The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Tuesday (March 31, 2026) approved a large number of appointments at the Additional Secretary level, triggering a significant reshuffle across key ministries and departments of the Government of India.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
1. Puneet Kansal (IAS:1996:SK), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of Joint Secretary in the Ministry.
2. Mona K. Khandar (IAS:1996:GJ), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
3. Faiz Ahmed Kidwai (IAS:1996:MP), Director General, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training.
4. Vir Vikram Yadav (IAS:1996:OR), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, has been appointed as Director General, Directorate General of Civil Aviation in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary vice Shri Faiz Ahmed Kidwai upon his appointment as Additional Secretary, DoPT.
5. Gyanendra D. Tripathi (IAS:1998:AM), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & Education and Secretary, ICAR, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
6. Vishal Gagan (IAS:1998:OR), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Secretary, Central Information Commission in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
7. N. Gulzar (IAS:AP:1999), Additional Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, has been appointed as Member Secretary, National Capital Region Planning Board, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
8. Diwakar Nath Misra (IAS:AM:2000), Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power.
9. Debasish Prusty (IRTS:2000), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
10. Sridhar Chirvolu (IAS:2001:BH), Joint Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office.
11. Arti Kanwar (IAS:2001:GJ), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles vice Rohit Kansal upon his appointment as Secretary, Department of Rural Development.
12. Darpan Jain (IAS:2001:KN), Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
13. Lokhande Prashant Sitaram (IAS:2001:AGMUT), Joint Secretary, Department of Home, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
14. Ankita Mishra Bundela (IAS:2001:AGMUT), Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
15. Vijay Nehra (IAS:2001:GJ), Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare.
16. Siddharth Jain (IAS:2001:AP), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation.
17. Neetu Kumari Prasad (IAS:2001:TG), Joint Secretary, Department of Fisheries, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance vice Diwakar Nath Misra upon his appointment as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power.
18. Anuj Sharma (IDES:1991), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
19. Meenaxi Rawat (IES:1993), CVO, BPCL, has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.
20. Ansumann Pattnaik (IRS-IT:1994), Director General, Competition Commission of India, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
21. Yashvir Singh (IES:1996), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of DS/Director.
22. Nigar Fatma Husain (IDES:1996), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
23. Aparna Bhatia (IES:1996), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
24. Hari Har Mishra (IDAS:1998), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of Joint Secretary.
25. Veena Kumari Dermal (IPoS:1998), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines vice Shri Sanjay Lohiya upon his appointment as Special Secretary, Department of Financial Services.
In-situ Upgradation
- Sarita Chauhan Chand (IAS:1999:AGMUT), Joint Secretary, DARPG, has been upgraded in-situ as Additional Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances.
- Pankaj Yadav (IAS:2001:HY), Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development, has been upgraded in-situ as Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development.
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