Since the major Additional Secretary-level reshuffle enacted by the central government on Monday, one appointment has drawn notable attention in bureaucratic circles. Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer Anil Kumar Singhal (IAS:1993:AP) has been brought back on central deputation and appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
This development comes barely weeks after his premature repatriation on July 2, 2025, to his parent cadre with an extended cooling-off condition. Until then, Singhal was serving as Additional Secretary in the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, a position he had held since October 2024.
The swift return to central deputation, despite his recent repatriation, has surprised many in the corridors of power.
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