ACC empanels 10 officers for Joint Secretary-level posts at Centre

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Monday (December 15, 2025) approved the empanelment of 10 officers from different services and batches for holding Joint Secretary or Joint Secretary–equivalent level posts in the Government of India.

The names of these officers are as follows:

Indian Telecommunications Service (ITS)

1. B Sriramachandra Murty (ITS:1995)

Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE)

1. Anand Chekkilla (IRSEE: 2002)
2. Prem Chand Lochab (IRSEE: 2002)
3. Satish Kumar (IRSEE: 2002)
4. Sumit Garg (IRSEE: 2002)
5. Vipin Pal Singh (IRSEE: 2002)

Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME)

1. Amit Sinha (IRSME: 2002)
2. Brijesh Kumar Pandey (IRSME: 2002)
3. Vinamra Mishra (IRSME: 2002)

Indian Police Service (IPS)

1. Ashwin M Kotnis (IPS:2003:TN)