In a major administrative reshuffle, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has transferred and promoted Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, and upgraded the ranks of others to the post of Special Secretary.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the following:
Braj Raj Sharma has been appointed as the chairman of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). He is currently the secretary in the department of border management, ministry of home affairs.
Nagendra Nath Sinha, who was the chairman of the National Highways Authority of India, has been transferred and posted as secretary of the department of border management in place of Sharma.
Senior bureaucrat Sanjeev Gupta will be the secretary of the Inter State Council Secretariat in the ministry of home affairs. He is holding the same position as special secretary.
Minority Affairs Secretary Sailesh has been appointed secretary in the department of public enterprises, the ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises.
Pramod Kumar Das will be the minority affairs secretary in place of Sailesh.
Das is at present the special secretary in the department of expenditure.
Alok Tandon, who at present is in his cadre state Uttar Pradesh, will be secretary in the department of administrative reforms and public grievances.
The officer will hold the additional charge of the post of secretary in the department of pensions and pensioners welfare, the order said.
Anil Kumar Khachi has been removed from the post of secretary, the department of investment and public asset management (DIPAM).
IAS officer Tuhin Kanta Pandey, currently in his cadre state Odisha, has been appointed as the new DIPAM Secretary.
Rajesh Bhushan, the additional secretary in the cabinet secretariat will be secretary (coordination), the cabinet secretariat.
The Centre has also approved in-situ upgrade of the posts of 13 IAS officers of 1987 batch.
Leena Nandan, additional secretary in the ministry of road transport and highways will be special secretary in the same ministry.
Pradip Kumar Tripathi, additional secretary and establishment officer in the department of personnel and training has been appointed as special secretary and establishment officer.
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