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Secretary-level reshuffle effected at Centre: Shah gets DOPT, Chawla gets Revenue

By IndianMandarins- 25 Dec 2024
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New Delhi (25.12.2024): The New Delhi establishment on Wednesday effected a major reshuffle of Union Secretaries. The list of newly appointed secretaries goes as follows:
  1. Rachna Shah (IAS: 1991: KL) was appointed as Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Currently, she is Secretary in the Ministry of Textiles.  
  2. Arunish Chawla (IAS: 1992: BH) was appointed as Secretary Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. He replaces Sanjay Malhotra (IAS: 1990: RJ) who recently became RBI Governor. Currently, Chawla is serving as Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals. He will continue to hold the additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
  3. Vineet Joshi (IAS: 1992: MN), presently Chief Secretary in Manipur, was appointed as Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. He replaces K Sanjay Murthy (IAS: 1989: HP) on his appointment as CAG.
  4. Neelam Shammi Rao (IAS: 1992: MP) was appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Textiles vice Rachna Shah.  Currently, Rao is serving as  Secretary, National Commission for Minorities. 
  5. Sanjay Sethi (IAS: 1992: MH), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Minorities in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. Sethi replaces Neelam Shammi Rao upon her appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Textiles.
  6. Amit Agrawal (IAS: 1993: CG) replaces Arunish Chawla as Secretary Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Currently he is DG, UIDAI.
  7. Neerja Sekhar (IAS: 1993: HY) was appointed as DG, National Productivity Council (under DPIIT) in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India by temporarily upgrading the post. She replaces S Gopalakrishnan (IAS: 1991: TN) who is now Chairman, Staff Selection Commission (SSC). 

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