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25 Seniors IAS Transferred & 15 Promoted in Major Reshuffle at Centre, Bhuvnesh Kumar Named New UIDAI Chief; Suman Billa DG Tourism

Keshav Kumar (KK) Pathak, a senior IAS officer of the 1990 batch from Bihar cadre and current Chairman of the Bihar Revenue Board, has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. DDA Gets New Vice Chairman: N Saravana Kumar Appointed.
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New Delhi: In a sweeping bureaucratic reshuffle, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared several high-level appointments and promotions affecting key ministries and departments across the Government of India.

K.K. Pathak Appointed Additional Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat

Keshav Kumar (KK) Pathak, a senior IAS officer from the 1990 batch of the Bihar cadre, has officially been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of India. Prior to this, he was serving as the Chairman of the Bihar Revenue Board. His new role comes as part of a central deputation, which is a common practice where experienced IAS officers from states are temporarily moved to serve in key positions in the central government.

His appointment comes as part of a series of senior-level changes, with the post temporarily upgraded from Joint Secretary level.

Top Appointments Across Crucial Ministries

  • N Saravana Kumar (2000 batch, Bihar cadre) has been appointed Vice Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).
  • Bhuvnesh Kumar (1995 batch, UP cadre), currently Additional Secretary in MeiTY, will take over as CEO of UIDAI.
  • Amitesh Kumar Sinha (1997 batch, IRAS) replaces Kumar as Additional Secretary in MeiTY.
  • Abhishek Singh (1995 batch, Nagaland cadre) becomes Director General of the National Informatics Centre and will hold additional charge as Additional Secretary, MeiTY.

Changes in the Tourism Ministry and State-run Corporations

  • Mugdha Sinha, DG (Tourism), becomes Managing Director of India Tourism Development Corporation.
  • Suman Billa steps in as the new DG (Tourism), replacing Sinha.
  • Jitendra Srivastava (2000 batch, Bihar cadre) will now lead REC Ltd. under the Ministry of Power.

Other Key Appointments Include:

  • Prabhat (1993 batch, IRPS) – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
  • M S Srikar (1999 batch, Karnataka cadre) – Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat
  • Sanjiv Shankar – Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  • Abhijit Sinha – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Mihir Kumar – CEO, Government e-Marketplace SPV
  • Vir Vikram Yadav – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment
  • Sanoj Kumar Jha – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal
  • Solomon Arokiaraj – Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs
  • Amitabh Kumar – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Roop Rashi – CEO, Khadi and Village Industries Commission
  • Hirdesh Kumar – MD, TRIFED
  • Ashish Chatterjee – Additional Secretary & FA, Ministry of Steel
  • Yatinder Prasad – Additional Secretary & FA, Department of Science and Technology
  • Saurabh Kumar Tiwari – Additional Secretary, Direct Benefit Transfer Mission
  • Valeti Premchand – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • Hoveyda Abbas – Additional Secretary & FA, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • Vinod Kotwal – Additional Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare

15 Officers Receive In-Situ Promotions to Additional Secretary Rank

The ACC also approved in-situ upgradation of 15 officers, temporarily elevating their posts to Additional Secretary rank. These include:

  • Sonal Mishra – Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
  • Manish Thakur – Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  • Indra Mallo – Cabinet Secretariat
  • D. Anandan – Department of Expenditure
  • Deepak Agarwal – NAFED
  • P. Hemalatha – Cochin Special Economic Zone
  • Piyush Singh – Ministry of Power
  • Manmeet Kaur Nanda – Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
  • Aparna Sachin Sharma – Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
  • Nirupama Kotru – Ministry of Coal
  • Amita Prasad Sarbhai – Ministry of Culture
  • Biswaranjan Sasmal – Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
  • Amrit Raj – Ministry of Textiles
  • Rama Shankar Sinha – Department of Animal Husbandry
  • G. Madhumita Das – Ministry of Labour & Employment

These appointments reflect a broad administrative reshuffle aimed at optimizing leadership roles in major sectors including technology, tourism, commerce, and public services.


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