I’m a whistleblower: D Roopa
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Dec 31, 2020, 06:00 IST
Karnataka Home Secretary D Roopa
State Home Secretary says that she was carrying out her duties as a bona fide public servant when she spoke up about irregularities in the
Nirbhaya Safe City Project file
Karnataka Home Secretary D Roopa has said that she was carrying out her duties as a bona fide public servant when she brought to light the irregularities in the tender process of the Nirbhaya Safe City Project, an initiative to create a safe and empowering environment for women in public places. In a letter to Rajneesh Goel, the Additional Chief Secretary (Home Department), Roopa stated that she also called Ernst & Young for classified information related to the file which was in her custody for about a week. Following her actions, Roopa was invited by
Bengaluru: Going by seniority, the State Government yesterday appointed Additional Chief Secretary
P. Ravi Kumar, a 1984 batch IAS officer, as the new Chief Secretary of Karnataka.
The incumbent Chief Secretary, T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, will retire today following his supera-nnuation. 58-year-old Ravi Kumar is the second senior-most IAS officer of Karnataka cadre after Bhaskar. Bhaskar took charge of the administration in July 2018 following the retirement of the then Chief Secretary Rathna Prabha.
The Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (DPAR) in an official notification appointed Kumar as the Chief Secretary and he is expected to take charge today.
Ravi Kumar has been serving as the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government since September along with the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary to IT/BT and Science and Technology Department.
He will take charge from Vijay Bhaskar
Going by seniority, the State government on Wednesday appointed Additional Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar, a 1984 batch IAS officer, as the new Chief Secretary of Karnataka.
The incumbent Chief Secretary, T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, will retire on Thursday, according to a notification issued by the government. Mr. Bhaskar took over the reigns of the administration in July 2018 following the retirement of the then Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha.
Mr. Bhaskar, who is credited with handling the State administration well during the change of governments and adverse conditions like pandemic, was felicitated by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday.
Ravi Kumar is new Karnataka Chief Secretary
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The 1984 IAS batch officer P. Ravi Kumar would be the new Karnataka Chief Secretary from January 1, 2021, an official said on Wednesday.. Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, Dec 30 : The 1984 IAS batch officer P. Ravi Kumar would be the new Karnataka Chief Secretary from January 1, 2021, an official said on Wednesday. Kumar, 58, has been appointed as the state s 38th Chief Secretary from January 1 and will replace incumbent T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, who will superannuate on December 31, said state personnel department deputy secretary M.P. Mullai Muhilan in an order here.
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