The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved seven Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) appointments across major public sector undertakings (PSUs), including the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and National Hydro Power Corporation Limited (NHPC). The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) issued orders detailing the appointments.
The appointments cover key sectors such as aviation, coal, petroleum and natural gas, defence production, steel, fertilisers and power. Each officer will serve an initial tenure of three years from the date of assuming charge, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. BCCL’s appointment has a specific commencement condition linked to January 1, 2027.
CVO Appointments in Aviation, Coal and Petroleum
Brahmananda Srivastava (ITS), a 2001-batch Indian Telecommunication Service officer, has been appointed CVO of the Airports Authority of India in Delhi under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. His three-year tenure will begin from the date he assumes charge, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Anjay Tiwari (IRTS), a 2013-batch Indian Railway Traffic Service officer, has been appointed CVO of Bharat Coking Coal Limited in Dhanbad under the Ministry of Coal. His initial three-year tenure will begin from the date he assumes charge on or after January 1, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Shalini Verma (IRS-IT), a 2004-batch Indian Revenue Service officer of the Income Tax cadre, has been appointed CVO of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited in Mumbai under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Her tenure will run for three years from the date she assumes charge, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Appointments in Defence Production and Steel
Shanker Lal Meghvanshi (ITS), a 2001-batch Indian Telecommunication Service officer, has been appointed CVO of Goa Shipyard Limited in Goa under the Department of Defence Production. He will serve an initial three-year tenure from the date he assumes charge, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Hemraj Meena (IRSSE), a 2006-batch Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers officer, has been appointed CVO of MECON Limited in Ranchi under the Ministry of Steel. His initial tenure will be three years from the date of assumption of charge, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
CVO Appointments in Fertilisers and Power
A Muthamma (IAS), a 2009-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the AGMUT cadre, has been appointed CVO of Madras Fertilizers Limited in Chennai under the Department of Fertilizers. She will serve an initial tenure of three years from the date she assumes charge, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Debendra Dalai (IFoS), a 1999-batch Indian Forest Service officer of the AGMUT cadre, has been appointed CVO of National Hydro Power Corporation Limited in Delhi under the Ministry of Power. His initial tenure will be three years from the date of assumption of charge, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
The appointments place vigilance officers across seven public sector organisations operating in key sectors of the economy. The ACC-approved appointments have been formalised through orders issued by the DoPT.
