24 Apr 2025
- New Delhi (23.04.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Wednesday are as follows:
- Shrikant Namdeo (IRS IT: 2004), Director, Department of Financial Services, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre.
- New Delhi (22.04.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Tuesday are as follows:
- Rabindra Reang (IAS: 2006: TR), DCO/DCR, Tripura, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre.
- New Delhi (22.04.2025): As Indianmandarins had reported first on 23 January 2025 (CLICK TO READ) about the prospective names for the coveted position the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on 21 April 2025 cleared the appointment of five Special Directors in the Enforcement Directorate.The newly appointed Special Directors are as follows:
- Viplav Kumar Chaudhary (IPS: 1997: AGMUT)
- Manu Tentiwal (IRS IT: 2003)
- T Sankar (IRS IT: 2003)
- N Padmanabhan (IRS IT: 2005)
- Rajnish Deb Burman (IRS IT: 1999)
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- New Delhi (21.04.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:
- Nand Kumarum (IAS: 2008: MP), President & CEO, National e-Governance Division (NeD), has been entrusted with additional charge of the posts of Chief Executive Officer, MyGov [CEO, MyGov] and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Digital India Corporation [MDC/EO, DIC] for a period of six months w.e.f. 09.01.2025.
- Tenure of additional charge of the post of Director (Finance) (JS level), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to Bhuwan Chandra Pathak, CMD, NPCIL, has been extended for a period of six months w.e.f. 17.02.2025.
- Sanjay Pandey (ICAS: 1994), Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Ministry of Labour & Employment, has been in-situ upgraded as Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Ministry of Labour & Employment.
- Ashish Goyal (IIS: 1996), Additional DG, National Museum, Ministry of Culture, has been appointed as Director General (Media) (JS level), Election Commission of India, for an overall tenure of 5 years up to 30.04.2028.
Anuj Chandak (lInfoS: 2012), Joint Director, Junior Administrative Grade (Ordinary Grade) (Non-CSS post) in the Election Commission of India, has been shifted laterally as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change for a tenure up to 02.04.2027.
- New Delhi (18.04.2025): The New Delhi establishment on Friday effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle at Additional Secretary-level posts. Twenty-five officers were appointed as Additional Secretary while fifteen were in-situ elevated in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to the Govt of India.The list goes as follows:
- Keshav Kumar Pathak (IAS: 1990: BH), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat by temporarily upgrading a JS-level post.
- Abhishek Singh (IAS: 1995: NL) was appointed as Director General, National Informatics Centre (NIC), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology by keeping the Recruitment Rules of the post in abeyance. He will also hold the additional charge of his current post i.e. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
- Bhuvnesh Kumar (IAS: 1995: UP), currently working as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, was appointed as CEO, Unique Identification Authority of India (CEO, UIDAI).
- Suman Billa (IAS: 1996: KL) was appointed as Director General (Tourism), Ministry of Tourism. Currently, he is Additional Secretary in Ministry of Tourism.
- Vir Vikram Yadav (IAS: 1996: OR), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.
- Sanoj Kumar Jha (IAS: 1997: SK), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of Joint Secretary in the Ministry.
- M S Srikar (IAS: 1999: KN), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat vice Puneet Kansal (IAS: 1996: SK) upon completion of his tenure on 26.04.2025.
- Mugdha Sinha (IAS: 1999: RJ) was appointed as Managing Director, India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (ITDC) in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to the Government of India. Currently, she is DG, Tourism.
- Hirdesh Kumar (IAS: 1999: AGMUT) was appointed as MD, Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), Ministry of Tribal Affairs vice Ashish Chatterjee (IAS: 1999: TN). Currently, Kumar is Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India.
- Ashish Chatterjee (IAS: 1999: TN) was appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Steel. Currently, he is MD, TRIFED.
- Jitendra Srivastava (IAS: 2000: BH) was appointed as CMD, REC Ltd, Ministry of Power in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to the Government of India. Currently, he is Joint Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation.
- N Saravana Kumar (IAS: 2000: BH), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
- Solomon Arokiaraj (IAS: 2000: AP) was appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance. Currently, he is Joint Secretary, DEA.
- Abhijit Sinha (IAS: 2000: NL) was appointed (in-situ) as Additional Secretary, Department of Home in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Amitabh Kumar (IRS C&IT: 1992) was appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry. He is Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce.
- Yatinder Prasad (IA&AS: 1993) was appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology along with the charge of Financial Advisor, Department of Biotechnology and Ministry of Earth Sciences. Currently, she is Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
- Saurabh Kumar Tiwari (IP&TA&FS: 1993) was appointed (in-situ) as Additional Secretary, Direct Benefit Transfer Mission by restoring the post to Additional Secretary level. Currently, he is Joint Secretary, DBT Mission.
