The central deputation tenure of Ashish Kumar Gupta (IOFS:2002) as Director in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation ( MoSPI) has been extended for two years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (20.06.2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation to extend the deputation tenure of Mr Gupta for a period of two years beyond July 15, 2025 and upto July 15, 2027.
Notably, he began his central deputation on July 16, 2025.