Ratan P Watal (IAS:1978:AP) (Rtd), Former Finance Secretary has been appointed as Principal Adviser (Social Sector), NITI Aayog for the period of three years S L Sreeparvathy IRS(C&CE:2010) has been appointed as OSD, Service Tax Wing, Central Board of Central Excise & Customs Dr Gaurav Mittal IRS(C&CE:2012) has been appointed as OSD, Service Tax Wing, Central Board of Central Excise & Customs Vice Admiral A K Chawla, DG, Naval Operations has been appointed as Chief of Personnel; vice: Vice Admiral A K Karve Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, Commandant, Naval Defence Academy has been appointed as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff; vice: Vice Admiral Karambir Singh The post of Ashok Kumar Mehta IRS (C&CE:1987), Private Secretary to President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has been upgraded from Director level to Joint Secretary level Sobhana Kamala Sudarsana Rao (IFS:1987:KL), Development Commissioner, Visakhapatnam SEZ has been given the additional charge of Development Commissioner, M/s Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited, Visakhapatnam