- Prabhat (IRPS: 1993), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
- Sanjiv Shankar (IRS IT: 1993) was appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. Currently, he is Joint Secretary, Ministry of I&B.
- Roop Rashi (IA&AS: 1994) was appointed CEO, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Ministry of MSME in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. Currently, she is Textile Commissioner, Mumbai.
- Valeti Premchand (IDES: 1994), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- Vinod Kotwal (IP&TA&FS: 1994) was appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of DS/Director in the Department. Currently, she is Member Secretary, National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority, Department of Pharmaceuticals.
- Mihir Kumar (IDAS: 1996) was appointed as CEO, Government e-Marketplace Special Purpose Vehicle under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to the Government of India. Currently, he is Joint Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Hoveyda Abbas (IA&AS: 1997), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare by curtailing the extended central deputation tenure of Jaideep Kumar Mishra (ICAS: 1993).
- Amitesh Kumar Sinha (IRAS: 1997), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology vice Bhuvnesh Kumar (IAS: 1995: UP).
The list officer goes as follows:- Sonal Mishra (IAS: 1997: GJ) in the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
- Manish Thakur (IAS: 1998: AM) in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
- Indra Mallo (IAS: 1999: MH) in National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention, Cabinet Secretariat.
- D. Anandan (IAS: 2000: SK) in the Department Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
- Deepak Agarwal (IAS: 2000: UP), Managing Director, National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) under the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
- P Hemalatha (IAS: 2000: KN), Development Commissioner, Cochin Special Economic Zone, Department of Commerce.
- Piyush Singh (IAS: 2000: MH) in the Ministry of Power.
- Manmeet Kaur Nanda (IAS: 2000: WB) in the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
- Aparna Sachin Sharma (CSS: 1989) in the Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers.
- Nirupama Kotru (IRS IT: 1992), Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in Ministry of Coal.
- Amita Prasad Sarbhai (IRAS: 1993) in the Ministry of Culture.
- Biswaranjan Sasmal (IRS IT: 1993) in the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment.
- Amrit Raj (IPoS: 1994), Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles.
- Rama Shankar Sinha (IFoS: 1995: AGMUT) in the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries.
- G. Madhumita Das (IPoS: 1996) Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Labour & Employment.
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- New Delhi (18.04.2025): The New Delhi establishment on Friday effected a jumbo reshuffle of Secretaries in the Government of India. Filling up almost all key vacancies upto November 2025 it also placed freshly empanelled two senior IAS officers working as Additional Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).The list of newly appointed officers goes as follows:
- The incumbent Youth Affairs Secretary Meeta Rajiv Lochan (IAS: 1990: MH) was appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. She replaces A Neeraja (IFoS: 1990: UP) upon her superannuation on 31.05.2025.
- K Moses Chalai (IAS: 1990: MN) was appointed as Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) under the Ministry of Finance. Currently, he is Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat (ISCS) under the Ministry of Home Affairs. He replaces Ali Raza Rizvi (IAS: 1988: HP) who retired on 31 July 2024. Currently, the additional charge of DPE is with Arunish Chawla (IAS: 1992: BH).
- The incumbent Expenditure Secretary Manoj Govil (IAS: 1991: MP) was appointed as Secretary (Coordination), Cabinet Secretariat vice Vandana Gurnani (IAS: 1991: KN).
- Vandana Gurnani was laterally moved from Cabinet Secretariate as the new Union Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment. She replaces Sumita Dawra (IAS: AP: 1991) who retired on 31.03.2025.
- Rajit Punhani (IAS: 1991: BH), currently Secretary, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, was appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship vice Atul Kumar Tiwari (IAS: 1990: KN) retiring June 30, 2025.
- Ashish Srivastava (IAS: 1992: MP) was placed as Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs. He replaces K Moses Chalai. Currently, Srivastava is working as Advisor, Inter State Council Secretariat.
- The incumbent Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam (IAS: 1992: MN) was appointed as Secretary, Department of Expenditure under the Ministry of Finance. He replaces Manoj Govil (IAS: 1991: MN).
- Nikunja Bihari Dhal (IAS: 1993: OD), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. He will succeed Umang Narula (IAS: AGMUT: 1989) upon his superannuation on 30 June 2025.
