On May 27th, the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) mandated the empanelment of as many as 26 IAS Officers holding Additional Secretary (or equivalent rank) at the Centre. These officers belong to the 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 batches of the IAS.
The officers are:
- Mr. Sudhir Kumar Lohani (1995-batch Odisha cadre);
- Mr. Dheeraj Sahu (1996-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre);
- Mr. V Candavelou (1997-batch AGMUT cadre);
- Mr. Shanmuga Sundaram MK (1997-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre);
- Mr. Ranjeet Singh Deol (1998-batch Maharashtra cadre);
- Mr. Akash Tripathi (1998-batch Madhya Pradesh cadre);
- Mr. N Gulzar (1999-batch Andhra Pradesh cadre);
- Mr. Ashutosh Agnihotri (1999-batch Assam Meghalaya cadre);
- Mr. Ajay Bhadoo (1999-batch Gujarat cadre);
- Mr. Amandeep Garg (1999-batch Himachal Pradesh cadre);
- Mr. KN Srikar (1999-batch Karanataka cadre);
- Mr. Subodh Yadav (1999-batch Karnataka cadre);
- Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh (1999-batch Kerala cadre);
- Mr. M Beena (1999-batch Kerala cadre);
- Mr. Kunal Kumar (1999-batch Maharashtra cadre);
- Ms. Richa Bagla (1999-batch Maharashtra cadre);
- Ms. Bhawna Garg (1999-batch Punjab cadre);
- Mr. Nilkanth S Avhad (1999-batch Punjab cadre);
- Ms. Mugdha Singa (1999-batch Rajasthan cadre);
- Mr. Ashish Chatterjee (1999-batch Tamil Nadu cadre);
- Mr. Brajendra Navnit (1999-batch Tamil Nadu cadre);
- Mr. Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi (1999-batch Telangana cadre);
- Mr. Amit Singh Negi (1999-batch Uttarakhand cadre);
- Mr. Ravinder (1999-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre);
- Mr. Puneet Yadav (1999-batch West Bengal cadre).