New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the empanelment of 38 officers from various central services for holding Joint Secretary-equivalent posts in the Government of India. The decision, effective immediately, includes officers from services such as the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Indian Forest Service (IFS), Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS), Indian Telecommunications Service (ITS), Indian Cost Account Service (ICoAS), and Indian Postal, Telegraph and Telecommunication Accounts & Finance Service (IP&TA&FS).
Key Services and Officers Empaneled
The empanelment list includes 14 officers from the IRS (Income Tax and Customs & Indirect Taxes), 2 from IFoS (Urban Development), 10 from IOFS, 6 from ITS, 2 from ICoAS, and 1 from IP&TA&FS.
Some of the notable officers empaneled are:
IRS (Income Tax: 2005 batch): Aakash Dewangan, Anshuman Sharma, Anurag Sharma, J Saravanan, Mukesh Kumar Jha, Nikhil Varma, Nishtha Tiwari, Premanand J, Rajat Kapoor, Ramesha G, Ritu Sharma, Satya Pal Kumar, Vipul Agarwal
IRS (C&IT: 2005 batch): Arvind Saran, Jayaprahasam S, N Gandhikumar, Pawan Kumar, Santosh Kumar Mohanty
IFS (2005 batch, UD): Amit Verma, Neha Verma
- IOFS (2002 batch): Anurag Anand, Ashish Kumar Gupta, Deepika Lohia Aran, Gurjeet Singh Dhillon, Kulveer Singh Yadav, Naval Kishor, Ngachan Z, Rajiv Kumar, Vivek Virmani
- ITS: Shiv Ratan (1996 batch), Mukesh Kumar (2005 batch), Navneet Chouhan (2005 batch), Sandeep Bhardwaj (2005 batch), Thomas Varghese (2005 batch), VD Godhate (2005 batch)
- ICoAS: G Venkatesh (1997 batch), Sanjay Kumar (1998 batch)
- IP&TA&FS: Sanjay Kumar (2003 batch)
Significance of the Empanelment
The empanelment for Joint Secretary-equivalent posts is a crucial step in the career progression of central government officers. Officers in these roles are often posted in key ministries and departments, handling policy formulation, administration, and implementation of critical government programs.
The ACC’s decision reflects the government’s continued focus on placing experienced officers with expertise across administrative, financial, and technical domains in leadership roles.
Future Implications
With this empanelment, these officers are now eligible for appointments to Joint Secretary-level positions in ministries and departments under the Government of India. This also marks an important milestone in their professional careers, enabling them to influence national-level policy and administration.
