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Secretary level reshuffle effected; Ajay Bhalla will be next Home Secretary

By IndianMandarins- 24 Jul 2019
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The NaMo administration on Wednesday effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle. Altogether 11 officers appointed as Secretary in various ministries and department.

  • Ajay Kumar Bhalla (IAS:1984:AM)  appointed as OSD in the Ministry of Home Affairs with immediate effect. Presently he is Secretary, Ministry of Power.  He will replace Rajiv Gauba (IAS:1982:JH), the outgoing Union Home Secretary completing his tenure on July 31, 2019.
  • Mrs Anuradha Mitra (IP&TA&FS:1982) appointed as Secretary, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs. Presently she is  Member (Finance), Digital Communications Commission, Department of Telecommunications.
  • Atanu Chakraborty (IAS:1985:GJ) appointed as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs. He replaces Subhash Chandra Garg on his appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Power. Presently he is  Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) under Ministry of Finance.
  • Subhash Chandra Garg (IAS:1983:RJ) appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Power. Presently he is Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. He replaces Ajay Bhalla on his appointment as OSD in MHA.
  • Anshu Prakash (IAS:1986:UT) appointed as Secretary, Department of Telecommunications. Presently, he is Additional Secretary, Department of Telecommunications. He replaces  Ms Aruna Sundararajan (IAS:1982:KL) retiring this month end.
  • Anil Kumar Khachi (IAS:1986:HP), presently in cadre state of Himachal Pradesh, appointed as Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, Ministry of Finance vice Atanu Chakraborty.
  • R S Shukla (IAS:1986:WB), presently in the cadre, appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs against existing vacancy.
  • G V Venugopala Sarma (IAS:1986:OR), presently in the cadre, appointed as Member Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in the rank and pay of Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post.
  • Guruprasad Mohapatra (IAS:1986:GJ), presently Chairman, AAI, appointed as Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Ministry of Commerce & Industry. He replaces Ramesh Abhishek (IAS:1982:BH) retiring this month end.
  • Ravi Capoor (IAS:1986:AM), presently in the cadre, appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Textiles against existing vacancy.
  • Atul Chaturvedi (IAS:1986:AM), presently Additional Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, appointed as Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying. He replaces  Tarun Shridhar (IAS:1984:HP) retiring this month end.
  • P D Vaghela (IAS:1986:GJ), presently in the cadre, appointed as Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

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