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24 IAS Officers, Including UP Cadre Navdeep Rinwa & Deepak Agarwal, Cleared for Key Addl Secy Roles at the Centre

The empanelment allows these officers to take up key responsibilities at the Centre, further strengthening governance at the national level
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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday (08.03.2025) approved the empanelment of 24 IAS officers for Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary equivalent level posts at the Centre.

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Additional Secretary/ Additional Secretary Equivalent Posts:

  • Mr. Vishal Gagan, 1998-batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre
  • Mr. Hirdesh Kumar, 1999-batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre
  • Mr. Navdeep Rinwa, 1999-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre
  • Mr. Puneet Yadav, 1999-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre
  • Mr. Diwakar Nath Misra, 2000-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre
  • Mr. S Suresh Kumar, 2000-batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre
  • Mr. Solomon Arokiaraj, 2000-batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre
  • Mr. Jitendra Srivastava, 2000-batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre
  • Mr. N Saravana Kumar, 2000-batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre
  • Mr. Anand Singh, 2000-batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre
  • Ms. P Hemalatha, 2000-batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre
  • Mr. V Ponnuraj, 2000-batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre
  • Mr. Niranjan Kr. Sudhansu, 2000-batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre
  • Mr. Piyush Singh, 2000-batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre
  • Mr. Abhijit Sinha, 2000-batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre
  • Ms. Manju Rajpal, 2000-batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre
  • Mr. D Anandan, 2000-batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre
  • Mr. Deepak Agarwal, 2000-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre
  • Ms. Manmeet Kaur Nanda, 2000-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre

Additional Secretary Equivalent Posts:

  • Ms. Sonal Mishra, 1996-batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre
  • Mr. Manish Thakur, 1998-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre
  • Ms. Indra Mallo, 1998-batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre
  • Mr. Arun Kumar Sinha, 1999-batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre
  • Mr. Shunchonngam J Chiru, 1999-batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre

The empanelment allows these officers to take up key responsibilities at the Centre, further strengthening governance at the national level.

Also Read: 2 IAS Officers Transferred in UP Ahead of Holi, Ram Kewal Made Secy, Revenue Dept


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