Alka Upadhyaya (IAS:1990:MP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development; vice: Rajiv Sadanandan (lAS:1985:KL). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amandeep Garg (lAS:1999:HP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat vice S.P. Singh Parihar (lAS:1986:MP). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joint Secretary Rajat Bhargava (lAS:1990:AP) has been repatriated from Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to his parent cadre Andhra Pradesh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debendra Prasad Manjhi (CSS) has been appointed as Director, Dr Ambedkar Foundation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The tenure of Dr. Shekhar C. Mande as Director, National Centre for Cell Science till 01 September 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B S Nunwal, has been given the additional charge of Commissioner (Appeals), Mumbai Customs Zone-I, Mumbai ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------