Senior IPS officer B Srinivasan and IRMS officer Satish Kumar
New Delhi: The National Security Guard (NSG) has got a new Director General. Senior IPS officer B Srinivasan has been appointed as the Director General of the National Security Guard (NSG). The government has issued an order for this. At the same time, IRMS officer Satish Kumar has been appointed as the new Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board.
Who is B Srinivasan?
B Srinivasan is a 1992 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre. Before becoming the DG of NSG, Srinivasan was the Special DG of Jammu and Kashmir under Nalin Prabhat.
Who is IRMS officer Satish Kumar?
Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) officer Satish Kumar has been appointed as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Board. This makes him the first Chairman and CEO from Scheduled Caste in the history of the board, senior Railway Board officials said.
He is currently posted as Member, Traction Rolling Stock. Kumar’s appointment comes as Jaya Verma Sinha, who is the current Chairperson of the Board and CEO, is retiring on August 31 and Kumar’s appointment will be effective from September 1.
An official order from the Railway Board said Satish Kumar’s appointment is in the apex pay scale (pay level 17 as per 7th Central Pay Commission).
bureaucratic reshuffle
Let us tell you that Sinha took over the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board on September 1 last year and became the first woman to hold this post. Just two weeks ago, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved a series of important bureaucratic appointments in various ministries. This leadership reshuffle included new appointments in key departments including Finance and Defense.
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