Reportedly, the second round of the proposal seeking extension for Sunil Kumar (IRAS: 1995) for another two years awaited ACC’s approval and thus the ministry did not issue his relieving order till late evening. 

As Joint Secretary (E&BR) Kumar looks after matters related to Upstream (Exploration & Production), Petrochemicals, Import / Export of crude oil and petroleum products, Ethanol Blending Program and other Biofuels, Green Hydrogen & CCUS, Renewable Energy and Conservation, etc.