As Indianmandarins had reported first on June 17, 2017 (see Web-link below) Pradip Kumar Tripathi (IAS:1987:JK) was on Thursday appointed to the coveted post of Establishment Officer (DOPT). The post fell vacant yesterday following the appointment of Rajiv Kumar (IAS:1984:JH) as Secretary,Dept ofFinancial Service;also known as Banking Secretary. Currently, Tripathi serves as Joint Secretary, DOPT, and was empanelled on June 13 to hold an Additional Secretary rank post in Govt of India. It may nbe underlined that all proposals for senior appointments under the Government of India, which require the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), are processed through the Establishment Officer as Secretary of the ACC. These include Board level appointments to Central Public Sector Undertakings and appointments of Joint Secretaries, Directors, and Deputy Secretaries in the Ministries/Departments. In addition, all appointments by promotion, which require the approval of the ACC are also processed through the Establishment Officer, whose office is located in North Block, New Delhi. WebLink: 17 June 2017 Tripathi tipped for EO (DOPT) https://www.indianmandarins.com/tripathi-tipped-for-eo-dopt/