The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Wednesday (13.03.2024) implemented a noteworthy bureaucratic reorganization at the Additional Secretary level. This involved the issuance of transfer and posting orders for six senior officers, comprising five from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and one from the Indian Audit & Accounts Services.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :
- Deepak Narain (IA&AS:1993) has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Presently, he is serving in the cadre.
- Ms Nidhi Chhibber (IAS:1994:CG), Chairperson, Central Board of Secondary Education has been transferred and posted as Advisor, NITI Aayog in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. The central deputation tenure of the officer has been extended for a period of one year beyond 24.03.2024 or until further orders.
- AP Das Joshi (IAS:1994:AM), presently in the cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
- Rahul Singh (IAS:1996:BH), Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, has been transferred and posted as Chairperson, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
- Rajeev Kumar Mital (IAS:1998:MH), Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Department of Atomic Energy has been transferred and posted as Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
- Gyanesh Bharti (IAS:1998:AGMUT), Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD).
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