Modi govt effects reshuffle at Additional Secretary level

The Modi government, on Tuesday, cleared the appointment and reshuffle of Additional Secretary level posts in various departments and ministries.

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

1. Sanjay Malhotra (IAS:1990:RJ), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power has been appointed CMD, REC Ltd., Ministry of Power in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
2. Vijoy Kumar Singh (IAS:1990:PB) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. Presently, he is serving as Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Textiles.
3. Atul Kumar Tiwari (IAS:1990:KN) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship by temporarily upgrading a post of Joint Secretary. Presently, he is Additional Secretary, Ministry of I&B.
4. Kailash Chand Gupta (IAS:1992:MP) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. Presently, he is Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
5. Chandra Sekhar Kumar (IAS:1992:OR) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Presently, he is Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education.
6. Vineet Joshi (IAS:1992:MN) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. Presently, he is Director General (DG), National Testing Agency (NTCA), Ministry of Education. He will continue to hold the charge of DG, NTCA.
7. Hukum Singh Meena (IAS:1992:BH) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Land Resources.
8. V L Kantha Rao (IAS:1992:MP) has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Director General (Acquisition), Ministry of Defence. Presently, he is Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Production.
9. Sanjay Jaju (IAS:1992:TG) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Production vice VL Kantha Rao. Presently, Jaju is Joint Secretary, Department of Defence Production.
10. Manohar Agnani (IAS:1993:MP) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare. Presently, he is serving as Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare.
11. Vivek Kumar Dewangen (IAS:1993:MN) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power vice Sanjay Malhotra (IAS:1990:RJ). Presently, he is serving as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power.
12. Ms. Neerja Sekhar (IAS:1993:HY) has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting vice Atul Kumar Tiwary (IAS:1990:KN). Presently, she is serving as Joint Secretary, Ministry of I&B.
13. Vishvajit Sahay (IDAS:1990), presently in the Cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Department of Science & Technology. He will also hold the charge of Financial Advisor, Department of Biotechnology and Ministry of Earth Sciences.