The NaMo administration on Wednesday extended the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman Ajay Tyagi’s term by 18 months beginning w.e.f 01.09.2020 i.e. up to 28.02.2022 or until further order. 

The government had earlier this year granted a six-month extension to Tyagi, ahead of the expiry of his three-year tenure on March 1. Tyagi took charge from his predecessor, U K Sinha, on March 1, 2017.

The NaMo administration on Tuesday approved the proposal of Maharashtra Government for grant of cadre clearance to Praveen Pardeshi (lAS:1985:MH) to take up a foreign assignment as Global Programme Coordinator for Defeat-NCD Partnership (D-1 level) under United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) for a period of 11 months in relaxation of maximum permissible ceiling/limit of 7 years on foreign assignment during an entire career.

Naval Kishor Ram (IAS:2008:MH) was on Tuesday appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office for a period of four years.

The NaMo administration on Monday appointed Ms. Shalini Pandey (IDES(2004) as Director in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for a period of five years.

Poojan Rana (IRS IT:2009), Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs was on Monday prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre on personal grounds with the condition of "extended cooling-off'.

Ms Surabhi Sharma (IRS IT:2006), Director in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) was on Monday prematurely repatriated to her parent cadre on personal grounds.

The NaMo administration on Friday extended the tenure of deputation of Dilip Kumar (lAS:1995:PB), Joint Secretary, Office of Lokpal, for a period of one year beyond 15.07.2020 or until further orders.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Friday approved the empanelment of S K Nirmal, R K Pandey, Ravi Prasad and Mr Sarangi for promotion to the grade of Additional Director General in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.

It may be mentioned that proposal for empanelment of these four officers was sent to the ACC, though the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had already given them promotions on ad-hoc basis. The current ACC orders formalised the decision finally.