The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of 35 senior officers at the Joint Secretary/Joint Secretary-equivalent level (Level 14 of the Pay Matrix). The appointments cover diverse central ministries, departments, and institutions, marking a major reshuffle in India’s administrative leadership.
Key Appointments
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- Nidhi Pandey, IFoS (1991) – Joint Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (till 19 July 2027)
- Ashim Kumar Modi, IRS (2000) – Joint Secretary & FA, Ministry of Coal (5 years)
- Meenakshi Jolly, CSS – Additional DG (JS level), National Museum, Ministry of Culture (till 30 Sep 2027)
- Avita Sinha, IRPS (2003) – Senior Directing Staff, National Defence College, Department of Defence (5 years)
- Aishvarya Singh, IAS (2008) – Joint Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (till 5 Feb 2026)
- Amit Singla, IAS (2003) – Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (5 years)
- Tarun Kumar Pithode, IAS (2009) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (till 8 Sep 2029)
- Ekroop Caur, IAS (2001) – Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure (5 years)
- Krishna Kant Pathak, IAS (2001) – Joint Secretary, Department of Fertilisers (5 years)
- Shalini Pandit, IAS (2001) – Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services (5 years)
- Arvind Khare, IDAS (2000) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (5 years)
- Madhup Vyas, IAS (2000) – Executive Director, NIDM, Ministry of Home Affairs (till 27 Mar 2030)
- Chetan P. S. Rao, IRS (IT:2002) – Member (Finance), DDA, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (5 years)
- Garima Singh, CSS – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (5 years)
- Surosh Kumar, CSS – Joint Secretary, Department of Justice (till 31 May 2027)
- Ajay Gupta, IRSS (1993) – Joint Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs (till 31 Aug 2026)
- Phool Chand Prasad, CSS – Joint Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs (till 28 Feb 2027)
- Archana Mittal, IRSME (1996) – Adviser (JS level), NITI Aayog (5 years)
- Nidhi Pandey, IAS (2001) – Joint Secretary, Department of Official Language (5 years)
- Sushil Kumar Patel, IAS (2009) – Joint Secretary, DoPT (till 20 Aug 2029)
- Dinesh Kumar Verma, CSS – Secretary (JS level), PESB, DoPT (till 28 Feb 2029)
- Chhavi Bhardwaj, IAS (2008) – Joint Secretary, DoPT & CEO, Karmayogi Bharat (till 17 Jul 2027)
- Satyaprakash TL, IAS (2002) – Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (5 years)
- Aman Sharma, IPoS (2002) – Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (till 31 Dec 2028)
- Shreeshail Malge, IRAS (2002) – Joint Secretary & FA, Department of Posts (till 26 Feb 2029)
- Chetna Nand Singh, IRSEE (1994) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (5 years)
- Nishant Verma, IFoS (1999) – Joint Secretary, ANRF, Department of Science & Technology (5 years)
- Harlkishore S, IAS (2008) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism (5 years)
- Rajamurugan Muthukalathi, IPS (1996) – Managing Director, TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs (till 30 Nov 2029)
- V Lalithalakshmi, IAS (2008) – Joint Secretary, Vice President’s Secretariat (till 28 Feb 2027)
- Shilpa Sachin Shinde, IAS (2006) – CMD (JS level), WAPCOS, DoWR (5 years)
- Sumant Narain, IA&AS (2000) – Joint Secretary, Department of Water Resources (till 2 Jan 2028)
- Ajeet Kumar, IAS (2002) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development (till 18 Aug 2029)
- Radhika Jha, IAS (2002) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development (5 years)
- Mansoor Hasan Khan, IDAS (2002) – Joint Secretary & FA, Department of Youth Affairs (5 years)