Modi govt effects major bureaucratic reshuffle at JS level

The Modi government on Friday (09.02.2024) implemented a significant bureaucratic reshuffle at the Joint Secretary level, appointing 21 officers to different ministries and departments.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows:

1. Anjali Sinha (IRSME:1997) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy for a tenure of five years. She will replace Sanjay Kumar (IRAS:1989).
2. Bhavna Saxena (IPS:1996:AP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH for an overall tenure of five years upto 15. 02.202. She replaces Rahul Sharma (IAS:1998:JH).
3. Binod Kumar (ICAS:1993) has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) under the Ministry of AYUSH till superannuation i.e. 31.01.2025.
4. Indra Mallo (IAS:1999:MH) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) under the Cabinet Secretariat for an overall tenure of five years upto 27.02.2027 vice Sudhanshu Gupta (IFoS:1989:TN).
5. Anand Kumar Jha (IFoS:1992:AP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation for a tenure of five years. He replaces Abhay Kumar Singh (IAS:2004:BH).
6. Krishan Kumar Singh (IRSSE:1997) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology for a tenure of five years. He replaces Amit Agrawal (IAS:1993:CG).
7. Akhilesh Misra (IRSME:1995) has been appointed as ED (Personnel), Food Corporation of India (FCI) Hqrs for a tenure of five years vice Bijay Kumar Singh (IPS:1996:KN).
8. Madhukar Kumar Bhagat (IRS-IT:1995) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare for a tenure of five years vice Sachin Mittal (IPoS: 2000).
9. Meera Srivastava (IRS-IT:1999) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare for a tenure of five years vice Gayatri Mishra (CSS).
10. Arvind Kumar (CSS) has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Allied & Healthcare Profession (NCAHP) under the Department of Health & Family Welfare till superannuation i.e. 30.04.2025.
11. Sreyasi Chaudhuri (CSS) has been appointed as Financial Adviser (FA), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under MHA till her superannuation on 30.11.2026. She replaces Ravinesh Kumar (IDAS: 1994).
12. Sumita Singh (CSS) has been appointed as Advisor, NDMA for a tenure of five years vice Sreyasi Chaudhuri (CSS).
13. Dhrubajyoti Sengupta (IRAS:1999) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare for a tenure of five years. He replaces Sanjiv Narain Mathur (IRAS: 1992).
14. Yashashri Shukla (IP&TA&FS: 1996) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for a tenure of five years. She replaces Ms M Janaki (lAS:2005:AP).
15. Kumar Sanjay Bariar (IP&TA&FS: 1993) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) under the Department of Personnel & Training for an overall tenure of five years ending 18.08.2024. He replaces Vinakshi Gupta (IDAS: 1992).
16. Krishan Kumar (IAS:2002:OD) has been appointed as MD, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for an overall tenure of five years ending 08.03.2027. He replaces Chanchal Kumar (IAS:1992:BH).
17. Shreeshail Malge (IRAS:2002) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship for a tenure of five years. He replaces Krishna Kumar Dwivedi (IAS: 1996: AM).
18. Shailendra Kumar (ICAS:1999) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Inquiry Commission into whether Dalit converts to religions other than Sikhism or Budhhism should get SC status under the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment for a tenure of five years by temporarily upgrading the post of Director (Research) to JS level.
19. Rajeev Kumar Tiwari (IFoS:1993:JK) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for an overall tenure of five years ending 01.12.2024 vice Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh (IP&TA&FS: 1992).
20. Apparao Veerelli (IRSS:1993) has been appointed as CEO, Development & Welfare Board for Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNCs) under the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment for a tenure upto the date of his superannuation on 31.08.2028.
21. Devendra Kumar Rai (IDAS:2000) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Telecommunications for a tenure of five years vice Anand Singh (IAS:2000:KL).