As per a circular issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the competent authority approved the proposal to appoint Officer Dr. Vibha Chahal (2012 batch IAS officer) as the Private Secretary to the Union Minister for State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Land & Employment, Ms. Sobha Karandlaje.
Officer Chahal’s tenure shall last until June 7th, 2027, as a five-year deputation tenure as Private Secretary, or on a co-terminus basis, or until she ceases to function as Private Secretary to the Minister, or until further orders, whichever transpires earlier.
In May 2022, Officer Chahal was appointed Private Secretary to the then Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar.
