Jitendra Shankar Mathur (IAS:1982:MP) has been given additional charge of Secretary, Dept of Rural Development for the period upto 25 May 2016. J S Mathur will take charge as Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj wef 25 April 2016 Bhupendra Kainthola (ISS:1989) has been appointed as Director, FTII, Pune Esther Kar has been empanelled for promotion to the grade of IIS Group 'A' (HAG)