The Government of India has issued a series of notifications announcing key appointments, repatriations, and postings across various ministries and departments.
Archana Agrawal (IAS: 1990: UP) has been repatriated to her parent cadre on personal grounds. She was serving as Member Secretary, NCR Planning Board (NCRPB).
Tarun Kumar Pithode (IAS: 2009: MP) has been appointed as Member Secretary of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). He was earlier posted as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
In the financial sector, Dr Pankaj Kumar (RBI) has been appointed as Senior Adviser to the Executive Director (India) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC, for a period of three years.
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Similarly, Dr Dirghau Keshao Raut (RBI) has been appointed as Adviser to the Executive Director (India) at the IMF, Washington DC, also for a tenure of three years.
In another development, Tripti Gurha (IRTS: 1993), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, has been repatriated to her parent cadre on personal grounds with an extended cooling-off period.
Meanwhile, Kalyani Sethuraman (IRAS: 1994), currently serving as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), Bengaluru, has been given additional charge of the post of CVO, Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL), Bengaluru, for a period of six months.
Additionally, Raj Kumar Arora (IDAS: 1990), Special CGDA, has been appointed as Financial Adviser (Defence Services) in the Ministry of Defence.