Dr S Tejaswi IAS (Madhya Pradesh 2009), appointed as Private Secretary to Shri H D Kumaraswamy – Union Minister for Heavy Industries & Steel, Ministry of Heavy Industries, at the level of Director. This appointment is for the period up to December 14, 2027.
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Shri Vinay Kaushal IRS (IT 2011), appointed as Private Secretary to Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology, in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the level of Deputy Secretary. This appointment is for the period up to January 27, 2027.
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Shri Anirudh Sravan Pulipaka IAS (Karnataka 2011), appointed as Private Secretary to Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, at the level of Deputy Secretary. This appointment is for the period up to September 26, 2028.
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Shri Chaudhari Uday Gaurishankar IAS (Maharashtra 2010), appointed as Private Secretary to Shri C R Patil – Minister for Jal Shakti, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR), at the level of Director. This appointment is for the period up to June 23, 2026.
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Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today announced the grant of “Mini RATNA” status (Category-1) for Central Electronics Limited (CEL) at its Golden Jubilee celebration at the Ghaziabad campus.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions congratulated CEL on completion of 50 glorious years in the service of the nation and now celebrating their Golden Jubilee on 26th June this year.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Jitendra Singh said “We feel proud that the Golden Jubilee Celebrations are being graced by the Hon’ble Vice President of India Shri. Jagdeep Dhankhar and his guidance and motivation will persuade us to contribute more for the betterment of the country. Adding further the Science and technology Minister said, “50 years of dedication, perseverance, and success is a testament to the hard work, commitment, and vision which propelled this journey of excellence.”
Dr. Jitendra Singh, while highlighting CEL’s performance, mentioned that over last few years, especially in the last 5 years, CEL’s financial stability, profitability, and operational excellence have touched new heights. CEL’s performance in terms of the numbers in turnover, net worth, reserves, net profit, etc. are also remarkable.
At centre Hon’ble Vice President of India Shri. Jagdeep Dhankhar; left 1. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh 2. Chetan Jain CMD, CEL; right 1. Shri Sunil Sharma Cabinet Minister, Uttar Pradesh 2. Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, DG CSIR
The Minister shared that CEL has transformed from a loss-making PSU to a dividend paying PSU and this is the 3rd consecutive year that CEL has paid dividends, that too at increasing rate, to the Government of India. He also highlighted that Celebrating 50 years with attaining Net profit of approx. Rs 58 crore is commendable.
Recalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Vision of Amrit kaal he said, our aim is to increase indigenization of technology and boost manufacturing by capacity building, skill development. Dr. Jitendra Singh lauded CEL’s contributions in the fields of Defence, Railway, Security, Surveillance and Solar energy shows its vital role in promoting indigenous technologies and manufacturing capabilities. Going further he said “Rolling out production of Smart Boards which shall not only diversify CEL’s product portfolio but also significantly impact implementation of smart education in schools in the country.”
Dr. Jitendra Singh expressed his satisfaction over the new initiatives taken by the CEL Management to strengthen Employee Engagement which led to outstanding performance over the last few years and an all-time high achievement in the last financial year. The minister affirmed that Central Electronics Limited has ticked the right boxes of performance parameters for grant of higher status of Mini RATNA (Category-1).
Shri Sunil Kumar Sharma, Cabinet Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, DG, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Shri. Chetan Jain, Chairman and Managing Director, CEL; along with senior officials of Government of India were also present for the programme.
The expiring spectrum in 2024 and the unsold spectrum of previous Spectrum Auction held in 2022 were put to auction this year to meet spectrum requirement of Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to ensure continuity and growth of the services.
All the available spectrum in 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300 MHz, and 26 GHz bands were put to auction. This year auction has seen activity in 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2100MHz and 2500 MHz bands.
The Auction started on 25th June 2024 at 10:00 AM and concluded on 26th June 2024 at 11:45 AM after 7 rounds. As auction for 5G spectrum was held recently & 5G Monetization is still in progress, no bidding took place in 800MHz, 2300MHz, 3300MHz and 26GHz bands. A total quantum of 141.4 MHz (26.5%) was sold from the balance 533.6 MHz Spectrum. This is despite the fact that a very large amount of spectrum i.e., 51.2 Ghz of spectrum was sold in August 2022.
All the three TSPs i.e., M/s Bharti Airtel Limited, M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and M/s Vodafone Idea Limited have successfully bid and taken spectrum in this auction also for growth and continuity of services. A total quantum of 141.4 MHz spectrum of worth Rs 11,340 Crores was sold.
(All values in MHz)
S.No
Name of the Bidder
900 MHz
1800 MHz
2100 MHz
2500 MHz
Total
1.
M/s Bharti Airtel Ltd.
42
35
20
97
2.
M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
14.4
14.4
3.
M/s Vodafone Idea Ltd.
18.8
1.2
10
30
Grand Total
60.8
50.6
20
10
141.4
Table 1: Band/bidder wise summary of quantum of spectrum sold
(All values in Rs crore)
S.No
Name of the Bidder
900 MHz
1800 MHz
2100 MHz
2500 MHz
Total
1.
M/s Bharti Airtel Ltd.
3825
2486.76
545
6856.76
2.
M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
973.62
973.62
3.
M/s Vodafone Idea Ltd.
3241.6
118.80
150
3510.40
Grand Total
7066.6
3579.18
545
150
11340.78
Table 2: Band/bidder wise summary of value of spectrum sold
M/s Bharti Airtel Ltd. and M/s Vodafone Idea Ltd. have successfully renewed their expired spectrum in 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands and further an additional quantum of 87.2 MHz worth Rs 6164.88 cr has been acquired by TSPs to augment their services
The unsold spectrum will again be put to auction next time.
Shri Takhat Singh Ranawat IFoS (Karnataka 2007), appointed as Private Secretary to Shri H D Kumaraswamy – Union Minister for Heavy Industries & Steel, Ministry of Steel, at the level of Director. This appointment is for the period up to November 24, 2026.
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Shri S S Nakul IAS (Karnataka 2010), appointed as Private Secretary to Smt Nirmala Sitharaman – Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Finance, at the level of Director. This appointment is for the period up to January 24, 2026.
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Smt Mrinal Kumar Das IRS (IT 2007), recommended for Central deputation has been appointment as Director – Department of Consumer Affairs, for a period of five years. He was recommended for Central deputation by the Department of Revenue.
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Shri Peeyush Kumar IAS (Andhra Pradesh 1997), currently on deputation as Additional Secretary – Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry to repatriate to his parent cadre of Andhra Pradesh on request from the state government.
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Shri Pradeep Singh Kharola IAS (Karnataka 1985) (Retd.), currently posted as Chairman and Managing Director – India Trade Promotion Organisation, has been assigned the additional charge of Director General – National Testing Agency, Ministry of Education, GoI.
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Shri Tapan Kumar Deka IPS (Himachal Pradesh 1988), currently serving as the Director – Intelligence Bureau, has been granted a one-year extension. This extension, approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, will take effect from June 30, 2024.
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