- New Delhi (22.05.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Thursday are as follows:
- Anwesh Kumar Aileni (IRSME: 2013) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) in the Department of Commerce for a period of four years by downgrading one of the vacant posts of Additional Director General of Foreign Trade (ADGFT) in DGTR.
- Tenure of Dr M Ravichandran as Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, has been extended for a period of one year i.e. from 01.06.2025 to 31.05.2026.
- Tenure of Rakesh Kumar Pandey (IDAS: 2003), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, has been extended for a period of one year
- New Delhi (21.05.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Wednesday are as follows:
- Post of Additional Secretary in Department of Commerce has been temporarily upgraded from Additional Secretary to Special Secretary in the rank and pay scale of Secretary from 18.04.2025 to 30.09.2025. The post was held by Rajesh Agarwal (IAS: 1994: MN).
- The post of Director General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, has been temporarily upgraded from the level of Additional Secretary to that of Secretary from 21 .04.2025 to 31.05.2025. The post was held by Pallavi Jain Govil (IAS: 1994: MP).
- Temporary upgradation of a post of Joint Secretary to the level of Additional Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat has been extended from 27.04.2025 to 13.05.2025.
- New Delhi (20.05.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Tuesday are as follows:
- The tenure of Tapan Kumar Deka (IPS: 1988: HP) as Director, Intelligence Bureau was extended for a period of one year beyond 30.06.2025.
- The tenure of Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, was extended for on a period of one year beyond 28.06.2025 i.e., upto 28.06.2026, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, on existing terms and conditions.
- Tamboli Ayyaj Fakirbhai (lAS: 2009: CG) was appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, for an overall tenure of 5 years upto 20.03.2029. Currently, he is Director, Cabinet Secretariat. He replaces M S Srikar (lAS: 1999: KN) who was recently appointed as Joint Secretary in PMO on lateral shift basis.
Tenure of Rituraj Misra (IRPS: 2010), Director in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, has been curtailed. He has been appointed as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Coal & Mines Satish Chandra Dubey in the Ministry of Coal for a period up to 30.03.2028.
Akhilesh Kumar (IPS: 2005: UP), DIG, CISF, has been promoted as Inspector General, CISF.
Additional charge of Manoj Kumar (IRS IT: 2003), CVO, Jawahar Lal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), Mumbai, has been extended for a period of six months w.e.f. 03.01.2025 or till disinvestment of SCI.
- Manu Mahraj (IPS: 2005: BH), DIG, ITBP, has been promoted as Inspector General, ITBP.
- Sanjay Kumar Gurudin (IPS: 2005: KL), DIG, ITBP, has been promoted as Inspector General, ITBP.
- Kulwant Singh (IPS: 2013: TR) has been appointed as Superintendent of Police, BRP&D
- New Delhi (19.05.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:
- Prashant Agarwal (IRSS: 2002), Director, Department of Higher Education, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre to avail the benefit of promotion.
- Kumar Gautam (IPS: 2011: WB) has been sent from West Bengal to Bihar cadre on inter-cadre deputation for a period of three years.
- Om Prakash Meena (IPS: 2012: WB) has been sent from Tamil Nadu Cadre to Rajasthan cadre on inter-cadre deputation for a period of three years.
- New Delhi (16.05.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Friday are as follows:Akhilesh Misra (IRSME: 1995), Executive Director (Personnel) (JS Level), Food Corporation of India, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre.
- New Delhi (15.05.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Thursday are as follows:
- Anurag Bhushan (IFS: 1995), presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Sweden.
- Palaniswamy Subramanyan Karthigeyan (IFS: 2004) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, for an overall tenure of three years up to 06.04.2027.
- New Delhi (13.05.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Tuesday are as follows:
- Ashish Vachhani (lAS: 1997: TN) was appointed as Additional Secretary, PMO. Currently, he is Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
- M S Srikar (lAS: 1999: KN) was appointed as Additional Secretary, PMO. Currently, he is Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat.
- Dr Ajay Kumar (Retd IAS: 1985: KL) was appointed as Chairman, UPSC.
- The additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs, was assigned to Rajesh Aggarwal (IAS: 1989: MH) from 14.05.2025 to 23.05.2025 during the period of absence on leave of Chandra Sekhar Kumar (lAS: 1992: OD). Currently, Aggarwal is Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan).
- The tenure of additional charge as Chairman Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority to Unmesh Sharad Wagh (IRS C&IT: 2000) was extended for a period from 11.03.2025 to 23.08.2025 or till the appointment of a regular incumbent. Currently, he is Deputy Chairman, JNPA.
- The Central Deputation tenure of Gurjeet Singh Dhillon (IOFS: 2002) was extended for a period of one year beyond 25.03.2025 and upto 25.03.2026. He counts his Central Deputation since 26.03.2018. He is Director in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
- The tenure of Prof. Abhay Karandikar as Secretary, Department of Science & Technology was extended for a periof of one year w.e.f. 01.07.2025 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
- The Central Deputation tenure of Sanjay Garg (IAS: 1994: KL) was extended for a period of one year beyond 24.08.2025 i.e. upto 24.08.2026. Currently, he is Additional Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & Education and Secretary, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- The Central Deputation tenure of Niraj Kumar Gayagi (IDAS: 1997) was extended for a combined tenure of six years upto 06.04.2026. Currently, he is Joint Secretary, Department of Justice.
- The Central Deputation tenure of Kumar Ravi Kant Singh (IAS: 2008: UP) was extended for a period of two years beyond 01.06.2025. Currently, he is Joint Secretary, Department of Military Affairs.
David Lalrinsanga (IPS: 1995: AGMUT) was repatriated to his parent cadre and joined it on 13.05.2025.
- New Delhi (12.05.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:
- The additional charge of the post of CMD, Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) has been given to Santosh Kumar Sarangi (IAS: 1994: OR) till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
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