The Modi government has executed a significant restructuring in the central bureaucracy by transferring two senior IAS officers from key departments. As per an order released by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (04.03.2024), Manoj Joshi (IAS:1989:KL), currently serving as Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), has been reassigned as Secretary, Department of Land Resources in the Ministry of Rural Development. Simultaneously, Nidhi Khare (IAS:1992:JH), the existing Secretary of the Department of Land Resources, has been designated as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer of Food and Public Distribution. In this capacity, she will hold the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. Ms. Khare will assume the position of Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, succeeding Rohit Kumar Singh (IAS:1989:RJ), who is set to retire on 31.03.2024.
