The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Wednesday in a major reshuffle, has approved the appointments/repatriation of over 40 senior officers at the Additional Secretary / Additional Secretary equivalent level and Joint Secretary / Joint Secretary equivalent level across the country.
The full list of appointments approved by the ACC is as follows:
(1) Appointment of Ms. Geetha Meetina, lAS (CG:1997), as Joint Secretary,
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, from the date of assumption of the charge
of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri
Rajbir S. Panwar, IFoS (GJ:1991).
(2) Appointment of Shri Rajbir S. Panwar, IFoS (GJ:1991), as Managing Director (JS
level), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED),
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, from the date of assumption of the charge
of the post, for a tenure upto the date of his superannuation on 30.04.2023 or until further
orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Sanjeev K. Chadha, IFoS (OD:1989).
(3) Appointment of Shri Satyendra Singh, IFoS (AM:1996), as Managing Director
(JS level), National Horticulture Board (NHB), Department of Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or
upto the date of his superannuation on 28.02.2027 or until further orders, whichever is the
earliest, vice Shri B. Srinivas, IAS(KL:1991).
(4) Appointment of Shri Chaitanya Murti, IFoS (TR:1995), as Joint Secretary,
Department of Bio-Technology, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for
a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Chandra Prakash
Goyal, lFoS(UP:1986).
(5) Appointment of Shri Srikant Nagulapalli, lAS (AP:1998), as Joint Secretary,
Cabinet Secretariat, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure of
five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Pankaj Agrawal,
lAS(MP: 1992).
(6) Appointment of Shri Puneet Kansal, lAS (SK:1996), as Joint Secretary, Cabinet
Secretariat, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for an overall tenure of
five years upto 26.04.2023, extendable for additional two years upto 26.04.2025 subject to
availability of cadre clearance or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Alkesh K. Sharma, IAS(KL:1990) by temporarily downgrading the post of Additional Secretary to Joint Secretary level.
(7) Appointment of Shri M. Balaji, lAS (TN:2005), as Joint Secretary, Department of
Commerce, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for an overall tenure of
five years upto 15.09.2024 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri S. Suresh
Kumar, IAS(AP:2000).
(8) Appointment of Shri Krishan Kumar, lAS (OD:2002), as Joint Secretary,
Department of Commerce, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a
tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Shyamal Misra, lAS(HY: 1996).
(9) Appointment of Shri Inderdeep Singh Dhariwal, IA&AS (1992), as Joint Secretary,Ministry of Corporate Affairs, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure upto the date of his superannuation on 31 .07.2026 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh lP&TA&FS(1992).
(10) Appointment of Shri Harpreet Singh, IPoS (1992), as Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Development of North Eastern Region, from the date of assumption of the charge of the
post, for a tenure upto the date of his superannuation on 31.12.2026 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Indevar Pandey, IAS(WB:1988).
(11) Appointment of Shri Rajesh Singh, IPoS (1998), as Joint Secretary & Financial
Adviser, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, from the date of assumption
of the charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is
earlier, vice Ms. Jyoti Arora, IAS(HY:1987).
(12) Appointment of Shri Ramesh Kumar Sudhanshu, lAS (UD:1997), as Chief
Executive Officer (JS level), MyGov, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology,
from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until
further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Abhishek Singh, lAS (NL:1995).
(13) Appointment of Shri Abhishek Singh, lAS (NL:1995), as Chief Executive Officer,
National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information
Technology, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary, vice Shri M. Srinivas Rao,
IAS(AM:1987) by temporarily upgrading the post to Additional Secretary level. The officer will continue to hold the additional charge of the post of Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Digital India Corporation.
(14) Appointment of Shri Vivek Chandra Verma, IOFS (1991), as Deputy Director
General (JS level), Unique Identification Authority of India (UlDAl), Headquarters, New
Delhi, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, from the date of assumption of
the charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
(15) Appointment of Shri Rajeev Sharma, IFoS (WB:1998), as Joint Secretary,
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, from the date of assumption
of the charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is
earlier, vice Ms. Tarika Roy, lRAS(1997).
(16) Appointment of Shri Rajesh Kumar Yadav, lAS (RJ:1996), as Joint Secretary,
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, from the date of assumption
of the charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is
earlier, vice Shri Prabodh Seth, IRS (IT:1989).
(17) Appointment of Shri Amit Singh Negi, lAS (UD:1999), as Joint Secretary,
Department of Expenditure, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a
tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Rajeev Ranjan,
IAS(MP: 1989).
(18) Appointment of Shri Manoj Sahay, IA&AS (1994), as Joint Secretary & Financial
Adviser, Department of Expenditure, from the date of assumption of the charge of the
post, for an overall tenure of five years upto 29.01 .2025 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Ms. Meera Swarup, IA&AS(1988).
(19) Appointment of Shri Pankaj Sharma, ICAS (2000), as Joint Secretary, Department
of Financial Services, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a
combined tenure of seven years upto 31.12.2024 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Amit Agrawal, IAS(CG: 1993).
(20) Appointment of Shri Sanoj K. Jha, lAS (SK:1997), as Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Food Processing Industries, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a
combined tenure of seven years upto 02.04.2024 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Ms. Reema Prakash, IA&AS(1991).
