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Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle at Joint Secretary Level

In a major administrative rejig, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved a number of appointments of officers at the Joint Secretary/ Joint Secretary equivalent level.
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The officers who have been transferred and posted are:

  1. Solomon Arokiaraj (IAS:2000:AP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs for a period of five years. He will replace Peeyush Kumar (IAS:1997:AP).
  2. Manoj Kumar Sahoo (IAS:2006:AGMUT) has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India for an overall tenure of seven years upto 16.12.2023.
  3. Ankita Mishra Bundela (IAS:2001:AGMUT) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare for a tenure of five years. She will replace V Hekali Zhimomi (IAS:1996:UP).
  4. Sanjeet (IRAS:1998) has been appointed as Joint Secretary & FA, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for a tenure of five years vice Shyam Sunder Dubey (ICAS:1989).
  5. M Janaki (IAS:2005:AP) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission, Department of Personnel & Training for an overall tenure of seven years upto 11.09.2023 in place of Sudhir Kumar (IAS:1999:AGMUT).
  6. Puneet Yadav (IAS:1999:WB) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Department of Personnel & Training for an overall tenure of five years. He will replace Dhananjay Kumar (IDAS:1993).
  7. Sujata Sharma (IAS:2006:AP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for a combined tenure of seven years upto 02.12.2026. She will replace Amar Nath (IAS:1994:AGMUT).
  8. Varsha Sinha (CSS) has been appointed as Secretary, Oil Industry Development Board under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for a tenure of five years. He replace Niranjan Kumar Singh (IFoS :1987:GJ).
  9. Sanjay Roy (llnfoS:1997) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel for a combined tenure of seven years upto 23.05.2025 vice Ms. Rasika Choube (IDAS:1986).

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