New Delhi (01.11.2025): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has effected a major reshuffle of Joint Secretary/Joint Secretary equivalent level from various services, batches and cadre. The names and new assignments of these officers are as follows:
- Sonal Bajaj (IRS C&IT: 1998) has been appointed as Director (Finance), (Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), Mumbai, under the Department of Atomic Energy for a tenure of five years replacing M Sankaranarayann (IAS: 2003: MH).
- Jai Prakash Pandey (IRPS: 2003) has been appointed as Joint Director General (JS level), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), under the Ministry of Civil Aviation for a combined tenure of 7 years i.e. up to 20.02.2027.
- Brij Mohan Mishra (IAS: 2008: UT) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce for five years i.e. up to 16.11.2026 replacing Amitabh Kumar (IRS C&IT: 1992).
- Neeraj Kharwal (IAS: 2007: UK) has been appointed as MD (JS Level), India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), under the Department of Commerce for a tenure of five years.
- Sudeep Shrivastava (IRSSE: 2001) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology for a tenure of five years replacing Amod Kumar (IAS: 1995: UP).
- Siljo V K (ISS: 2004) has been appointed as Deputy Director General (DDG), Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology for a tenure of five years replacing Manish Bhardwaj (IAS: 1997: GJ).
- Manish Tiwari (IRTS: 1995) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Warehousing Development & Regulatory Authority (WDRA) for a tenure up to his superannuation on 30.09.2029 replacing Anirudh Kumar (IRSME: 1995).
- Lokesh Kumar Sharma (IOFS: 1998) has been appointed as Executive Director, Food Corporation of India (FCI) for a tenure of five years replacing Manoj Kumar Jain.
- Hema Jaiswal (ISS: 2004) has been appointed as Executive Director, Food Corporation of India (FCI), under the Department of Food & Public Distribution for a tenure of five years replacing Akhilesh Misra (IRSME: 1995).
- Harsh Mangla (IAS: 2008: JH) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare for a tenure of five years i.e. up to 24.01.2027 replacing Latha Ganapathy (IAS: 2007: TN).
- Gaya Prasad (ISS: 1996) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs for a tenure up to his superannuation i.e. on 31.07.2028 replacing Mihir Kumar (IDAS: 1996).
- Shruti Singh (IAS: 2004: PB) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for a tenure of five years replacing Garima Singh, CSS.
- Roli Shukla Malge (IA&AS: 2002) has been appointed as FA & CAO (Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer), Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) under the Ministry of Labour & Employment for a tenure of five years replacing Sanjay Pandey (ICAS: 1994).
- Rajendra Kumar Agrawal (IRPS: 2000) has been appointed as Additional Secretary (JS level), Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), under the Department of Personnel & Training for a tenure up to the date of his superannuation i.e. on 30.09.2030 replacing Kumar Sanjay Bariar (IP&TA&FS: 1993).
- Jai Prakash Shivahare (IAS: 2002: GJ) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade for a tenure of five years by temporarily downgrading a vacant post of AS in the Department.
- Vikas Gupta (IAS: 2001: HY) has been appointed as Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) under the Department of School Education & Literacy for a tenure of five years replacing Nidhi Pandey (llnfoS: 1991).
