Prachish Khanna (ITS: 1996) has been granted permission to take up the foreign assignment as Study Group Counsellor with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Geneva, on a secondment basis for a period of two years. Presently, he is serving as Deputy Director General, Department of Telecom, J&K, Jammu,
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday (25.03.2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Telecommunication for granting the necessary permission to Mr. Khanna. This approval will enable him to take up the foreign assignment on a secondment basis for two years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Secondment in Indian government refers to the temporary transfer of an officer from their parent department to another organization, like a different ministry, PSU, or international body.
