Modi govt effects major Secretary level reshuffle, Pankaj Jain is new Petroleum Secretary

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Modi government on Monday (27.12.2021) shifted as nine senior officers to new posts while approving in-situ upgradation of eight.

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

1. Ms. Vini Mahajan (IAS:1987:PB) has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti. Presently, she is posted in the cadre.
2. Ms. Leena Nandan (IAS:1987:UP) has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change vice Rameshwar Prasad Gupta (IAS:1987:GJ) upon his superannuation on 31.12.2021. Presently, he is serving as Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs.
3. Sanjay Kumar Singh (IAS:1987:UP) has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Steel. Presently, he is serving as Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances and Department of Pensions & Pensioners Welfare.
4. Rohit Kumar Singh (IAS:1989:RJ) has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution vice Ms. Leena Nandan (IAS:1987:UP) upon her appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change. Presently, he is serving as Special Secretary, Minister of Culture.
5. V Srinivas (IAS:1989:RJ) has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances and Department of Pensions & Pensioners Welfare vice Sanjay Kumar Singh (IAS:1987:MP) upon his appointment of Secretary, Ministry of Steel. Presently, he is serving as Special Secretary, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances and Department of Pensions & Pensioners Welfare.
6. Manoj Joshi (IAS:1989:KL), has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. He will take over as Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs upon superannuation of Durga Shanker Mishra (IAS:1984:UP) on 31.12.2021. Presently, he is serving as Special Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
7. Rajeev Ranjan (IAS:1989:MP) has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. Presently, he is serving as Special Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
8. Pankaj Jain (IAS:1990:AM) has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Presently, he is serving as Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
9. Bharat Lal (IFoS:1988:GJ) has been appointed as Secretary to the Lokpal till the date of his superannuation (i.e. 31.01.2022) and there after on contract basis for a period of one year beyond the date of his superannuation on usual terms and conditions applicable to re-employed Central Government officers. He will succeed Brij Kumar Agarwal (IAS:1985:HP) (retired) upon completion of his term of contract i.e. 31.12.2021. Presently, he is serving as Additional Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

The Modi government cleared in-situ upgradation of eight officers to the level of Special Secretary in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India, in their respective ministries/departments presently serving in the rank of Additional Secretary.

They are ;

1. Sanjay Malhotra (IAS:1990:RJ), CMD, REC Ltd.
2. Alkesh Kumar Sharma (lAS:1990:KL) as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat.
3. Raj Kumar Goyal (IAS:1990:JK), Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs.
4. Manoj Ahuja (IAS:1990:OR), Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) under the Ministry of Education.
5. Rajesh Kumar Chaudhry (IFS:1987:PB), Special Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance.
6. Ms Annie George Mathew (IA&AS:1988), Special Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
7. Ms. Meera Swamp (IA&AS:1988), Special Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
8. Shashank Priya (IRS-C&IT:1988), Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.