The
NaMo administration, on Tuesday, cleared the appointment of 1990 batch of IAS officers
as Additional Secretary in various departments and ministries in addition to the
appointments and reshuffle of officers from various batches and services. Accordingly;
- Sumeet
Jerath (IAS:1985:AM) appointed Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR) by
temporarily upgrading the post. Presently, he is Special Secretary &
Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs.
- Ms.
Dolly Chakrabarty (IA&AS:1987) appointed Additional Secretary, Department
of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. Presently, she Joint Secretary,
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
- Ms
Gargi Kaul (IA&AS:1984) appointed as Secretary (Defence Finance), Ministry
of Defence. Presently, she is Financial Advisor (Defence Services), Ministry of
Defence.
- Ms.
Meenakshi Gupta (IA&AS:1984) was elevated (in-situ) in the rank and pay of
Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post. Presently, she is Member
Secretary, National Commission for Women, Ministry of Women & Child
Development.
- Prem
Kumar Kataria (IA&AS:1985), presently in the Cadre, appointed as Additional
Secretary, Ministry of Textiles.
- Prashant
Kumar (IFoS:1985:MP) was elevated (in-situ) in the rank Additional Secretary by
temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer. Presently,
he is Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development.
- Chandra
Bhan Singh (IES:1986) was elevated (in-situ) in the rank of Additional
Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the
officer. Presently, he is ADG, Bureau of Indian Standards, Department of
Consumer Affairs.
- Vinod
Kumar Tiwari (IFoS:1986:HP) appointed to the post of Additional Secretary,
Ministry of Coal vice Suresh Kumar (IAS:1986:JK). Presently, he is Joint
Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Suresh Kumar was repatriated for
availing the benefit of promotion in his parent cadre i.e. J&K.
- Rajesh
Kumar Chaudhry (IFoS:1987:PB) was elevated (in-situ) in the rank and pay of Additional
Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post. Presently, he is Joint Secretary,
Department of Public Enterprises.
- Ms.
Alka Bhargava (IFoS:1987:AM) appointed (in-situ) as Additional Secretary,
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. Presently, she is Joint
Secretary, Department of Agriculture.
- Amitabh
Kumar (IRS IT:1987) appointed (in-situ) as Director General (Shipping),
Ministry of Shipping in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. He is ADG,
Shipping.
- Dheeraj
Bhatnagar (IRS IT:1987) was elevated (in-situ) in the rank and pay of Additional
Secretary in the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).
Presently, he is Joint Secretary, DIPAM.
- Rajesh
Kr. Chaturvedi (IAS:1987:MP) appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial
Advisor, Ministry of Culture. Presently, he is Member (Administration),
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
- Dharmendra
Sharma (IAS:1988:UT), presently in the Cadre, appointed DG, India International
Institute of Democracy and Election Management in the rank and pay of Additional
Secretary by temporarily upgrading and re-designating the post of DG (Training)
in the Election Commission of India held by Sudeep Jain (IAS:1994:TN). Jain will
be adjusted against the existing vacancy of Deputy Election Commissioner.
- Anil
Kumar Jha (IAS:1988:KN) appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of
Revenue, Ministry of Finance. Presently, he is in the cadre state of Karnataka.
- Atul
Kumar Tiwari (IAS:1990:KN) appointed Additional Secretary, Ministry of I&B by
restoring the post (JS, I&B) held by him to the level of Additional
Secretary.
- S
K G Rahate (IAS:1990:JH) appointed to the post of Additional Secretary, Ministry
of Power. Presently he is Principal Secretary, Home in the Cadre state.
- Deepak
Kumar (IAS:1990:UP) was in-situ elevated in the rank and pay of Additional
Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post upto 19.06.2019 (Le. date of
completion of his 7 year central deputation tenure). Presently, he is Executive
Director, India Trade Promotion Organization.
- Syedain
Abbasi (IAS:1990:AM) was in-situ elevated as Additional Secretary by temporarily
upgrading the post of Executive Director, Food Corporation of India, Department
of Food & Public Distribution.
- Raj
Kumar Goyal (IAS:1990:JK) Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry
of External Affairs vice Sumeet Jerath (IAS:1985:AM) on his appointment as
Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR). Presently he is Principal Secretary,
Home in the Cadre state.
- Ravi
Shankar Prasad (IAS:1990:AM) was in-situ elevated as Additional Secretary, Ministry
of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC). Presently, he is Joint
Secretary, MoEF&CC.
- Vivek
Bhardwaj (IAS:1990:WB) appointed to the post of Additional Secretary, Ministry
of Home Affairs (MHA). Presently, vacancy Joint Secretary, MHA.
- Ms.
Archana Agrawal (IAS:1990:UP) appointed Member Secretary, National Capital
Region Planning Board, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs against existing
vacancy. Presently, she is Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power.
- Ms.
Sarada G Muraleedharan (IAS:1990:KL) was elevated (in-situ) in the rank and pay
of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal
to the officer. Presently sheis DG National Institute of Fashion Technology,
Ministry of Textiles.
- Ms.
Meeta R Lochan (IAS:1990:MH) was elevated (in-situ) in the rank and pay of
Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to
the officer. Presently, she is Additional Director General of Foreign Trade,
Department of Commerce.
- Ms.
Arti Ahuja (IAS:1990:OR) appointed as Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National
Academy of Administration (under DoPT) in the rank and pay of Additional
Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the
officer. Presently, she is Joint Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy
of Administration.
- Alka
Upadhyaya (IAS:1990:MP) appointed Additional Secretary, Department of Rural
Development vice Sanjeev Kumar (IDAS:1986). Presently, she is Joint Secretary,
Department of Rural Development. Sanjeev Kumar (IDAS:1986) appointed Additional
Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Rural Development.
- K
Moses Chalai (IAS:1990:MN) appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women
& Child Development. Presently, he is Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women
and Child Development.
- Bhupinder
Singh Bhalla (IAS:1990:UT) appointed (in-situ) Additional Secretary, Department
of Commerce by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the
officer. Presently, he is Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce.
- Manoj
Ahuja (IAS:1990:OR) appointed as Special Director, , LBSNAA in the rank and pay
of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal
to the officer. Presently, he is Joint Director, LBSNAA.
- Pankaj
Jain (IAS:1990:AM) was elevated (in-situ) as Additional Secretary by
temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer. Presently,
Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services,.
- Mukhmeet
Singh Bhatia (IAS:1990:JH) was elevated in the rank of Additional Secretary “15th
Finance Commission†under the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of
Finance by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.
Presently, he is Joint Secretary, 15th FC.
- Alkesh
Kumar Sharma (IAS:1990:KL) was elevated (in-situ) in the rank and pay of
Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post upto 15.09.2019 (till
the date of completion of his 7 year central deputation tenure). Presently, he
is CEO & MD, DMICDC; a JS rank post.