IAS officer Pramod Kumar Meherda (IAS:1997:OR) has been given a two-year extension in his central deputation as Additional Secretary in the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
An order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training on Monday (March 16, 2026) said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension. His tenure has been extended beyond September 2, 2026. He will now continue till September 2, 2028 or until further orders.
Meherda has been working as Additional Secretary in the department since November 2022.
Before this, he was Managing Director (MD) of the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) in the same department. He was appointed to that post at the Joint Secretary level in August 2021 for five years.
Later, after being empanelled for Additional Secretary level posts, he was appointed as Additional Secretary in the department.
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