• New Delhi (17.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:
    • Suresh K. Reddy (IFS: 1991) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
    • Gyanesh Kumar (Retd IAS: 1988: KL) has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India.
    • Tenure of B V R Subrahmanyam (Retd IAS: 1987: CG) as Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog has been extended for a period of one year beyond 24.02.2025.

    • Tenure of Rajeev Kumar (IOFS: 2000), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, has been extended for a period of one year beyond 05.03.2025.
    • Pankaj Jain (IAS: 2012: MP) has been appointed as Private Secretary to Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy at the level of Deputy Secretary for a period of five years.
    • Vipul Tripathi (IRAS: 2008) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare for a period of five years.
    • Shankar Lal Kumawat (IAS: 2010: TN) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Revenue for a period of five years.


  • New Delhi (14.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Friday are as follows:
    • The post of Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Earth Sciences held by Rajendra Kumar Kumhar (IOFS: 2011) has been re-designated as Director in the same ministry for a period up to 28.09.2028 i.e. total tenure of five years. His central deputation tenure is w.e.f. 29.09.2023.
    • Pazhaniyandi Velayudhan Pillai (IRS C&IT: 2009) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change for a period of five years. 
    • The post of Deputy Secretary in the Department of Science & Technology held by Rahul Yadav (IOFS: 2011) has been re-designated as Director in the same ministry for a period up to 20.03.2028 i.e. total tenure of five years. His central deputation tenure is w.e.f. 21.03.2023.

  • New Delhi (11.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Tuesday are as follows:
    • Deepak Mathews (IA&AS: 2009), Director in Cabinet Secretariat, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre to avail the benefit of promotion.
    • Sandeep Rewaji Rathod (IAS: 2009: TR) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Sports for a period of five years. 
    • Vinay Bansal (IRAS: 2011) has been appointed as Financial Advisor in National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for a period of five years.
    • Sravan Kumar Jatavath (IAS: 2014: TN) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Minority Affairs for a period of four years. 
    • Sachin Kumar Yadav (ISS: 2013) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Animal Husbandary & Dairying for a period of four years.
    • The post of Private Secretary (DS-level) to Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, held by Anirudh Sravan Pulipaka (IAS: 2011: KN) has been re-designated for a period upto 26.09.2028 or on co-terminus basis with the Minister. He counts his Central Deputation tenure w.e.f. 27.09.2023.
    • The post of Deputy Secretary in the National Capacity Building Commission under DoPT, presently held by Ankita Singh (IRS IT: 2011), has been re-designated as Director for a period up to 20.06.2029. She counts her Central Deputation w.e.f. 21 .06.2024.
    • The post of Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDONER) presently held by Ankit Mishra (ISS: 2011), has been re-designated as a measure personal to him for a period up to 11 .10.2026 i.e. total tenure of five years under the Central Staffing Scheme. He counts her Central Deputation w.e.f. 12. 10.2021.
    • Yogeshwar Sangwan (IFS: 1994) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

    • Gaurav Agarwal (IRSME: 1994), Combined CVO for Military Engineer Services (MES) and Border Roads Organization (BRO), has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre.

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  • New Delhi (10.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:
    • The post of Private Secretary to Suresh Gopi (MoS for Petroleum & Natural Gas) held by Narain S N (IRTS: 2011) has been re-designated from Deputy Secretary to Director level for a period up to 27.12.2026. He counts his central Deputation tenure w.e.f. 28.12.2020.
    • The post of Private Secretary to Jyotiraditya M Scindia in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) held by Abhinav Pratap Singh (IPOS: 2011) has been re-designated from Deputy Secretary to Director level for a period up to 07.12.2027. He counts his central Deputation tenure w.e.f. 06.06.2022.
    • Apoorva Bharadwaj (IRS IT: 2007) has been appointed as Joint Secretary (Director level) in the Union Public Service Commission for a period of five years.

    • Rohan Chand Thakur (IAS: 2009: HP) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Financial Service for a period of five years.
    • Shekhar Srivastava (ISS: 2012) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for a period of four years.
    • Amar Kushawha (IAS: 2012: TN) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Fertilizer for a period of five years.
    • Richa Prakash Choudhary (IAS: 2014: CG) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Commerce for a period of four years.
    • Mukesh Meghwal (Indian Supply Service: 2012) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Fertilizer for a period of four years.
    • Sushant Sudan (lES: 2012) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Commerce for a tenure up to 06.01 .2026.
    • Amit Kumar ((Indian Supply Service: 2013) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for a period of four years.
    • Tenure of Kavita Singh (IAS: 2004: PB), Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, has been extended for a period of two years beyond 15.03.2025.
    • Dr Pramod Kumar Meherda (IAS: 1997: OD), Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has been ex-post facto entrusted with additional charge of the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA), for a period of six months with effect from 15.01.2025.
    • Sanjay A Lathkar (IPS: 1995: JH) has been appointed Inspector General (Security) under the Department of Atomic Energy in the rank and pay of ADG till his superannuation i.e. 30.09.2028.  

  • New Delhi (07.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Friday are as follows:-
    • Vandita Pandey (IPS: 2011: TN) was appointed as Director in the Department of Youth Affairs for a period of five years. 
    • Maimun Alam (IRS IT: 2007) has been selected for appointment as Director in the Ministry of Steel, Delhi for a period of five years.
    • Vishwasree B (IAS: 2014: TR) was appointed as Executive Director (DS level), Tobacco Board, Guntur under the Department of Commerce for a period of four years w.e.f. 12.03.2025. The officer replaces Sridhar Babu Addanki (IAS: 2008: UD).
    • Kamaljit K Kamal (IRS C&IT: 2013) was appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Office of Custodian of Enemy Property for India (CEPI), Mumbai under the Ministry of Home Affairs for a period upto 24.01.2026 i.e. till the tenure/validity of the above post. The officer replaces Patil Prashant Sudamrao (IRS C&IT: 2011). 
    • S.H.K. Murti (IFoS: 2013: AGMUT) was prematurely repatriated to the Cadre. Currently, he is working as Deputy Director, FSI, Kolkata in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change MoEFCC (AGMUT) on personal grounds with the condition of extended 'cooling off'.
    • Surendra Prasad Pant (CSS) was appointed (on a contract basis) as Private Secretary to the Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) (Jitan Ram Manjhi) on coterminous basis. 
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