The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Monday, April 14, 2025, approved the empanelment of 19 senior officers from various central services for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent level posts in the Government of India.
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These officers come from diverse services including the Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS), Indian Economic Service (IES), Indian Revenue Service (IRS-IT), Indian Railway Services, and others. Their empanelment marks a crucial step in bolstering senior-level administrative leadership across ministries and departments.
The officers empanelled are as follows:
- Mr. Lokesh Kumar Sharma (IOFS:1998)
- Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh (IOFS:1998)
- Ms. Ishita Ganguly Tripathy (IES:1999)
- Ms. Reetu Jain (IES:2001)
- Mr. Navneet Manohar (IRS-IT:1999)
- Mr. Ashim Kumar Modi (IRS-IT:2000)
- Mr. Pravin Kumar Rawal (IRS-IT:2000)
- Mr. Prakash Dubey (IRS-IT:2001)
- Ms. Susan Thomas (IRS-IT:2001)
- Mr. Chetan P.S. Rao (IRS-IT:2002)
- Ms. Inoshi Sharma (IRS-IT:2002)
- Ms. Richa Gaharwar (IRS-IT:2002)
- Mr. Uday Singh Mina (IRSME:1994)
- Mr. Suyash Narain (IRSME:1996)
- Mr. Pankaj Kumar Singh (IRSEE:1993)
- Ms. Smita Srivastava (IRSEE:1997)
- Mr. Narendra A. Patil (IRTS:1996)
- Mr. S. Balaji Arun Kumar (IRTS:1997)
- Ms. Shruti Agnihotriy (IRAS:1998)
The empanelment of these officers signifies the government’s focus on deploying experienced professionals in key administrative positions, ensuring effective governance and implementation of policy initiatives at the central level.