(21) Appointment of Shri Ghayas Uddin Ahmed, IDAS (2000), as Financial Adviser
(JS level), National Health Authority, Department of Health & Family Welfare, from the
date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure upto the date of his
superannuation on 31.10.2026 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Ms. Geetali
Tare, IA&AS(1992).
(22) Appointment of Shri R. Ramakrishnan, lAS (NL:1998), as Senior Deputy Director
General (Admn.) (JS level), Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health
Research, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure upto the date
of his superannuation on 28.02.2025 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri
GSG Ayyangar, AS (TR:1987).
(23) Appointment of Shri Vijay Mittal, IOFS (1991), as Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Heavy Industries, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Jeetendra Singh, IRSEE (1993).
(24) Appointment of Shri Harsh Gupta, lAS (KN:1997), as Project Director (JS level),
National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP), National Disaster Management
Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post,
for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Pradeep
Kumar, lAS (KL:1987).
(25) Appointment of Ms. G. Madhumita Das, IPoS (1996), as Joint Secretary &
Financial Adviser, Ministry of Labour & Employment, from the date of assumption of the
charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Ms. Sibani Swain, IES(1986).
(26) Appointment of Ms. Tiakala Lynda Yaden, IP&TA&FS (1994), as Financial
Commissioner (JS level), Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Ministry of
Labour & Employment, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure
of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Ms. Sandhya Shukla, IA&AS
(1991).
(27) Appointment of Shri Lalit Bohra, IRTS (1998), as Joint Secretary, Ministry of New
& Renewable Energy, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure of
five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Bhanu Pratap Yadav, IA&AS
(1992).
(28) Appointment of Shri Navin Agarwal, IRPS (1997), as Joint Secretary, Office of
Lokpal, Department of Personnel & Training, from the date of assumption of the charge
of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri
Dilip Kumar, lAS (PB:1995).
(29) Appointment of Ms. Vinakshi Gupta, IDAS (1992), as Additional Secretary (JS
level), Union Public Service Commission, Department of Personnel & Training, from
the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further
orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri R. K. Sinha, IDAS(1991).
(30) Appointment of Ms. Esha Srivastava, IFS (2004), as Officer on Special Duty (JS
level), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, from the date of assumption of the charge of
the post, for an overall tenure of five years upto 19.03.2024 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri B.N. Reddy, IFS (1993).
(31) Appointment of Shri Raman Chopra, IRS (IT:1993), as Director (JS level), National
Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL), Ministry of Road
Transport & Highways, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure
of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Manoj Sahay,
IA&AS(1994).
(32) Appointment of Ms. Smriti Sharan, IPoS (1993), as Joint Secretary, Department
of Rural Development, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure
of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Ashish Kumar Goel, lAS
(UP: 1995).
(33) Appointment of Shri Mahendra Kumar Gupta, IRPS (1998), as Joint Secretary,
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Scientific &
Industrial Research, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure of
five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri K.R. Vaidheeswaran, CSS.
(34) Appointment of Shri Krishna Kumar Dwivedi, lAS (AM:1996), as Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, from the date of assumption of the
charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Ms. Juthika Patankar, lAS (UP:1988).
(35) Appointment of Shri Subramanyam Manchikanti, IRS(C&IT:1991), as Joint
Secretary, Department of Space, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for
an overall tenure of five years upto 19.032025 or until further orders, whichever is earlier,
against a newly created post.
(36) (i) Premature repatriation of Shri Atul Singh IPS (AP:1995), Joint Secretary,
Department of Sports to his parent cadre. (ii) Appointment of Shri Kunal, lAS (AGMUT:2005), as Joint Secretary, Department of Sports, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Atul Singh IPS(AP:1995).
(37) Appointment of Shri Abhijit Narendra, IRTS (1993), as Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Steel, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure upto the date of his superannuation on 30.09.2026 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Puneet Kansal, IAS(SK:1996).
(38) Appointment of Shri Anand Singh, lAS (KL:2000), as Joint Secretary, Department
of Telecommunications, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure
of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Navneet Gupta, lA&AS
(1997).
(39) Appointment of Shri Asit Gopal, IFoS (MP:1990), as Commissioner (JS level),
Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS), National Educational Society for Tribal
Students (NESTS) (JS level), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, from the date of assumption of the
charge of the post, for an overall tenure of five years upto 25.08.2024 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
(40) Appointment of Ms. Richa Misra, IDAS (1996), as Joint Secretary & Financial
Adviser, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for an overall tenure of five years upto 25.03.2023 extendable upto the period spent in NDC course or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Jagmohan Gupta, IRAS (1987).
(41) Appointment of Shri Satya Prakash Vashishth, IFoS (AM:1994), as Executive
Director (Admin) (JS level), National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Department of
Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, from the date of
assumption of the charge of the post, for a tenure upto the date of his superannuation on
30.06.2026 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Rajiv Kishore, lRPS (1988).
(42) Appointment of Shri Bhaskar Dasgupta, CSS, as Executive Director (Finance)
(JS level), National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Department of Water Resources,
River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, from the date of assumption of the charge of
the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Rozy Agarwal, lDAS(1994).
(43) Appointment of Ms. Indra Mallo, lAS (MH:1999), as Joint Secretary, Department
of Women & Child Development, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for
a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Ashish Srivastava, lAS (MP:1992).