The central deputation tenure of IAS officer Chaudhari Uday Gaurishankar (IAS:2010:MH) as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has been extended by two years.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (June 12, 2026), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal to extend his deputation tenure for a period of two years beyond June 23, 2026 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Notably, Gaurishankar joined central deputation on June 23, 2021 as Deputy Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat for a four-year tenure. However, in October 2021, his tenure in the Cabinet Secretariat was curtailed and he was appointed as Private Secretary to then Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, for the balance period of his central deputation.
Following the formation of the new Union Cabinet after Narendra Modi assumed office for a third consecutive term, the Jal Shakti portfolio was assigned to C R Patil. Subsequently, on June 21, 2024, Gaurishankar was appointed as Private Secretary to C R Patil and, through the same order, his central deputation tenure was extended up to June 23, 2026.
He later moved to the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change as Joint Secretary in April 2026 and continues in the post with the latest extension of two years.
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