources said.

The resolution requires the departments to publish their annual eGovernance action plan, monthly e-transactions and milestones containing details of investment planned in the IT infrastructure, application development, business process re-engineering, capacity building of the personnel at various levels, in order to make the department’s initiatives viable.

Ashwani Lohani, the engineer-turned bureaucrat, has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director at Air India.

Lohani holds four engineering degrees and has authored two books: one on steam engine and the other on management. Apart from that, he is the first Railway Service Officer to be appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Air India. He will be succeeding Rohit Nandan, who is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Karnataka Police is all set to launch a first of its kind mobile application to help follow a standard operating procedure (SOP) at a crime scene. The initiative will be taken to minimise human errors.

Alok Mohan, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), feels that in their first visit to a crime spot, investigators forget to stick to the SOP. Some minor evidence can help solve cases and the collection and examination of such evidence is critical to investigate a case. He further added, “The application will guide the investigators from their very first visit to a scene of crime.”

The app has been developed under the Karnataka Government’s eGovernance initiative. Director General and Inspector General of Police ST Ramesh was the first to introduce an investigating officer’s kit and tapes to cordon crime scenes.

According to the police investigation manual, a scene of crime must be carefully examined for physical and chemical evidence, as anything can give a lead.

DCP (Crime) R Ramesh supervising the Central Crime Branch, said, “ Minor evidences like nails, hairs, blood stains, among other things, are often overlooked by investigators. In each police station, four-five constables will be trained in collecting and protecting evidence from crime sites. There are chances that they might forget what they read or hear. Hence, this application will be with them to act effectively.

The Andhra Pradesh Government has transferred several IAS officers. The names of those transferred are as follows:

• G Jayalakshmi, Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Urban Development has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Youth Service, Sports and Culture.

• K. V. Satyanarayana has been posted as Joint Secretary to Government (Protocol) and Director Protocol. He has also been kept in-charge of the post of Managing Director, AP Aviation Corporation Limited.

• Girija Shankar, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited has been posted as Director, Mines and Ex-Officio, Additional Secretary (Mines and Geology), Industries and Commerce Department.

• K Harshvardhan has been posed as Director, Backward Classes Welfare and Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, AP BC Cooperative Finance Corporation Limited.

• K Dhananjaya Reddy has been posted as Director, Agriculture, and has been given additional charge of the post of Director, Disaster Management and Ex-officio Deputy Secretary to Government, Revenue Department.

• Adusumilli V. Rajamouli has been posted as Joint Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office.

• Y. Madhusudhan Reddy, IFS, Managing Director, AP Urban Finance & Infrastructure Development Corporation has been transferred and posted as MD, AP Seeds Corporation and AP State Agro Industries Development Corporation.

• Naresh Penumaka, IRS, has been posted as Commissioner, Handloom and Textiles and CEO, Khadi & Village Industries board (KVIB) and MD, AP Handicrafts Corporation Ltd.

• G.S. Phani Kumar has been posted as Special Secretary to the Government, IT & C Department and MD, AP Technology Services.

• Venkaiah Chowdhary Chirumamilla, OSD to Chief Minister has been posted in the Industries and Commerce Department.

The Noida Authority is all set to come up with a mobile app called ‘Clean Noida’, a platform where the problems related to garbage disposal will be addressed. The app will be launched on Aug 31 by Rama Raman, Chairperson and CEO, Noida Authority, and allow residents to upload the photographs of unattended garbage and alert the civic authorities.

Rama Raman said, “The aim behind launching the citizen-friendly app is to promote a clean city through technology. The new Clean Noida app will encourage peoples’ involvement in taking up cleanliness activities in the city. I think it is collective responsibility to keep our surroundings clean.”

The app targets to focus on cleanliness in the city and deal with sanitation problems faced by the residents. Besides, it will also give information about public toilets and garbage-collection bins marked on the Google maps.

“The mobile app will exclusively counter the city’s garbage gripe, be it cleaning a park, road or drain. If citizens want removal of garbage from bins or a dead animal from the roads, it will be possible with the application”, Raman added.

The app can be easily downloaded from Google Play Store. It has been developed by Suparna Systems based in Bangalore. CEO of the firm, Satish Kumar, tells that the app will keep a track of the follow-up action by sanitation and other workers of the Authority.

J S Deepak, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the new Secretary in the Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology. Currently, he is serving as the Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

Deepak will join in place of Ram Sewak Sharma, IAS (JH:1978), consequent to his appointment as the Chairperson, TRAI, , according to a press statement issued by the Government.

Apart from him, the Government also reshuffled 15 other senior IAS officials. They are:

• Shaktikanta Das, IAS (TN:1980), currently Secretary in the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. He will replace Rajiv Mehrishi, IAS (RJ:1978) on his superannuation on 31.08.2015.

• Hasmukh Adhia, IAS (GJ:1981), currently Secretary in the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as Secretary, Departmentt of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, replacing Shaktikanta Das, IAS (TN:1980) on his relinquishing the charge of the post.

• Ms Anjuly Chib Duggal, IAS (PB:1981), currently Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance. She will replace Hasmukh Adhia, IAS (GJ:1981) on his relinquishing the charge of the post.

• Tapan Ray, IAS (GJ:1982), currently Additional Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He will replace Anjuly Chib Duggal, IAS (PB:1981) on her relinquishing the charge of the post.

