Nivedita Swain (IRAS:2010) has been appointed as Private Secretary to Shobha Karandlaje, Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Labour & Employment. Her appointment is made in Ministry of MSME, where she will take over the post from Vibha Chahal (IAS:2012:UP).
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (December 15, 2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved her appointment to the post at the Director level with effect from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period up to August 27, 2030 (i.e. for the balance period of her five years central deputation) on co-terminus basis with the Minister or till she ceases to function as Private Secretary to the Minister or until further orders, whichever event occurs the earliest.
To enable her posting, the government has cut short her tenure as Integrated Financial Adviser (Director level) in the Sashastra Seema Bal. She had been serving there since August 27, 2025.
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