In a significant development, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) approved the empanelment of Pawan Kumar Sharma (IAS:1999:MP) for holding Additional Secretary or equivalent level posts in the Government of India.
Sharma, a 1999-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, is currently serving as Joint Secretary in the Department of Defence, a post he has held since August 2024. His central deputation tenure is for five years.