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New Delhi (19.08.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:
- Bandaru Wilsonbabu (IFS:2004), presently Ambassador of India to Madagascar, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan.
- Kishan Dan Dewal (IFS:2003), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Dominican Republic.
- Pawan Kumar Sharma (IAS: 1999: MP) has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary/Additional Secretary Equivalent level posts at the Centre.
- New Delhi (18.08.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:
- Runul Pratap (IA&AS: 2014) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Food & Public Distribution for a period of four years.
Dr Manoj Kumar Mohapatra (IFS: 2000), presently Ambassador of India to Romania, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Moldova, with residence in Bucharest.
- Shelesh Nawal (IAS: 2010: MH), Deputy Director (Deputy Secretary level) at LBSNAA, has been re-designated as Deputy Director (Sr.) (Director level) for a period up to 27.09.2026. Shelesh Nawal is on central deputation w.e.f. 28.09.2021.
Kuldeep Dwivedi (IPS: 2005: JH) has been appointed as Joint Director, CBI up to 17.01.2026 i.e. total five year of his central deputation tenure.
- C Venkata Subba Reddy (IPS:2007: AM) has been appointed as Joint Director, CBI up to his approved deputation tenure for five years i.e. 29.10.2029.
- New Delhi (14.08.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Friday are as follows:
- Pooja Awana (IPS: 2012: RJ) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Investment & Public Asset Management for period of four years.
- Akanksha Ranjan (IAS: 2013: JH) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Health & Family Welfare for a period of four years.
- Aditya Kumar Mamgain (IRS C&IT: 2015) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Office of Health & Family Welfare for a period up to 02.05.2027.
- New Delhi (13.08.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Thursday are as follows:
- Shailesh (IAS: 2013: TR) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the National Health Authority (NHA) under the Department of Health & Family Welfare for a period of four years.
- Santosh Kumar Verma (IRSS: 1995), Joint Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre.
- Lal Jha (IOFS: 2012) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) for a period of 4 years.
- New Delhi (12.08.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Tuesday are as follows:
- Vikram Singh Malik (IAS: 2012: AGMUT) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for a period of four years.
- Arpitha S (IRS C&lT: 2015) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Digital Media under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for a period of four years.
- Vipin Kumar (IRSEE: 2014) has been appointed as Joint Commissioner (Deputy Secretary level) in the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for a period of four years.
- Varnali Deka (IAS: 2009: AM) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for a period of five years.
- Dr Pooja Joshi (IAS: 2011: AGMUT) has been appointed as General Manager, Tribal Co-Operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) at Bengaluru-South (Karnataka Region) under Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the period up to 30.09.2026.
- Tarul Dilip Bhavsar (IRS C&IT:2015) has been appointed as Deputy General Manager, Tribal Co-Operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), Mumbai (Maharashtra Region) [at Deputy Secretary level] under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for a period of 4 years.
- Mohammed Y Safirulla K (IAS: 2010: KL) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology for a period of five years.
- Shyam Sundar Agrawal (ICoAS: 2011) has been appointed as IFA (Director level) in the lndo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Delhi under the Ministry of Home Affairs for a period of five years.
- Nivedita Swain (IRAS: 2010) has been appointed as IFA (Director level) in the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Delhi under the Ministry of Home Affairs for a period of five years.
Kabib K (IPS: 2005: MA) has been appointed as Inspector General in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
New Delhi (11.08.2025): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in the temporary upgradation of five officers of various services and cadres. The names and posts of these officers are as follows:-
- Extension in upgradation of the post of Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration from the level of Additional Secretary to that of Secretary held by Sriram Taranikanti (IAS: 1992: TR) for a period up to 31.07.2026.
- Extension in upgradation of the post of Secretary, Union Public Service Commission from the level of Additional Secretary to that of Secretary held by Shashi Ranjan Kumar (IAS: 1992: TR) for a period up to 03.09.2026.
- Extension in upgradation of the post of Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor to the level of Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports held by Sanjay Rastogi (IAS: 1991: OR) for a period up to 11.08.2026.
- Extension in upgradation of the post of Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor to the level of Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Women & Child Development held by Nitishwar Kumar (IAS: 1996: UP) for a period up to 30.09.2026.
- Extension in upgradation of the post of Joint Secretary to the level of Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology held by Amitesh Kumar Sinha (IRAS: 1997) for a period up to 09.08.2026.
- New Delhi (08.08.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Friday are as follows:
- Sanjeev Chopra (IAS: 1990: OR), Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, has been entrusted with additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries from 09.08.2025 to 21.08.2025 during the period of absence on leave of A P Das Joshi (IAS: 1994: AM).
- Vivek Aggarwal (IAS: 1994: MP), Secretary, Ministry of Culture, has been entrusted with additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Tourism from 11.08.2025 to 04.09.2025 during the period of absence on leave of V Vidyavathi (IAS: 1991: KN).
- Inderjeet Singh (IAS: 2010: RJ) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Culture for a period of five years.
- Suvasis Das (IRS IT: 2014) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Pharmaceuticals for a period of four years.
- Nitish Suri (ITradeS: 2011) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Higher Education for a period of five years.
- Ravi Dhawan (IAS: 2011: AGMUT) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Power for a period of five years.
- Cheshta Yadav (IAS: 2014: AGMUT) has been appointed as Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration (Deputy Secretary level), Goa on additional charge basis for a period up to 31.12.2025.
- Gaurav Singh Rajawat (IAS: 2011: AGMUT) has been appointed as Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration (Director level), Lakshadweep on additional charge basis for a period up to 31.12.2025.
- Sufiyah Faruqui Wali (IAS: 2009: MP) has been appointed to the post of Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration, Madhya Pradesh with effect from 01.10.2025 for a period up to 31.12.2025.
- Amit Sharma (IAS: 2012: AGMUT) has been appointed to the post of Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration, Mizoram (Deputy Secretary level) on additional charge basis for a period up to 31.12.2025.
- Purva Garg (IAS: 2015: AGMUT) has been appointed to the post of Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration (Deputy Secretary level), Andaman & Nicobar Islands on additional charge basis for a period up to 31.12.2025.
- Sujal Jayantibhai Mayatra (IAS: 2011: GJ) has been appointed to the post of Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration, Gujarat for a period up to 31.12.2025.
- Kartikeya Goel (IAS: 2010: CH) has been appointed to the post of Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration, Chhattisgarh for a period up to 31.12.2025.
Tenure of additional charge of the post of Director (Finance Intelligence Unit -- India) to Vivek Aggarwal (IAS (MP:1994), Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, has been extended ex-post facto for a period from 30.03.2025 to 21.04.2025.
Amit Mohan Govil (IRS IT: 1990), Director General, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, Department of Revenue, has been entrusted with additional charge of Director (Finance Intelligence Unit-India) for a period of six months.
J Elanchezhian (IPS: 2010: PB) has been inducted as Deputy Inspector General in Central Bureau of Investigation for a period of five years.
- New Delhi (07.08.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Thursday are as follows:
- Mir Mohammed Ali (IAS: 2011: KL) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy for a period of five years.
- Maya Kumari (CPES: 2014) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Defence for a period of four years.
- Sumity Garg (IRS C&IT: 2015) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Defence for a period of four years.
- Tanvi Sundriyal (IAS: 2010: MP) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Civil Aviation for a period of five years.
- Harikumar M (IRTS: 2011) has been appointed as Director in the Olympics Division under the Department of Sports for a period of two years.
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