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Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati appointed as Governor of Odisha

PRESS COMMUNIQUE
The President of India has accepted the resignation of Shri Raghubar Das as Governor of Odisha.
2. The President of India is also pleased to make the following appointments of Governors:-
(i) Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, Governor of Mizoram appointed as Governor of Odisha.
(ii) General (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM (Retd.) appointed as Governor of Mizoram.
(iii) Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Bihar appointed as Governor of Kerala.
(iv) Shri Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Kerala appointed as Governor of Bihar.
(v) Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as Governor of Manipur.
3. The above appointments will take effect from the dates they will assume charge of their respective offices.
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MJPS/VJ (Release ID: 2087746)
Monday, 21 October 2024
Sunday, 6 October 2024
Discretion power of Ministers to select Private Secretary / OSD
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC GRIEVANCE DEPARTMENT
Sub: Selection and Appointment of Private Secretaries/Officers on Special Duty (O.S.D.) in the Office of the Ministers - reg.
The undersigned is directed to convey the following guidelines regarding the selection and appointment of Private Secretaries/Officers on Special Duty (OSD) in the Office of the Ministers:
1. Discretion in Selection :
The Ministers shall have discretion in the matter of selection of serving officers for appointment as Private Secretaries/Officers on Special Duty (OSD) in their Office, subject to the terms and conditions mentioned herein. Such appointments will be co-terminus with the office of the Ministers.
2. Eligibility Criteria for Appointment
i) Appointments to the post of Private Secretary to Ministers shall be made from among the Officers in the rank of Additional Secretary (Level 16, of ORSP Rules, 2017) or Joint Secretary (Level -14 of ORSP Rules, 2017).
ii) Appointments to the post of Officer on Special Duty (O.S.D.) in the Office of the Ministers shall be made from among the Officers in the rank of Joint Secretary (Level-14 of ORSP Rules, 2017) or Deputy Secretary (Level-13, of ORSP Rules, 2017).
Provided, the OSD must be at least one rank junior to the Private Secretary of the concerned Minister.
iii) An Officer who has held the post of Private Secretary / O.S.D in the five years, immediately preceding the current appointment, will not be eligible. lt must be ensured that there is a minimum gap of five years between the previous service as Private Secretary/O.S.D. and the present appointment.
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Thursday, 29 August 2024
Friday, 16 August 2024
New Appointments: T.V. Somanathan, IAS as Cabinet Secretary
Union Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan appointed as the next Cabinet Secretary with tenure of 2 years.
New Appointments : Shri Manoj Ahuja, IAS as Working Chairman , SJTMC
Manoj Ahuja, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Odisha appointed as Working Chairman of Shri Jagannath Temple Management Committee in addition to his own duties.
# Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb is the Chairman.
New appointments : Nalini Prabhat, IPS as DGP, J&K
- NSG DG Nalin Prabhat, IPS (1992-Batch) Appointed New DGP, Jammu & Kashmir.
- He belongs to Andhra Pradesh cadre AND immediately posted as Special DG, J&K Police.
- After retirement of RR Swain on Sept 30, he will assume charge as new J&K DGP.