IAS Ankit Asthana belongs to the 2014 batch of the Madhya Pradesh cadre and is currently posted as collector of Morena district, MP

Regarding his vision for Morena, Ankit’s dream project focuses on establishing a dairy business to economically and socially empower women, control milk quality, and generate employment for the residents. "Our larger objective is to combat the infamy associated with milk adulteration by establishing a local brand managed entirely by women, ensuring adherence to quality standards while providing nutritional and livelihood security to the local population," he explains.

Ankit’s approach is a classic example of ‘Ek teer se do Nishana’ (hitting multiple targets with a single arrow), as his initiative addresses not just one issue but several challenges simultaneously. Morena is already recognized for being an advanced region in the field of animal husbandry and milk production with over 100,000 livestock farmers producing approximately 400,000 liters of milk daily.

Under Ankit’s leadership a company by the name of Alopi Milk Producer Company has been established by organizing livestock farming groups from Kailaras, Pahargarh, and Sabalgarh in Morena district “What we've aimed to do is bring together women from self-help groups, to strengthen their efforts collectively" he further explained “Alopi Company has partnered with VRS Food, and in the first phase, 25,000 liters of milk will be collected and supplied daily, followed by 50,000 liters in the next phase, and then 100,000 liters”

In this venture, primary markets will be made available for 16000 group members with contracts ensuring a rate of ₹ 2.17 higher than the Sanchi base price. "An advance purchase agreement is already in place for this fiscal year, and we aim to boost production next year," he adds.

The current work has begun in Kailaras, with plans to expand into other development blocks in the future. To ensure the success of this initiative, various efforts are underway, like setting up Bulk Milk Coolers, animal health camps, and Kisan Credit Card (KCC) camps aimed to enhance milk production. Looking ahead, the Alopi (FPO) plans to deploy 45 vehicles for transportation and increase members' earnings from ₹40-₹50 per liter to ₹60-₹65. Additionally, the Livelihood Mission with this aims to transform around 30,000 members into millionaires through the profits generated by the dairy business.

As many as 23 IAS officers of various cadres and batches are retiring in October 2024. They include: Dr Renu Sharma of AGMUT cadre; Gopal Krishna Dwivedi and M Prashanti of Andhra Pradesh; Ashutosh Kumar Verma of Bihar; A B Rathod of Gujarat; T V S Prasad of Haryana; Devinder Kumar Rattan of Himachal Pradesh; Lalbiaktlunga Khiangte of Jharkhand; Pankaj Rag and Amar Pal Singh of MP; Bobby Waikhom of Manipur; Suvendu Kanungo and Aswini Kumar Mishra of Odisha; Ms Vini Mahajan and Parampal Kaur Sidhu of Punjab; Nirmala Meena and Karan Singh of Rajasthan cadre; Gyan P Upadhyaya of Sikkim; Shiv Das Meena and Dr L Subramanian of Tamil Nadu cadre; Dr Rakesh Sarwal of Tripura cadre; Vijay Kumar Yadav of Uttarakhand and Santanu Saha of West Bengal cadre.

All eyes are on the appointment of new Chief Secretary of Mizoram as the present incumbent Dr Renu Sharma is due to retire on October 31, 2024. She is a 1988 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

After the departure of Subhashish Panda as Addl Secretary to PMO, the hunt for a new Vice Chairman for the DDA has started. It is said that an Addl Secretary level IAS officer would be posted as VC.

Dinesh Chandra Sharma,Jt DG DGCA has been given the charge of DGCA. Present Chairman has taken over as Secretary Coal.

After the superannuation of the CJI there are going to be two vacancies of Judges in the Supreme Court Of India

One each Special Director General (SDG) post in the Border Security Force (BSF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are lying vacant.

Inter cadre transfer of Ms Kaanchi Singhal from Tamil Nadu to Haryana has been approved on the grounds of her marriage with IPS Harshit Goel. She is a 2022 batch IPS officer.

Inter cadre transfer of Ms Bhaware Diksha Arun from Bihar to Uttar Pradesh has been sanctioned on the grounds of her marriage with IPS Bhosale Vinayak Gopal. She is a 2021 batch IPS o

Kalyan Sagar Nippani, Director (Human Resources), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, appears to be eligible claimant for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board is holding interviews for the post of Director (Commercial), MECON October 26, 2024.

GMDC is a leading PSU owned by the Govt. of Gujarat. It has registered strong performance in the Q2 of FY24-25 and builds on good performance of the previous quarter.  The Financial Highlights for Q2FY24-25 (YoY) show Highest ever Q2 revenue from operations Rs 593Cr Vs Rs 382Cr, up by 55% & EBITDA Rs 203Cr Vs Rs 130Cr, up by 56%. The Financial Highlights H1FY24-25 (YoY) show Second highest ever H1 revenue from operations Rs 1411Cr Vs Rs 1148Cr, up by 23%. The organisation has seen a tremendous increase in valuations and profitability after swift and strategic decisions were made after Dr Hasmukh Adhia, IAS (Retd.) took over as Chairman of GMDC in FY23-34. With the successful public hearing for GMDC’s largest Coal block in Odisha, it seeks to contribute fuel security to the state & diversification of its portfolio. The state PSU has acquired three prime coal blocks in Odisha to ensure energy security for Gujarat. The Managing Director of GMDC is  Roopwant Singh, IAS.

