The Appointments Committee on Tuesday (27.10.20) cleared the appointment of four General Manager, Railways:

1. Ms Anjali Goyal (IRAS) appointed as GM, Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi.
2. Sunil Sharma (IRPS) appointed as GM, Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction), Guwahati.
3. A Gangal (IRSME) appointed as GM, Northern Railway, New Delhi.
4. VK Tripathi (IRSEE) appointed as GM, North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur.

The NaMo administration on 27.10.2020 curtailed the tenure of Vishal Pal Singh (IRS C&CE:2006), Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Power, under the Central Staffing Scheme.

He will take charge as Vice President in GSTN, New Delhi on a deputation basis with tenure up to 01.11.2024 (7 years away from the cadre).

Ms. Prerna Puri (lAS:2006:UT) was on 27.10.2020 re-designated as Director in the Office of Registrar General of India as a measure personal to her for a period upto 10.11.2021 (i.e. 7 years away from the cadre). Presently, she is working as Deputy Secretary in the Office of the Registrar General of India.

The NaMo administration on, 26 October 2020 prematurely repatriated Bharat Singh Laspal (IDSE:1994) to his parent cadre on personal grounds with the provision of "extended cooling off'. Presently, he is working as Director, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

The NaMo administration on, 26 October 2020, extended the deputation tenure of Dr Ishita Ganguly Tripathi (IES:1999) for a period of three months beyond 22.12.2020. Presently, she is Director in the Department of Commerce. She counts her central deputation tenure w.e.f. 23.12.2015.

The NaMo administration on, 26 October 2020, prematurely repatriated Lokesh Bajpai (IOFS:1998) to his parent cadre on personal grounds with the provision of "extended cooling off'. Presently, he is working as Director, Department of Public Enterprises.

Dr P Chandra Shekhara was, on 25.10.2020, appointed to the post of DG, MANAGE for a period up to 26.04.2023. He is working as Director (Agricultural Extension), National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad.

The NaMo administration on 23.10.2020 assigned the additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy to Amit Khare (lAS:1985:JH) from 24.10.2020 to 01.11.2020 during the period of absence on leave of Anita Karwal (IAS:1988:GJ). Presently, Khare is working as Secretary, Department of Higher Education. He is also holding the additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.