Tenure of Vibha Chahal (IAS:2012:UP) as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour & Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, has been curtailed.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (December 15, 2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal to curtail Chahal’s tenure and place her services on compulsory wait with the DoPT until her next posting under the Central Staffing Scheme.
Chahal had been serving as Private Secretary to the MSME Minister since July 2024. Her deputation tenure was originally scheduled to run until June 7, 2027, completing a five-year term at the Centre.
Her central deputation began in June 2022, when she was appointed Private Secretary to Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, the then Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, for a five-year term. She assumed charge of that post on June 7, 2022, and later continued her deputation with a change in ministerial assignment.
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