The tenure of Ajay Kumar Singh, the Press Secretary to President Droupadi Murmu, has been extended by two more years till September 25, 2024, an official order released by Ministry of Personnel said.
Singh was in July given a two-month extension to the post which was ending on Sunday.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved extension in Singh’s term as the Press Secretary to the President, on contract basis, for a further term of two years with effect from September 26, 2022 to September 25, 2024, said the order.
In another order, the ministry said senior IAS officer Rakesh Gupta was appointed Joint Secretary in the president’s secretariat.
Gupta, a 1997-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Haryana cadre, has been appointed to the post up to September 14, 2026.