Nivedita Prakash Mehta, Prafulla Surendra kumar Khubalkar, Ashwin Damodar Bhobe, Rohit Wasudeo Joshi and Advait Mahendra Sethna have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court, for a period of two years.

Amit Kumar, formerly Chief Engineer (CE), MRTS, Northern Railway (NR), has been selected for deputation to Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) as Group General Manager (GGM), Projects, at New Delhi for a period of three years from the date of relief, i.e., October 4, 2024. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

P Suresh, formerly Senior Divisional Electrical Engineer (Sr. DEE), South Central Railway (SCR), has been given an extension in his deputation tenure of deputation with Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) as General Manager (Electrical) for a further period up to June 30, 2025, beyond the third year, until his superannuation. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

Anurag Kapil, Executive Director, Finance (X), Railway Board, has been entrusted with the additional charge of the post of Director (Finance), Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR). He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Two IPS officers have been shifted in Tamil Nadu. Mrs Anisa Hussain has been posted as IG, Special Investigation Division, CB, CID, Chennai, while S Sarvesh Pal joins as SP, State Police Master Control Room, Chennai.    

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) seeks officer for the post of Director (Commercial), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). Applications must be submitted by November 1.

Department of Posts has started a proof of concept (POC) for transmission of mail through drone between Chowkham Post Office (PO) and Wakro Branch Post Office (BO) in Namsai and Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The drone from Chowkham PO airlifted the mail parcel at 10.40 am and landed at Wakro BO at 11.2 am.  During the return journey, drone airlifted the mails from Wakro BO at 11.44 am and landed at Chowkham PO at 12.8 pm. Department of Posts has entered into a tie up with SKYE AIR Mobility Private Limited for carrying out the POC.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has uploaded the final scores of successful candidates of Engineering Services Examination - 2023.

Ministry of Minority Affairs, Haj Division has invited applications for the post of Assistant (Welfare) in the Consulate General of India, Jeddah (KSA) on deputation basis. Applications must reach on or before November 11, 2024.

The Department of Consumer Affairs is seeking Chartered Accountants, CMAs for the post of Young Professional (Costing) for New Delhi location. Applications must reach on or before November 17, 2024.

The Ministry of Power (T&R) Division is seeking candidates for the post of Director General, Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) Bangalore.

UNESCO Unit under the Ministry of Education has posted a vacancy notice for the post of Chief of Section to be posted at Paris, France. Applications must reach on or before October 28, 2024.

UNESCO Unit under the Ministry of Education has advertised for the post of Assistant Director General for Administration and Management. Applications must reach on or before November 18, 2024.

UNESCO Staffing Team, Paris has posted a vacancy notice for the post of Head of Unit (Culture) – (P-4) at Paris, France. Applications must reach on or before November 11, 2024.

Dr Neena Malhotra, presently Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Sweden. She is a 1992 batch IFS officer.

Sushil Sarwan, MD, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd., will also handle charge of MD, Haryana Financial Corporation, in addition to his present duties relieving Yash Garg of the said charge. Sarwan is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Ms Trishaljit Sethi, currently posted on deputation outside the cadre as DG (Training), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, has been granted Proforma Promotion to HAG+ of Indian Postal Service (IPoS). She is a 1990 batch IPoS officer .

Three advocates have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. They are: Maheswara Rao Kuncheam alias Kuncham, Thoota Chandra Dhana Sekar alias TCD Sekhar, and Challa Gunaranjan.

Justice Siddaiah Rachaiah, Additional Judge, Karnataka High Court, has been appointed as Permanent Judge of that High Court.

A R Anuradha has been appointed as Chairperson of Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (AP PSC). She is a 1987 batch retired IPS officer of AP cadre.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of Supreme Court, has been named as next Chief Justice of India with effect from November 11, 2024.

Ashish Ramesh Saraf has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Manorama Industries Limited.

Mrs Vinita Saraf has been re-designated as Vice Chairperson & Executive Director of Manorama Industries Limited, effective October 23, 2024.

Somnath Nanda has been appointed as Managing Director of Diksha Greens Limited.

Sandeep Bhattacharya has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive, Non-Independent) of TRF Limited.

 

PB Balaji has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of Titan Company Limited.
 

Rajesh Kumar Pirogiwal, Managing Director of Diksha Greens Limited, has been re-designated as Executive Director of the company.

Vijay Keshav Gokhale has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent) of KPIT Technologies Limited.

Gauri Padmanabhan has resigned from her position as Non-Executive Independent Director of Max Financial Services Limited.

Mrs. Sreejita Chowdhury has resigned from her position as Independent Director of Diksha Greens Limited.

Mrs. Sunita Pirogiwal has resigned from her position as Whole-Time Director of Diksha Greens Limited.

Arun Kumar Oraon has resigned from his position as Independent Director of Coal India Limited.

Gautam Kumar Pal has resigned from his position as Managing Director of Manorama Industries Limited, effective October 23, 2024.

IAS Savin Bansal driving advancement and development in Dehradun

Needs improvement in public transport, Dehradun being a smart city it is difficult to travel after 7 pm to remote locations . Required a drastic change in the way public transport is currently operating. Also traffic jam is a big concern, with people parking vehicle in roads hardily place for streetwalker

Balbir Singh Rawat

IAS Savin Bansal driving advancement and development in Dehradun

Good measures are in his mind, may God bless him & strengthen him to translate these in results. These measures, on successful implementation, will ease the living of doonites.

RAVI

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