Senior IAS officer Nivedita Shukla Verma (IAS:1991:UP), Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, has been assigned additional charge of Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, with immediate effect. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (December 15, 2025), the competent authority has approved her additional charge till December 21, 2025.
The arrangement has been made during the period of absence on leave of Punya Salila Srivastava (IAS:1993:AGMUT), who is the regular Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare.


















