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Centre: ACC Announces 35 Senior-Level Appointments, Including IAS Muktanand Agarwal & Prajakta L Verma

IAS Saket Kumar will be the new Joint Secretary in the Department of Commerce. His term will last until August 16, 2025, with a temporary upgrade of a vacant post of Director to the Joint Secretary level.
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New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved several key appointments to various Joint Secretary and Joint Secretary-equivalent positions across multiple Ministries and Departments in the Government of India. These appointments, which span various areas including agriculture, commerce, energy, and health, reflect the government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen administrative capacity and promote efficient governance.

Key Appointments:

  1. Mr. Muktanand Agarwal (IAS, RJ: 2008) – CEO, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY), Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, tenure up to November 6, 2027.
  2. Ms. Prajakta L Verma (IAS, MH: 2001) – Joint Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, tenure up to March 23, 2027.
  3. Mr. Lakhpat Singh Choudhary (IRSS, 1997) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal, tenure up to December 31, 2029.
  4. Mr. Saket Kumar (IAS, BH: 2009) – Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, tenure up to August 16, 2025.
  5. Mr. Satinder Kumar Bhalla (ITS, 1992) – Secretary, North Eastern Council Secretariat, tenure up to July 31, 2028.
  6. Mr. Madhup Vyas (IAS, UT: 2000) – Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India, tenure up to five years.
  7. Mr. Ajay Kumar (IP&TA&FS, 1993) – Joint Secretary, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, tenure up to July 31, 2029.
  8. Mr. Devesh Deval (IAS, MN: 2004) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, tenure of five years.
  9. Mr. Raghav Langer (IAS, UD: 2009) – Secretary, National Medical Commission (NMC), Department of Health & Family Welfare, tenure up to October 3, 2025.
  10. Ms. Jyoti Yadav (IAS, UD: 2009) – Joint Secretary, National Health Authority (NHA), Department of Health & Family Welfare, tenure of seven years.
  11. Mr. Prem Chandra Maurya (IRS, IT: 1995) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries, tenure up to January 31, 2028.
  12. Mr. Armstrong Pame (IAS, MN: 2009) – Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education, tenure of five years.
  13. Mr. Prasana R. (IAS, CG: 2004) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, tenure of five years.
  14. Ms. Sushma Chauhan (IAS, UT: 2009) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, tenure up to December 7, 2027.
  15. Mr. Samir Kumar (IRTS, 1999) – Joint Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Ministry of Home Affairs, tenure of five years.
  16. Mr. M Ramachandrudu (IAS, BH: 2009) – Director (Census Operations), Bihar, O/o Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, tenure up to December 31, 2025.
  17. Ms. T Mithra (IAS, KL: 2009) – Director (Census Operations), Kerala, O/o Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, tenure up to December 31, 2025.
  18. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Jha (IAS, MN: 2006) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, tenure of five years.
  19. Ms. Isha (IAS, PB: 2009) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, tenure up to July 30, 2028.
  20. Mr. Ashish Kumar (IOFS, 1996) – Joint Secretary, Department of Investment & Public Asset Management, tenure up to January 31, 2029.
  21. Mr. Satya Pratap Singh (IDAS, 2003) – Joint Secretary, Department of Justice, tenure of five years.
  22. Mr. Vatsalya Saxena (IRS, IT: 1994) – Premature repatriation as CEO, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, to his parent cadre.
  23. Mr. Javvadi V Naga Subramanyam (IAS, AM: 2009) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, tenure up to September 25, 2026.
  24. Mr. Rajesh Kuihari (IRSEE, 1996) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, tenure up to August 31, 2029.
  25. Mr. Kamala Kant Tripathy (IES, 1999) – Joint Secretary, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), NITI Aayog, tenure of five years.
  26. Ms. Mukta Shekhar (IRAS, 1994) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, tenure up to March 31, 2029.
  27. Mr. Sushil Mansing Khopde (IPS, BH: 1995) – Add. DG (JS level), Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, tenure up to September 30, 2029.
  28. Mr. Venkatesapathy S (IAS, KL: 2009) – Joint Secretary (Shipping), Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, tenure up to May 1, 2028.
  29. Ms. Aditi Singh (IAS, UP: 2009) – Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development, tenure up to July 30, 2028.
  30. Mr. Prabhat Tyagi (IFoS, UT: 1995) – CMD, National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, tenure up to October 31, 2028.
  31. Mr. H Kam Suanthang (CSS) – Joint Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, tenure of five years.
  32. Ms. Padmini Singla (IAS, UT: 2002) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, tenure of five years.
  33. Mr. Anant Prakash Pandey (IFoS, HY: 1999) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, tenure of five years.
  34. Mr. Karan Singh (IRTS, 1999) – Joint Secretary, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, tenure up to August 1, 2027.
  35. Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma (ITS, 1990) – Member Secretary, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Ministry of Women & Child Development, tenure up to August 31, 2028.

These strategic appointments aim to strengthen the government’s leadership in key areas, ensuring effective management of national resources and contributing to the nation’s developmental goals.


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