Days after making allegations against IGP D Roopa, IPS Vartika Katiyar gets transferred
Bengaluru: Days after IPS officer Vartika Katiyar made serious allegations against her superior, IGP D Roopa Moudgil, the Karnataka government on Monday transferred her from the Internal Security Division. Katiyar had accused Moudgil of directing police personnel to plant confidential documents from other departments in her chamber.
According to an official order issued by the state government, Vartika Katiyar has been transferred to the position of Deputy Inspector General of Police and Additional Commandant General, Home Guards, and Ex-Officio Additional Director, Civil Defence, Bengaluru. The government however, has not linked her transfer to her complaint.
Katiyar, a 2010-batch IPS officer, had filed a complaint on February 20 before Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, with a copy also marked to Director General of Police (DGP) Alok Mohan. In her complaint, she alleged that on September 6, 2024, head constable Manjunath TS and home guard Mallikarjun had entered her office and placed certain files there under the directions of D Roopa. She claimed that the personnel also took photographs of the documents and shared them on WhatsApp. According to her complaint, they had accessed her office by taking keys from the control room in her absence.
In addition to these allegations, Katiyar accused Moudgil of threatening her with a negative annual performance report. She stated that while she had come to know about this particular incident only recently, similar occurrences may have taken place in the past. She also warned that such incidents could be repeated in the future and held D Roopa directly responsible for any consequences.
D Roopa, a 2000-batch IPS officer, is currently awaiting promotion to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) from January 1, 2025. She has been a controversial figure in the Karnataka bureaucracy and was previously involved in a highly publicized dispute with IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri in 2023. The two officers remain entangled in a legal battle over their public accusations against each other.
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
