In a key administrative development, senior IAS officer Archana Agrawal (IAS:1990:UP), presently serving as Member Secretary in the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has been prematurely repatriated to her parent cadre.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (October 13, 2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved her repatriation to the Uttar Pradesh cadre on personal grounds.
Ms. Agrawal has been associated with the NCRPB since April 2019, initially joining as Additional Secretary. She was empanelled for Secretary-level positions in the Government of India in October 2021 and was subsequently accorded the Secretary rank in the NCRPB in May 2022.
She has been on central deputation since February 2, 2016, when she assumed charge as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Power, a post she held until moving to the NCRPB.
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