Bharat Lal, a 1988 batch Indian Forest Service officer of Gujarat cadre, has been appointed as the Secretary to the Lokpal as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Monday.
Currently, Lal is working as Additional Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti. Besides, the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) also approved the appointment of Sanjay Kumar Singh as Secretary of Ministry of Steel. Presently he is Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances and Department of Pensions & Pensioners Welfare.
The government also appointed Leena Nandan, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution as Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
Here are the other appointments:
Vini Mahajan (lAS:1987:PB) was appointed as Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Presently, she is in the cadre (Punjab).
Rohit Kumar Singh (lAS:1989:RJ) was appointed as Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs. He replaces Leena Nandan. Presently, he is working as Special Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
Manoj Joshi (lAS:1989:KL) was appointed as Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. He will take over as Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) upon the superannuation of Durga Shanker Mishra this week. Presently, he is working as Special Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
V Srinivas (lAS:1989:RJ) was appointed as Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and Department of Pensions & Pensioners Welfare. He replaces Sanjay Kumar Singh (lAS:1987:MP). Currently, Srinivas is Special Secretary, DARPG.
Rajeev Ranjan (lAS:1989:MP) was appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes in the rank & pay of Secretary to the Government of India. Currently, he is Special Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
Pankaj Jain (lAS:1990:AM) was appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Presently, he is Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
Apart from this, as many as eight officers working in the rank of Additional Secretary were elevated (In-situ) as Special Secretary in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.
Sanjay Maihotra (lAS:1990:RJ), CMD, REC Ltd.
Alkesh Kumar Sharma (lAS:1990:KL) as Special Secretary Cabinet Secretariat
Raj Kumar Goyal (lAS:1990:JK), Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs.
Shashank Priya (IRS C&IT:1988), Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
Manoj Ahuja (lAS:1990:OR), Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) under the Ministry of Education.
Rajesh Kumar Chaudhry (IFS:1987:PB), Special Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance.
Ms Annie George Mathew (IAAS:1988), Special Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
Meera Swamp (IAS:1988), Special Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
