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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicBureaucratic reshuffle

Topic: bureaucratic reshuffle

12 IAS, 1 IFS officer transferred in Haryana. S Narayanan of Forest Service to head higher education

Key new appointments include T.L. Satyaprakash as transport secretary in place of Ashok Khemka who superannuated on 30 April, and C.G. Rajini Kanthan as human resources secretary.

Centre’s secretary-level reshuffle is a clever move. It will bring efficiency, accountability

The implications of these bureaucratic changes are most impactful for the finance ministry.

In stroke-of-midnight shuffle, Yogi govt transfers 33 IAS officers including info dept director

Transfer of Shishir Singh, director of UP govt's info dept, came as shocker for many in bureaucratic circles. Former vice-chairman of Ayodhya Development Authority takes his place.

Saini govt shuffles 44 IAS officers in overnight order, Sumita Misra is new Haryana home secretary

Last week, chief minister had replaced his predecessor ML Khattar’s picks with his own choices in CMO. Senior civil servant Ashok Khemka comes to Anil Vij’s transport department.

UP govt transfers 12 DMs weeks after polls. 11 of them headed districts where BJP lost

The transfers of IAS and IPS officers in districts where BJP lost in the Lok Sabha elections has led to allegations of 'political vendetta' by the Opposition.

With NDA set to take oath for 3rd time, all eyes on big bureaucratic appointments of Modi 3.0

3 top posts — cabinet secretary, home secretary & foreign secretary — will fall vacant in next 4-6 months when extensions given to these officers ends. ED could get new director.

MP CM’s secretariat gets a makeover — 5 IAS officers with IIM-IIT-LSE credentials join Mohan Yadav

Reshuffle of 15 IAS officers comes a week after 18 IAS officers were transferred by Yadav govt & seems to be result of the CM picking a pro-industries bureaucrat as his principal secretary.

Rajasthan govt transfers 72 IAS & 121 RAS officers in first bureaucratic reshuffle after elections

Churu Collector Siddharth Sihag has been posted as secretary to CM Bhajanlal Sharma and Kekri Collector V M Sharma has been made commissioner, Midday Meal.

Additional PS to Khattar, 2 IAS officers on bail in graft cases among 18 to get new postings in Haryana

Reinstated after getting bail, Vijay Singh Dahiya is now commissioner of Karnal division, while Jaibir Arya is special secretary of finance department. 

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.