ACC approves appointments of several officers at Joint Secretary/equivalent posts

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Monday (20.11.2023) approved the appointments of several officers for Joint Secretary / Joint Secretary equivalent posts.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :

1. Aswani Srivastava (IRTS:1998) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Food & Public Distribution for a period of five years with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He will replace Nandita Gupta (IAS:2001:HP).
2. Hara Prasad Nayak (IRAS:1995) has been appointed as Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor of NATGRID under the Ministry of Home Affairs for a period of five years with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He replaces Rajiv Sharma (IDAS:1993).
3. Amit Katoch (IP&TA&FS:1998) has been appointed as Additional CPFC (HQrs) of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) under the Ministry of Labour & Employment for a period of five years with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He will replace Neelam Sanghi (IRAS:1989).
4. Pankaj Hazarika (IDAS:2000) has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) under the Department of Personnel & Training for a period of five years with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He will replace Puneet Yadav (IAS:1999:WB).
5. Palka Sahni (IAS:2004:BH) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Pharmaceuticals for an overall tenure of five years up to April 2, 2028, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
6. Sandhya Bhullar (IAS:2003:GJ) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). She has been appointed to the post with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post, for an overall tenure of five years up to March 31, 2024, which is further extendable upto the period spent in NDC course, on availability of cadre clearance or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
7. Vinay Kumar (IAS:1999:BH) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH). He has been appointed to the post for a period with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
8. Brijendra Swaroop (IFoS:1996:SK) has been appointed as Executive Director (Projects) of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. He has been appointed to the post for a period with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post, for a tenure upto the date of his superannuation on January 31, 2028, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
9. Raj Kumar Mishra (IPoS:1999) has been appointed as Director in the National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) under the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. He has been appointed to the post for a period with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post, for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
10. Shantanu (IAS:1997:TR) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. He has been appointed to the post for a period with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post, for an overall tenure of five years upto March 27, 2024, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He will replace Brijesh Pandey (IAS:2004:TR), who has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre.