The Appointments Committee of Cabinet , on Tuesday, cleared the 34 appointments of officers from various batches and services as Secretary/Additional Secretary in various departments and ministries.
The name of the officers and their postings are as follows :
1. Gargi Kaul (IA&AS:1984) has been appointed as Secretary (Defence Finance), Ministry of Defence. Presently, she is Financial Advisor (Defence Services), Ministry of Defence.
2. Meenakshi Gupta (IA&AS:1984), Member Secretary, National for Women, Ministry of Women & Child Development has been appointed as Member Secretary, National for Women, Ministry of Women & Child Development in the rank and pay of Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post.
3. Sumeet Jerath (IAS:1985:AM) has been appointed to the post of Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR) against the vacancy of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading th post. Presently, he is Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs.
4. Prem Kumar Kataria (IA&AS:1985) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles against existing vacancy. Presently, he is posted in the cadre.
5. Prashant Kumar (IFoS:1985:MP), Joint Director, Department of Rural Development, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development by temporarily upgrading the post.
6. Chandra Bhan Singh (IES:1986), Additional Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards, Department of Consumer Affairs as Additional Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards, Department of Consumer Affairs in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post.
7. Vinod Kumar Tiwari (IFoS:1986:HP) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal vice Suresh Kumar (IAS:1986:JK) upon his repatriation for availing the benefit of promotion in his parent cadre. Presently, he is posted as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tribal.
8. Sanjeev Kumar ( IDAS:1986), Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development, has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Rural Development against existing vacancy.
9. Rajesh Kr. Chaturvedi (IAS:1987:MP) has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Culture. Presently, he is Member (Admin), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
10. Dolly Chakrabarty (IA&AS:1987) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation ans Farmers Welfare. She is presently posted as Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disability.
11. Rajesh Kumar Chaudhry (IFoS:1987:PB), Joint Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, by temporarily upgrading the post.
12. Alka Bhargava (IFoS:1987:AM) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. She is presently posted as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.
13. Amitabh Kumar (IRS-IT:1987), Additional Director General (Shipping), Ministry of Shipping, has been appointed as Director General (Shipping), Ministry of Shipping in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
14. Dheeraj Bhatnagar (IRS-IT:1987), Joint Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management by temporarity upgrading the post.
15. Dharmendra Sharma (IAS:1988:UT) has been appointed as Director General, India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading and re-designation the post of Director General (Training) in the Election Commission of India held by Sudeep Jain (IAS:1994:TN), who will be adjusted against the existing Vacancy of Deputy Election Commissioner. Presently, Dharmendra Sharma is posted in the cadre.
16. Anil Kumar Jha (IAS:1988:KN) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. He is presently posted in the cadre.
17. Alkesh Kumar Sharma (IAS:1990:KL), CEO & MD, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, has been appointed as CEO & MD, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post.
18. Bhupinder Singh Bhalla (IAS:1990:UP) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce by temporarily upgrading the post. He is presently posted as Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce.
19. Raj Kumar Goyal (IAS:1990:JK) has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs vice Sumeet Jerath (IAS:1985:AM) on his appointment as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR). Presently, he is posted in the cadre
20. Manoj Ahuja (IAS:1990:OR) has been appointed as Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post. Presently, he is posted as Joint Secretary, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training.
21. Pankaj Jain (IAS:1990:AM), Joint Secretary, Department of Finance Services, Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Finance Services, Ministry of Finance by temporarily upgrading the post.
22. Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia (IAS:1990:JH) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, 15th Finance Commission, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance by temporarily upgrading the post. Presently, he is Joint Secretary, 15th Finance Commission.
23. Sarada G. Muraleedharan (IAS:1990:KL) has been appointed as Director General, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post. Presently, she is DG, NIFT.
24. Meeta R Lochan (IAS:1990:MH) has been appointed as Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post. Presently, she is Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce.
25. Arti Ahuja (IAS:1990:OR) has been appointed as Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post. Presently, she is posted as Joint Secretary, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training.
26. Deepak Kumar (IAS:1990:UP) has been appointed as Executive Director, India Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Commerce and Industry in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post upto June 19,2019. Presently, he is posted as ED, ITPO.
27. Atul Kumar Tiwari (IAS:1990:KN), Joint Secratary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting by restoring the post held by him to the level of Additional Secretary.
28. Ravi Shankar Prasad (IAS:1990:AM) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. Presently, he is posted as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.
29. Syadain Abbasi (IAS:1990:AM) has been appointed as Executive Director, Food Corporation of India, D/o Food & Public Distribution in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post. Presently, he is posted as ED, FCI.
30. Alka Upadhyaya (IAS:1990:MP) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, D/o Rural Development vice Sanjeev Kumar (IDAS:1986) on his appointment as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, M/o Rural Development. Presently, she is Joint Secretary, D/o Rural Development.
31. Vivek Bhardwaj (IAS:1990:WB) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, D/o Home in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Presently, he is Joint Secretary, D/o Home.
32. Archana Agrawal (IAS:1990:UP) has been appointed as Member Secretary, National Capital Region Planning Board, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.She is presently posted as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power.
33. K Moses Chalai (IAS:1990:MN) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development. He is presently posted as Joint Secretary, M/o Women & Child Development.
34. S K G Rahate (IAS:1990:JH) has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Power. He is presently posted in the cadre.
