On April 18th, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) gave the nod to the proposal of appointing three senior IAS officers to the Additional Secretary level. The three bureaucrats are:
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Verma (1993 batch Punjab cadre) was made Additional Secretary in the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
An Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Mr. Suman Billa (1996 batch Kerala cadre), was made Additional Secretary in the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.
Ms. Aradhna Patnaik (1998 batch Jharkhand cadre) was mandated to assume office as Additional Secretary in the Department of Health & Family Welfare.
Apart from them, two other Joint Secretary-level IAS officers were granted in-situ upgradation to the Additional Secretary level. Ms. Himani Pande (1998 batch Jharkhand cadre) was made Additional Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). Mr. Kamal Kishore Soan (1998 batch Jharkhand cadre) became Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Labour & Employment.
