• New Delhi ( 07.06.2023): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Wednesday are as follows:
    • Ajitkumar Vasantrao Sontakke (IOFS: 2009) was re-designated as Director in the Central Information Commission for a period up to 20.04.2025. He counts his central deputation tenure w.e.f. 21 .04.2020.

  • New Delhi (05.06.2023): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:
    • Kalyani Chadha (IRSME: 1988), Joint Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment was prematurely repatriated to her parent cadre to avail the benefit of promotion.
    • Puspendra Singh (ISS:2013) was appointed as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh at the level of Deputy Secretary for a period of five years.
    • Satish Shriramaji Khandare (IPS: 1995: (AGMUT/JK) was appointed as Inspector General in BSF against existing vacancy for a period of five years.

  • New Delhi (03.06.2023): The New Delhi dispensation on Friday (02.06.2023) cleared the empanelment of 23 IAS officers belonging to 1990, 1991 and 1992 batches for holding Secretary or Secretary-equivalent level posts in the Government of India.

    The names of officers empanelled for holding Secretary/Secretary Equivalent posts are as follows:

    • Vibhu Nayar (IAS: 1990: TN)
    • Puneet Kumar Goel (IAS: 1991: UT)
    • Arunish Chawla (IAS: 1992: BH)
    • Chanchal Kumar (IAS: 1992: BH)
    • Nidhi Khare (IAS: 1992: JH)
    • Vineet Joshi (IAS: 1992: MN)
    •  Vumlunmang Vualnam (IAS: 1992: MN)
    • Neelam Shammi Rao (IAS: 1992: MP)
    • Pankaj Agrawal (IAS: 1992: MP)
    • V. L. Kantha Rao (IAS: 1992: MP)
    • Rajat Kumar Mishra (IAS: 1992: RJ)
    • Sanjay Jaju (IAS: 1992: TG)
    • J Radhakrishnan (IAS: 1992: TN)
    • Neeraj Mittal (IAS: 1992: TN)
    • Narendra Bhooshan (IAS: 1992: UP)
    • Subhas Chandra Lal Das (IAS: 1992: UT)

    Secretary Equivalent

    • Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra (IAS: 1992: OR)
    • Ashish Kumar Bhutani (IAS: 1992: AM)
    • Rakesh Ranjan (IAS: 1992: MN)
    • Rajendra Kumar (IAS: 1992: TN)
    • Shashi Ranjan Kumar (IAS: 1992: TR)
    • Sriram Taranikanti (IAS: 1992: TR)
    • Vijay Kumar (IAS: 1992: UT)

  • New Delhi (02.06.2023): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Wednesday are as follows:

    • Saurabh Garg (IAS: 1991: OR), Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment was entrusted with additional charge of Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) from 03.06.2023 to 25.06.2023.
    • Anandhi (IAS: 2007: RJ:), Deputy Director (Sr), LBSNAA was prematurely repatriated to her parent cadre to avail the benefit of promotion.
    • Tenure of Bhawna Garg (IAS: 1999: PB), Deputy Director General (DDG) (JS level), UIDAI, Regional Office, Chandigarh under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, was extended for a period of one year.
    • Shiv Nandan Kumar, CWES, Chairman, Krishna River Management Board (KRMB), Hyderabad was entrusted with additional charge of the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Polavaram Project Authority, Hyderabad for a period of six months.
    • Tenure of Dr Pandurang K Raut (IRS C&IT: 2006), Deputy Director General (DDG) in the Office of DG, Shipping, Mumbai under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, was extended for a period of two years. He counts his central deputation tenure w.e.f 19.06.2018.

  • New Delhi ( 31.05.2023): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Wednesday are as follows:
    • Tenure of B P Pati (IFoS: 1994: GJ), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal, was extended for a period of two years.
    • Tenure of Arun Kumar Sinha (IPS:1987: KL) as Director, Special Protection Group (SPG), at the level of DG, was extended for a period of one year.
    • Additional charge of V R Akkaraju, Chairperson, New Mangalore Port Trust, was ex-post facto approved for the post of Chairperson (JS level), Mormugao Port Trust for a period from 03.03.2023 to 02.04.2023.
    • Atul Kumar Tiwari (lAS: 1990: KN), Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, was entrusted with additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises till the appointment of a regular incumbent.
    • Ashwani Kumar, Executive Director, lndian Bank as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD&CEO) in UCO Bank for a period of three years.
    • Lalitaditya Neelam (IAS: 2019: CG) was shifted from Chhattisgarh to Tamil Nadu cadre on grounds of his marriage to Brinda S (IPS: 2019: TN).
    • Aashima Goyal (IAS: 2022: KL) was shifted from Kerala to Uttarakhand cadre on grounds of her marriage to Rahul Mishra (IFS: 2022: UD).

