The Competent Authority has approved the major reshuffle in Joint Secretary, Additional and Special Secretaries at Centre. The following appointments have been approved-
IAS Sanjeeva Kumar (AM:86) : Special Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as Secretary, Department of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs
IAS Vasudha Mishra (TG:87): Special Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare as Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Department of Personnel and Training in the rank and pay of Secretary to Government of India by temporarily upgrading the post.
IAS Rakesh Sawal(TR:88): Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development as Additional Secretary, NITI Ayog
IAS S Kishore(WB:89): presently in the cadre as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
IAS Anurag Jain (MP:89): presently in the Cadre as Vice Chairman Delhi Development Authority, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to Government of India.
IAS Devendra Kumar Singh (KL:89): presently in the cadre as Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
IAS Katikithala Srinivas (GJ:89): Additional Secretary Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions as Additional Secretary and Establishment Officer, Department of Personnel and Training vice IAS Pradip Kumar Tripathi (JK:87) upon his appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Steel.
IAS Shiv Das Meena (TN:89): Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs as Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to Government of India.
IAS Manoj Ahuja(OR:90): Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training as Chairman Central Board of Secondary Education in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to Government of India by temporarily upgrading the post.
IAS Arti Ahuja(OR:90): Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training as Additional Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare.
IAS Alok Kumar(TR:90): Presently in the Cadre as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR)
IAS Nivedita Shukla Verma(UP:91): Presently in the Cadre as Additional Secretary, Department of Defence, Ministry of Defence
IAS V Vidyarthi(KN:91): Presently in the Cadre as Director General, Archeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to Government of India
IAS Rajendra Kumar(TN:92): Presently in the Cadre as Director General, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, Ministry of Labour & Employment in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to Government of India
IAS Rakesh Ranjan(MN:92): Presently in the Cadre as Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development vice IAS Rakesh Sarwal(TR:88) upon his appointment as Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog
IOFS Anil Kumar Nayak(86): Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Department of Posts
IRS (IT) Aniruddha Kumar (87): Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power as Additional Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
IA&AS Subir Mallick(89): Additional Financial Advisor and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence (Finance) as Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Department of Agriculture Research and Education
IAS Anuradha Thakur(HP:94): Joint Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, Ministry of Finance as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat
The ACC has also approved the in-situ upgradation of the following officers to the level of Additional Secretary, as a measure personal to them, by temporarily upgrading the posts held by them-
IPS Ashish Gupta(UP:89): CEO, NATGRID, Ministry of Home Affairs as CEO, NATGRID, Ministry of Home Affairs in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary
IRPS Rashmi Chowdhary (89): Joint Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions as Additional Secretary, Department of Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
IRS(IT) Pankaj Kumar Mishra(89): Director, Financial Intelligence Unit(FIU-IND), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary
IA&AS Anand Mohan Bajaj(90): Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance as Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
IDAS Arti Bhatnagar(90): Chief Vigilance Officer, Air India Ltd., Ministry of Civil Aviation as Chief Vigilance Officer, Air India Ltd, Ministry of Civil Aviation in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary
14th May, 2020
