19 Jun 2026
- New Delhi (21.06.2026): In an administration often defined by its swift and unpredictable bureaucratic churn, the Centre has opted for ultimate predictability. The ACC on Saturday extended the contractual service of the Ministry of Ayush Secretary, Vaidya Dr. Rajesh Kotecha, for an unprecedented, yet most predicted, fourth successive term.With this latest extension pushing his tenure beyond June 28, 2026, to June 28, 2027, the 2015 “Padma Shri” awardee is set to enter his ninth consecutive year at the helm of the ministry this July. Bureaucratic insiders whisper that if Kotecha maintains this momentum into a fifth extension next year, he will cross the historic decade-long threshold—a rare feat in modern Indian administrative history.First brought into the government in July 2017, Kotecha’s induction marked a bold departure from the conventional practice of embedding senior career IAS officers as a Union Secretary.Over nearly nine years, Kotecha has transitioned from a domain expert into one of the most politically trusted and administratively stable anchors of the Modi government's healthcare apparatus. His historic run underscores the central leadership's immense reliance on his strategic blueprint, which has successfully mainstreamed traditional Indian medicine into global frameworks, including the establishment of the landmark WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Gujarat.In an era of unpredictability and uncertainty where lateral entrants frequently face institutional friction, Kotecha’s longevity cements him as the most successful outsider to navigate and master the wheels of New Delhi's bureaucracy.(By Rakesh Ranjan)
- New Delhi (20.06.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Saturday are as follows:-
- Tenure of Sheetal Verma (IAS: 2007: UP), Director of Census Operations (DCO)/Director of Citizen Registration (OCR), Uttar Pradesh, has been extended for a tenure up to 30.06.2027.
- Tenure of Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, AYUSH, has been extended for a period of one year beyond 28.06.2026 i.e. up to 28.06.2027.
- Tenure of Javvadi V Naga Subramanyam (IAS: 2009: AM), Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, has been revised for an overall tenure of 7 years i.e. up to 15.02.2027.
- Tenure of Anand Bantia (IRAS: 2012), IFA (Director level), has been curtailed in the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Further Bantia has been appointed as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Road Transport & Highways Harsh Malhotra in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs at the level of Director, w.e.f. 27.06.2026 for a period up to 26.04.2031.
- Tenure of Ajai Kumar Verma (IDSE: 2000), Director, Central Vigilance Commission, has been extended for a period of nine months beyond 01.07.2026 and up to 01.04.2027. He is on central deputation tenure w.e.f. 02.07.2020.
- Mamta (IES: 2008), Director in the Department of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Steel on 'lateral shift' basis for a tenure up to 31.03.2029.
- New Delhi (19.06.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Friday are as follows:-
- Nidhi Khare (IAS: 1992: JH), Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, has been entrusted with additional charge of the post of Secretary. Department of Food & Public Distribution from 20.06.2026 to 02.07.2026 during the period of absence on leave of Sanjeev Chopra (IAS: 1990: OR).
- Nikunja Bihari Dhal (IAS: 1993: OR), Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, has been entrusted with additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice from 20.06.2026 to 26.06.2026 during the period of absence on leave of Niraj Verma (lAS:1994: AM).
- New Delhi (18.06.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Thursday are as follows:-
- Meenu Choudhary (IPS: 2000: AGMUT) has been appointed as Inspector General in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
- New Delhi (18.06.2026): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Dr Saibal Chattopadhyay as Chairman of the National Statistical Commission (NSC). The ACC also appointed three members which included Prof Shubhabrata Das, Satyendra Bahadur Singh and Dr Madhavan Mukund.The Commission consists of a part-time Chairperson, four part-time Members having specialization and experience in areas of statistics, and the CEO, NITI Aayog as an ex-officio Member. Secretary, MoSPI is the Secretary to the NSC.The NSC was set up in 2005 to serve as a nodal body for all core statistical activities of the country, to evolve, monitor and enforce statistical priorities and standards and to ensure statistical co-ordination.
- New Delhi (17.06.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Wednesday are as follows:-
- Prasanth M S (IAS: 2015: TN) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat for a period of four years.
- NEW DELHI (16.06.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Tuesday are as follows:-
- Amit P Javalgi (IPS: 2006: WB) has been appointed as Inspector General in National Investigation Agency (NIA).
- Sundarraj P (IPS: 2003: CH) has been appointed as Inspector General in National Investigation Agency (NIA).
- NEW DELHI (15.06.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:-
- Anil Malik (IAS: 1991: HY), Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, has been entrusted with additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs from 16.06.2026 to 01 .07.2026 during the period of absence on leave of Ranjana Chopra (IAS: 1994: OR).
Manoj Joshi (IAS: 1989: KL), Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, has been entrusted with additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Fertilizers till 28.06.2026 during the period of absence on leave of Rajat Kumar Mishra (IAS: 1992: RJ).