- Rakesh Kumar Verma (lAS: 1993: PB) was appointed as Director General, India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India by temporarily upgrading and re-designating the post of Director General (Training) in the Election Commission of India. Currently, he is Additional Secretary in the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
- Anuradha Thakur (IAS: 1994: HP) was picked as the next Union Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. She will take charge as Officer on Special Duty, DEA. She will take over from Ajay Seth (IAS: 1987: KN) on his superannuation on 30 June 2025. Currently, she is Additional Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs .
- Rajesh Agarwal (IAS: 1994: MN) was picked as the next Union Secretary, Department of Commerce. He was elevated (in-situ) as Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce where he is serving as Additional Secretary. He will succeed the outgoing Commerce Secretary, Sunil Barthwal (IAS: 1989: BH) upon his superannuation on September 30, 2025.
- Arvind Shrivastava (IAS: 1994: KN), Additional Secretary, in the Prime Minister's Office, was appointed as Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. He replaces Sanjay Malhotra (IAS: 1990: RJ), now Governor, Reserve Bank of India.
- Vivek Aggarwal (IAS: 1994: MP) was appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Culture. He succeeds Govind Mohan (IAS: 1989: SK) who vacated the post after he took over as Union Home Secretary on 23 August 2024. Currently, Arunish Chawla is holding the additional charge of Secretary, Culture. Currently, Vivek Agrawal is Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue.
- Santosh Kumar Sarangi (IAS: 1994: OD) was appointed as Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE); a post which fell vacant after Prashant Kumar Singh (IAS: 1993: MN) moved to Cadre as Chief Secretary. Currently, Sarangi is working as Director General, Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
- Pallavi Jain Govil (IAS: 1994: MP) was appointed as Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs vice Meeta R Lochan. She will succeed Meeta R Lochan on June 01, 2025. Currently, she is Director General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
- Nidhi Chhibber (IAS: 1994: CG), Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog, was appointed as Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Food Processing Industries in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. She will take charge from Subrata Gupta (IAS: 1990: WB) upon his superannuation on 31.05.2025.
- Samir Kumar Sinha (IAS: 1994: AM), was appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation vice Vumlunmang Vualnam (IAS: 1992: MN). Currently, he is Additional Secretary & Director General (Acquisition), Department of Defence.
- Hari Ranjan Rao (lAS: 1994: MP) was appointed as OSD, Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. Currently, he is Additional Secretary in Prime Minister's Office. He will take from Sujata Chaturvedi (IAS: 1989: BH) upon her superannuation on 30.06.2025.
Further, the ACC approved in-situ upgradation of two IAS officers belonging to 1994 batch to the level of Special Secretary in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India as a measure personal to them by temporarily upgrading the posts held by them:- Rajesh Kumar Sinha (IAS: 1994: KL) is now Special Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.
- Ranjana Chopra (IAS: 1994: OD) is now Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Culture.
The tenure of Bharat Lal (Retd IFoS: 1988: GJ), currently working as Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission on a contract basis, was extended for a period of one year beyond 30.06.2025 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
- New Delhi (18.04.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Friday are as follows:
- The Central Deputation of Sonia Narang (IPS: 2002: KN) was extended for a period of one year beyond 06.04.2025, in relaxation of the IPS Tenure Policy. Currently, she is Special Director in the Directorate of Enforcement.
- The Central Deputation of Abhishek Goyal (IPS: 2005: KN) was extended for a period of one year beyond 18.03.2025, in relaxation of the IPS Tenure Policy. Currently, he is Special Director in the Directorate of Enforcement.
- New Delhi (17.04.2025): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday extended the tenure of four key positions upgraded from Additional Secretary to Secretary equivalent level. All three senior IAS officers are serving in the rank & pay of Secretary, Government of India. Accordingly;
- Director General, National Archives of India presently held by Arun Singhal (IAS: 1987: UP) under the Ministry of Culture for a term up to 30.04.2025. It may be underlined that Arun Singhal has been serving as DG in the rank & pay of Secretary to the Govt of India.
- Member Secretary, National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) presently held by Archana Agrawal (IAS: 1990: UP) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for a term up to 01.05.2026. It may be underlined that Archana Agrawal has been serving as Secretary, NCRPB in the rank & pay of Secretary to the Govt of India.
- Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) presently held by Pramod Kumar Tiwari (IAS: 1991: AM), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution from the for a term upto 31.10.2025. He is serving in the rank & pay of Secretary, Govt of India.
Further, the tenure of a Joint Secretary level post in the Prime Minister's Office upgraded to Additional Secretary level was also extended for a term up to 24.03.2026. Currently, Arvind Shrivastava (IAS: 1994: KN) holds the upgraded post of Additional Secretary in PMO.
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