• Vijay Shankar Madan, IAS (UT: 1981), currently Director General and Mission Director, Unique Identification Authority of India, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development. He will replace Vandana Kumari Jena, IAS (OR:1979) consequent on her superannuation on 31.07.2015.

• Vinod Zutshi, IAS (RJ:1982), currently Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Tourism. He will replace Lalit K Panwar, IAS (RJ:1979) consequent on his superannuation on 31.07.2015.

• Sunil Arora, IAS (RJ:1980), currently Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He will replace Bimal Julka, IAS (MP:1979) consequent on his superannuation on 31.08.2015.

• Rohit Nandan, IAS (UP:1982), currently Chairman and Managing Director, Air India, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. He will replace Sunil Arora, IAS (RJ:1980) on his relinquishing the charge of the post.

• Ajit M Sharan, IAS (HY:1979), currently Secretary, Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, has been appointed in AYUSH vice Nilanjan Sanyal, IAS (OR:1979) consequent on his superannuation on 31.08.2015.

• Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, IAS (UT:1980), currently Secretary, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed as Secretary, Coordination and Public Grievances, Cabinet Secretariat. He will replace Gauri Kumar, IAS (GJ:1979) consequent on her superannuation on 31.08.2015.

• Rajiv Yadav, IAS (AM:1981), currently Special Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. He will replace Ajit M Sharan, IAS (HY:1979) on his relinquishing the charge of the post.

• Shri Girish Shankar, IAS (BH:1982), currently Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs. He will replace Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, IAS (UT:1980) on his relinquishing the charge of the post.

• Pravir Kumar, IAS (UP:1982), currently Director General of Foreign Trade under Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has been appointed as Secretary, Inter-State Council Secretariat. He will replace Sunil Soni, IAS (MH:1981).

• Shri Amarendra Sinha, IAS (UK:1981), currently Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission of Minorities. He will replace Rajiv Takru, IAS (GJ:1979) on his superannuation on 30.09.2015.

• Shri Raghav Chandra, IAS (MP:1982), currently Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has been appointed as Chairman, National Highways Authority of India under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways replacing R P Singh.

Rajiv Mehrishi, a 1978 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed as Home Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, for a period of two years. He has taken over the charge from L C Goyal, who is voluntarily retiring from service with immediate effect by waiving the notice period.

In a similar development, an additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences has been given to Prof K Vijay Raghavan, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology. He has been appointed in place of Dr Sailesh Nayak on his relinquishing the charge of the post on August 31, 2015 for a period of three months or until the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.

Punjab Government has transferred 15 IAS and one PCS officer with immediate effect. Those who are transferred are as follows:

• DP Reddy has been posted as Principal Secretary, Finance.
• Anurag Aggarwal has been shifted from Secretary Power, MD PIDB and given the charge of Financial Commissioner Taxation.
• R Venkat Ratnam has been transferred as Principal Secretary Transport with additional charge of FC Appeals.
• Venu Prasad has been appointed as Secretary, Power and MD,PIDB.
• Anurag Verma, Excise & Taxation Commissioner has been given the additional charge of Secretary, Information & Public Relations.
• Vivek Pratap Singh, Secretary, Vigilance, has been given the additional charge of Secretary, Sports.
• Dipirva Lakra has been posted as Additional Secretary, Home.
• Ashwani Kumar has been transferred as Director, State Transport and Principal Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister.
• M S Jaggi has been shifted as Deputy Commissioner, Faridkot.
• Rupanjali Karthik, currently serving as ADC, Pathankot, has been appointed as Additional Secretary Grievances and Nodal Officer/Deputy Chief Minister Grievances Cell Chief Coordinator, Grievances Portal-1905.
• IAS officer Amit Kumar serving as ADC, Ferozepur, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Local Government and Additional CEO, Sewerage Board-I.
• Adapa Karthik, Additional Secretary, Home, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Local Government and Additional CEO, Sewerage Board-II.
• Vipul Ujwal, currently serving as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Moga, has been appointed as ADC (D), Fazilka.
• Sumeet Jarangal, ADC (D), Fazilka, has been appointed as ADC, Bathinda.
• Tejinder Pal Singh, PCS, ADC (D), Amritsar, has been appointed as ADC (G), Amritsar and has got the additional charge of ADC (D), Amritsar.

The Government of Maharashtra has transferred seven IAS officers. The names of those transferred are as follows:

• V K Kanade, a 1982 batch IAS officer, has been posted as Member Secretary, Rest of Maharashtra Statutory Development Board, Mumbai.
• V K Gautam, a 1987 batch IAS officer, has been posted as Principal Secretary (IT), General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai.
• T V Satre, a 1993 batch IAS officer currently serving as Vice chairman and Managing Director, Maharashtra Airport Development Authority, Mumbai, has been posted as Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Division, Mumbai. He has been appointed in place of R L Mopalwar.
• R L Mopalwar, a 1995 batch IAS officer, has been posted as Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation, Mumbai.
• R R Chavan, a 1997 batch IAS officer, currently serving as Commissioner, Department of Women and Child Welfare, Pune, has been posted as Joint Managing Director, CIDCO, Navi Mumbai.
• Nirupama Dange, a 2007 batch IAS officer has been posted as Managing Director, Maharashtra State Mining Corporation, Nagpur.
• Sumant Rawat, a 2010 batch IAS officer, currently serving as Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Osmanabad, has been posted as Chief Executive Officer, National Rural Livelihood Mission, Navi Mumbai.