In a significant move to restructure senior bureaucratic positions, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared appointments and promotions affecting 40 senior officers across crucial ministries and departments. The reshuffle aims to reinforce administrative efficiency and align governance priorities with emerging challenges and opportunities.

Key Appointments Include:

• Keshav Kumar (KK) Pathak – Appointed Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat; earlier Chairman, Bihar Revenue Board
• N Saravana Kumar – Appointed Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority (DDA)
• Bhuvnesh Kumar – Appointed CEO, UIDAI; earlier Additional Secretary, MeitY
• Amitesh Kumar Sinha – Replaces Bhuvnesh Kumar as Additional Secretary, MeitY
  Abhishek Singh – Appointed DG, NIC; to hold additional charge as Additional Secretary, MeitY
• Mugdha Sinha – Appointed MD, India Tourism Development Corporation
• Suman Billa – Appointed DG, Ministry of Tourism
• Jitendra Srivastava – Appointed CMD, REC Ltd., Ministry of Power
  

Other Major Appointments:

• Prabhat – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
  
• M S Srikar – Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat
  
• Sanjiv Shankar – Additional Secretary & FA, Ministry of Consumer Affairs
  
• Abhijit Sinha – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
  
• Mihir Kumar – CEO, Government e-Marketplace SPV
  
• Vir Vikram Yadav – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment
  
• Sanoj Kumar Jha – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal
  
• Solomon Arokiaraj – Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs
  
• Amitabh Kumar – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
  
• Roop Rashi – CEO, Khadi and Village Industries Commission
  
• Hirdesh Kumar – MD, TRIFED
  
• Ashish Chatterjee – Additional Secretary & FA, Ministry of Steel
  
• Yatinder Prasad – Additional Secretary & FA, Department of Science and Technology
  
• Saurabh Kumar Tiwari – Additional Secretary, Direct Benefit Transfer Mission
  
• Valeti Premchand – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development
  
• Hoveyda Abbas – Additional Secretary & FA, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
  
• Vinod Kotwal – Additional Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare
  

15 Officers Promoted In-Situ to Additional Secretary Rank:

• Sonal Mishra – Ministry of Skill Development
  
• Manish Thakur – Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  
• Indra Mallo – Cabinet Secretariat
  
• D. Anandan – Department of Expenditure
  
• Deepak Agarwal – NAFED
  
• P. Hemalatha – Cochin SEZ
  
• Piyush Singh – Ministry of Power
  
• Manmeet Kaur Nanda – Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
  
• Aparna Sachin Sharma – Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers
  
• Nirupama Kotru – Ministry of Coal
  
• Amita Prasad Sarbhai – Ministry of Culture
  
• Biswaranjan Sasmal – Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
  
• Amrit Raj – Ministry of Textiles
  
• Rama Shankar Sinha – Department of Animal Husbandry
  
• G. Madhumita Das – Ministry of Labour & Employment
  

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This reshuffle underscores the government’s intent to infuse fresh momentum in strategic domains such as digital governance, infrastructure, public welfare, and economic management by placing experienced bureaucrats at the helm.

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