New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of 35 senior officers at the Joint Secretary/Joint Secretary-equivalent level with pay at Level 14 of the Pay Matrix. The appointments span various central ministries, departments, and institutions, marking a significant reshuffle in India’s bureaucratic leadership.
Key Appointments Across Ministries
- Ms. Nidhi Pandey, IFoS (1991) – Joint Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (Tenure: 7 years until 19 July 2027; predecessor: Ms. Sushma Taishete, CSS)
- Ashim Kumar Modi, IRS (2000) – Joint Secretary & FA, Ministry of Coal (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Ms. Nirupama Kotru, IRS)
- Ms. Meenakshi Jolly, CSS – Additional DG (JS level), National Museum, Ministry of Culture (Tenure until superannuation 30 Sep 2027; predecessor: Ashish Goyal, IS)
- Ms. Avita Sinha, IRPS (2003) – Senior Directing Staff, National Defence College, Department of Defence (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Vijay Nehra, IAS)
- Ms. Aishvarya Singh, IAS (SK:2008) – Joint Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (Tenure until 5 Feb 2026; predecessor: Jitendra Srivastava, IAS)
- Amit Singla, IAS (UT:2003) – Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Ms. Surbhi Jain, IES)
- Tarun Kumar Pithode, IAS (MP:2009) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (Tenure until 8 Sep 2029; predecessor: Tanmay Kumar, IAS)
- Ms. Ekroop Caur, IAS (KN:2001) – Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Sanjay Prasad, IRS)
- Krishna Kant Pathak, IAS (RJ:2001) – Joint Secretary, Department of Fertilizers (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Ms. Tina Soni, IAS)
- Ms. Shalini Pandit, IAS (OD:2001) – Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Sameer Shukla, IAS)
- Arvind Khare, IDAS (2000) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Abhijit Sinha, IAS)
- Madhup Vyas, IAS (UT:2000) – Executive Director, NIDM, Ministry of Home Affairs (Tenure until 27 Mar 2030; predecessor: Rajendra Ratnoo, IAS)
- Chetan P S Rao, IRS (IT:2002) – Member (Finance), DDA, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Vijay Kumar Singh, ICAS)
- Ms. Garima Singh, CSS – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Ms. Vrunda Manohar Desai, IRS)
- Surosh Kumar, CSS – Joint Secretary, Department of Justice (Tenure until 31 May 2027; predecessor: Gaurav Masaldan, IRS)
- Ajay Gupta, IRSS (1993) – Joint Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs (Tenure until 31 Aug 2026)
- Phool Chand Prasad, CSS – Joint Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs (Tenure until 28 Feb 2027)
- Ms. Archana Mittal, IRSME (1996) – Adviser (JS level), NITI Aayog (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Ms. Nidhi Chhibber, IAS)
- Ms. Nidhi Pandey, IAS (MH:2001) – Joint Secretary, Department of Official Language (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Ms. Meenakshi Jolly, CSS)
- Sushil Kumar Patel, IAS (NL:2009) – Joint Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training (Tenure until 20 Aug 2029)
- Shri Dinesh Kumar Verma, CSS – Secretary (JS level), PESB, DoPT (Tenure until 28 Feb 2029; predecessor: Ms. Nita Kejrewal, CSS)
- Ms. Chhavi Bhardwaj, IAS (MP:2008) – Joint Secretary, DoPT & CEO, Karmayogi Bharat (Tenure until 17 Jul 2027)
- Satyaprakash TL, IAS (HY:2002) – Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Ravindra Pratap Singh, IAS)
- Aman Sharma, IPoS (2002) – Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (Tenure until 31 Dec 2028)
- Shreeshail Malge, IRAS (2002) – Joint Secretary & FA, Department of Posts (Tenure until 26 Feb 2029; predecessor: Partha Sarathi Das, IA&AS)
- Chetna Nand Singh, IRSEE (1994) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Amit Kumar Ghosh, IAS)
- Nishant Verma, IFoS (UD:1999) – Joint Secretary, ANRF, Department of Science & Technology (Tenure: 5 years)
- Harlkishore S, IAS (KL:2008) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: B. Suman, IAS)
- Rajamurugan Muthukalathi, IPS (MN:1996) – Managing Director, TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs (Tenure until 30 Nov 2029; predecessor: temporarily downgrading post to JS level)
- Ms. V Lalithalakshmi, IAS (WB:2008) – Joint Secretary, Vice President’s Secretariat (Tenure until 28 Feb 2027)
- Ms. Shilpa Sachin Shinde, IAS (UT:2006) – CMD (JS level), WAPCOS, Department of Water Resources (Tenure: 5 years)
- Sumant Narain, IA&AS (2000) – Joint Secretary, Department of Water Resources (Tenure until 2 Jan 2028; temporarily downgrading vacant AS post)
- Ajeet Kumar, IAS (MP:2002) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development (Tenure until 18 Aug 2029; predecessor: Ms. Pallavi Agarwal, IRS)
- Ms. Radhika Jha, IAS (UD:2002) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development (Tenure: 5 years)
- Mansoor Hasan Khan, IDAS (2002) – Joint Secretary & FA, Department of Youth Affairs (Tenure: 5 years; predecessor: Sanjay Rastogi, IAS)
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