  • New Delhi (30.05.2023): The Centre has enacted a major bureaucratic reshuffle that includes foreign and captive posts at Deputy Secretary/Director/Joint Secretary level:  The names of these officers with their assignments are as follows:

    • Dr Jujjavarapu Balaji (lAS: 2001: AM) has been appointed as Minister (Agriculture), Embassy of India, Rome, Italy (a Joint Secretary level Foreign Post) under the department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  for a tenure of three years.
    • Angshumali Rastogi (IRSME: 1995) has been appointed as Representative of India in the Council of International Civil Aviation Organization (lCAO), Montreal, Canada (a Joint Secretary level Captive Post) under Ministry of Civil Aviation for a tenure of three years.
    • Nidhi Mani Tripathi (lAS: 2001: MN) has been appointed as Minister (Economic), High Commission of India, London, UK (a Joint Secretary level Foreign Post) under the Department of Commerce for a tenure of three years.
    • Anand Singh (lAS: 2000: KL) has been appointed as Senior Adviser to the Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC, USA (a Joint Secretary level Captive Post) under the Department of Economic Affairs for a tenure of three years.
    • Hemang Jani, Secretary, Capacity Building Commission, has been appointed as Senior Adviser to the Executive Director, World Bank, Washington DC, USA (a Joint Secretary level Captive Post) under Department of Economic Affairs for a tenure of three years.
    • Ponnuraj V (lAS: 2000: KN) has been appointed as Senior Adviser to the Executive Director, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines (a Joint Secretary level Captive Post) under Department of Economic Affairs for a tenure of three years.
    • Debjani Chakrabarti (lAS: 2002: OD) has been appointed as Minister (Economic & Commercial), Embassy of India, Tokyo, Japan (a Joint Secretary level Foreign Post) under the Department of Economic Affairs for a tenure of three years.
    • Dr Venkatesh Palani Samy (Agricultural Research Service: 2007), Senior Scientist, lCAR-lARl has been appointed as Adviser (Agriculture & Marine Products), Embassy of India, Brussels (a DS/Director level Foreign Post) under Department of Commerce for a tenure of three years.
    • Nidhi Srivastava (lAS: 2010: AGMUT) has been as First Secretary (Legal), Permanent Mission of India (PMI), World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva (a DS/Director level Foreign post) under Department of Commerce for a tenure of three years.
    • Sai Venkata Ramana Anil Das has been appointed as Adviser to the Executive Director, World Bank, Washington DC, USA (a DS/Director level Captive post) under the Department of Economic Affairs for a tenure of three years.
    • Vivek Chaudhary (IES: 2011) has been appointed as Counsellor (Economic), Economic Wing, Embassy of India, Washington DC, USA (a DS/Director level Foreign Post) under the Department of Economic Affairs for a tenure of three years.
    • Bhavesh R Trivedi (ITS: 2000) has been appointed as Director, SAARC Secretariat, Kathmandu, Nepal (a Director level Captive post) under the Ministry of External Affairs for a tenure of three years. 


  • New Delhi ( 30.05.2023): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Tuesday are as follows:
    • Rohit Yadav (lAS: 2002: CG) was upgraded to the level of Joint Secretary in Prime Minister's Office for term up to 25.02.2023.
    • Saurav Ray (IDES: 1994) was upgraded to the level of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs for term up to 24.04.2023.
    • Vineet Mathur (lPoS: 1994) was upgraded to the level of Joint Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs for term up to 21 .01 .2024.
    • Charanpreet Singh Bakshi (IRS C&CE: 1992) was upgraded to the level of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Minority Affairs for term up to 14.05.2024.
    • Ateesh Kumar Singh (IRTS: 1994) was upgraded to the level of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises for term up to 08.06.2024.
    • Sunil Kumar (IFoS: 1995: PB) was upgraded to the level of Joint Secretary in the Department of Science & Technology for term up to 21.06.2024.
    • Radhika Chakravarthy B (IPoS: 1996) was upgraded to the level of Joint Secretary in the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment for term up to 21.08.2024.
    • Tenure of Manoj Kumar Singh (IAS: 2009: BH), Private Secretary to the Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh, was curtailed to appoint him as Director in the Department of Revenue up to 19.12.2024.
    • Extension of Kalu Ram Meena (IOFS: 2002), Director in the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, was approved for a period of two years up to 16.08.2025.
    • Shrey Vats (IPS: 2017: MA) was appointed as Deputy Director of Enforcement, in the Directorate of Enforcement for a period of three years.
    • Sumeet Sharma (IPS: 2015: AM) was appointed as Deputy Director of Enforcement in the Directorate of Enforcement on deputation basis for a period of three years.
    • Mugdha Sinha (lAS: 1999: RJ), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, was entrusted with additional charge of the post of Director General, National Archives of India for the period from 18.04.2023 to 20.04.2023.

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