IAS officer Vibha Chahal (IAS:2012:UP) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Central Staffing Scheme.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (January 6, 2025), Chahal’s appointment will be effective from the date she assumes charge of the post and will remain valid up to June 7, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The tenure corresponds to the balance period of her approved five-year central deputation.
At present, Chahal is on compulsory wait at the DoPT. Notably, her tenure as Private Secretary to Minister of State for MSME Shobha Karandlaje was curtailed on December 15, following which she was placed on wait.
Chahal had been serving as Private Secretary to the MSME Minister since July 2024. Her central deputation was originally scheduled to continue until June 7, 2027, completing a full five-year term at the Centre.
Her central stint 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 tenure. She assumed charge on June 7, 2022, and subsequently continued on central deputation with a change in ministerial assignment.
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