The Government of India has issued a series of appointments and tenure extensions across key ministries and departments.

Hemant Sadashiv Borale (ITS: 2000), Director in the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, Mumbai, under DPIIT, has been repatriated to his parent department to avail promotion benefits.

V Jaya Chandra Bhanu Reddy (IAS: 2011: TN) has been appointed Director in the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Delhi, for five years. 

Saurabh Kumar (IAS: 2009: CG) has also been appointed Director in the Department of Revenue, Delhi, for the same tenure.

Ankit Kumar (ISupplyS: 2015) joins the Ministry of Heavy Industries as Deputy Secretary for four years.

Prachi Pandey (IA&AS: 2001), Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, has been entrusted with additional charge as Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, from 12.09.2024 to 19.02.2025.

P Hemalatha (IAS: 2000: KN), Development Commissioner, Cochin SEZ, has received a six-month extension of tenure, from 24.04.2025 to 23.10.2025.

Nabarun Dhar (IDAS: 2004), Internal Financial Advisor (Director level) in the CBI under DoPT, has been granted a one-year extension until 19.05.2026. He has been on central deputation since May 2019.

Ashish Thakare (IAS: 2011: OD) has been appointed Director in the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for a period of five years.

IES Officers of 2007 Batch Elevated to Joint Secretary-Level Grade

More than half a dozen Indian Economic Service (IES) officers from the 2007 batch have been granted non-functional upgradation to the Senior Administrative Grade—equivalent to Joint Secretary level—effective from 1 April 2025. The officers promoted to this scale include:

• Chandrani Gupta, Chief Vigilance Officer, Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company (Department of Heavy Industries)
  
• Bhumika Verma, Director, Department of Expenditure
  
• Swayamprava Pani, Additional Development Commissioner, Office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles

• Prasanth C, Director, BIMSTEC Secretariat
  
• Mukesh Kumar, Director, President’s Secretariat
  
• Urmila, Deputy Secretary, NITI Aayog
  
• Praveen Kumar, Director, Department of Commerce

This move reflects the government’s ongoing implementation of non-functional upgradation (NFU) to ensure parity in career progression among organized services.

Be a part of Elets Collaborative Initiatives. Join Us for Upcoming Events and explore business opportunities. Like us on Facebook , connect with us on LinkedIn and follow us on Twitter, Instagram.

"Exciting news! Elets technomedia is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest insights!" Click here!