18 IAS officers belonging to 1983 batch have been designated as Special Secretary, in their ministries and departments. They are:-   Arun Kumar (IAS:1983:AM), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment as Special Secretary. Jagdish Prasad Meena (lAS:AM:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries as Special Secretary Jatinder Bir Singh (lAS:AM:1983), Chairman & MD, Punjab & Sind Bank, Ministry of Finance,in the rank and pay of Secretary. Preeti Sudan (lAS:AP:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, as Special Secretary. Asha Ram Sihag (lAS:HP:1983), Secretary, Union Public ServiceCommission, in the rank and pay of Secretary Yudhvir Singh Malik (lAS:HY:1983), Additional Secretary, NITI Ayog as Special Secretary. K.P.Krishnan (lAS:KN:1983), Additional Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development as Special Secretary. Sanjeevanee Kutty (lAS:MH:1983), Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Home Affairs as Special Secretary. Injeti Srinivas (lAS:OR:1983), Director General, Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, in the rank and pay of Secretary. Seema Bahuguna (lAS:RJ:1983), Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development asSpecial Secretary. Bharati S Sihag (lAS:HP:1983), Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Steel as Special Secretary. Dinesh Sharma (lAS:KL:1983), Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance as Special Secretary R. Sridharan(lAS:KN:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines as Special Secretary. Rajani Ranjan Rashmi (lAS:MN:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests& Climate Change, as Special Secretary. Alka Panda (lAS:OR:1983), Director General, BIS, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, in the rank and pay of Secretary (Equivalent). Anjali Prasad (lAS:UK:1983), Ambassador, World Trade Organisation, in the rank and pay of Secretary (Equivalent). Bhagwati Prasad Pandey (lAS:UK:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power as Special Secretary.