21 October 2026
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14 Joint Secretary Reshuffled In Centre

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The Central government has reshuffled 14 Joint Secretary level officers across the Departments and Ministries. According to the order IAS officer Debasweta Banik of Himachal Pradesh cadre and 2013 batch has been appointed as Deputy Secretary – D/o Personnel & Training.

Mrunmai Shashank Joshi has been appointed as Deputy Secretary -Cabinet Secretariat, Delhi. She is an IAS of Kerala cadre and 2013 batch.

IRPS officer Garima Srivastava (1999) has been appointed as Secretary- Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board under the Department of Agricultural Research & Education.

IAS officer P Hemalatha of Karnataka cadre and 2000 batch has been appointed as Development Commissioner- Cochin Special Economic Zone, Cochin under the Department of Commerce .

IAS officer Palka Sahni of Bihar cadre and 2004 batch has been appointed as Joint Secretary- Department of Food & Public Distribution.

IAS officer Aradhana Patnaik of Jharkhand cadre and 1998 batch appointed as Joint Secretary- Department of Health & Family Welfare.

IRAS officer Mukta Shekhar IRAS of 1994 batch appointed as Joint Secretary- Ministry of Heavy Industries.

Anil Subramaniam CSS has been appointed as Joint Secretary- Ministry of Home Affairs.

IAS officer Kamal Kishore Soan of Jharkhand cadre and 1998 batch has been appointed as Joint Secretary- Ministry of Labour & Employment.

IAS officer Nitin Kumar Shivdas Khade of Assam- Meghalaya cadre and 2004 batch appointed as Joint Secretary- Department of Land Resources .

IPoS officer Vinod kumar Nanukuttan has been appointed as Chairperson- Mormugao Port Authority, Goa under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

IAS officer Himani Pande Jharkhand cadre and 1998 batch has been appointed as Joint Secretary- Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

IRAS officer Tanuja Thakur Khalkho of 1995 batch appointed as Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor- Ministry of Rural Development.

IPoS officer Amarpreet Duggal of 1999 batch appointed as Joint Secretary- Department of School Education & Literacy.


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