KK Pathak, a 2001 batch IAS officer, who is serving as secretary department of personnel in Rajasthan government, has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, for a tenure of five years. He has been placed on the post which was vacated by Tina Soni, who was repatriated to Rajasthan cadre in May this year. Soni is currently serving as divisional commissioner Bharatpur. She was on APO for one and half month before getting appointment in state cadre.
After the appointment of KK Pathak, it is to been seen whether the state government relieves Pathak for central deputation or not. According to sources, state government had earlier given its nod for his central deputation. Now the state government is in no mood to spare him. Pathak is a hardworking upright officer. He gives his 100% wherever he is posted.
“Rajasthan government is facing shortage of good officers. Currently 22 officers are on central deputation. State can't afford to spare more as more than 50 officer are handling additional charges to run the government,” said a senior IAS officer.
Apart for that, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved a major reshuffle at the Joint Secretary level, affecting 35 officers from various services, cadres, and batches.
The changes are aimed at optimizing key positions across government ministries and departments. According to an official notification, several posts have been upgraded while others have been downgraded, reflecting a strategic alignment of roles with new policy priorities. The move is expected to bring fresh perspectives and new energy to various offices across the central government.
The list of reshuffled officers goes as follows:
- Nidhi Pandey (lIS: 1991) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy for a combined tenure of seven years i.e. up to 19.07.2027 by temporarily downgrading a vacant post of Additional Secretary vice Sushma Taishete (CSS).
- Ashim Kumar Modi (IRS Income Tax: 2000) has been appointed as Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Coal for a tenure of five years vice Nirupama Kotru (IRS IT:1992).
- Meenakshi Jolly (CSS), has been appointed as Additional DG (JS level), National Museum, under the Ministry of Culture, for a tenure up to the date of her superannuation on 30.09.2027, vice Ashish Goyal (IIS: 1996).
- Anvita Sinha (IRPS: 2003) has been appointed as Senior Directing Staff, National Defence College (NDG), Department of Defence, for a tenure of five years vice Vijay Nehra (IAS: 2001: GJ).
- Aishvarya Singh (IAS:2008: SK) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation for a combined tenure up to 05.02.2026, vice Jitendra Srivastava (IAS: 2000: BH).
- Amit Singla (IAS:2003: UT) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs for a tenure of five years vice Surbhi Jain (IES: 2001).
- Tarun Kumar Pithode (IAS: 2009: MP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, for an overall tenure of five years up to 08.09.2029. The post was vacant since long against the vacancy of Tanmay Kumar (IAS: 1993: RJ) the then JS; now Secretary, MoEF&CC.
- Ekroop Caur (IAS: 2001: KN) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure for a tenure of five years vice Sanjay Prasad (IRS IT: 1990).
- Krishna Kant Pathak (IAS: 2001: RJ) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, for a tenure of five years vice Tina Soni (IAS: 2007: RJ).
- Shalini Pandit (IAS: 2001: OD) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services, for a tenure of five years vice Sameer Shukla (IAS:2005: KN).
- Arvind Khare (IDAS: 2000) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, for a tenure of five years vice Abhijlt Sinha (IAS:2000: NL).
- Madhup Vyas (IAS: 2000: UT) has been appointed as Executive Director (ED), National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, for a tenure of five years i.e. up to 27.03.2030 vice Rajendra Ratnoo (IAS: 2001: TN). Ratnoon took VRS recently.
- Chetan P S Rao (IRS IT : 2002) has been appointed as Member (Finance), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, for a tenure of five years vice Vijay Kumar Singh (ICAS: 1995).
- Garima Singh (CSS), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, for a tenure of five years vice Vrunda Manohar Desai (IRS IT:2003).
- Suresh Kumar (CSS), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Justice for a tenure up to the date of superannuation on 31.05.2027. He replaces Gaurav Masaldan (IRS C&IT: 1998).
- Ajay Gupta (IRSS: 1993) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs for a tenure up to the date of superannuation on 31.08.2026.
- Phool Chand Prasad (CSS), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs for a tenure up to the date of superannuation on 28.02.2027.
- Archana Mittal (IRSME: 1996) has been appointed as Adviser (JS level), NITI Aayog for a tenure of five years vice Nidhi Chhibber (IAS: 1994: CG) who is now DG, DMEO in NITI Aayog.
- Nidhi Pandey (IAS: 2001: MH) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Official Language for a tenure of five years vice Meenakshi Jolly (CSS).
- Sushil Kumar Patel (IAS: 2009: NL)has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training for an overall tenure of five years i.e. up to 20.08.2029, by temporarily upgrading the post held by the officer from DS/Director level to Joint Secretary level for a period of two years.
- Dinesh Kumar Verma (CSS) has been appointed as Secretary (JS level), Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), Department of Personnel &Training, for a tenure up to the date of Superannuation on 28.02.2029, vice Nita Kejrewal (CSS) who retired from the service a few weeks back.
- Chhavi Bhardwaj (IAS: 2008: MP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training with additional charge of the post of CEO, Karmayogi Bharat under DoPT for an overall tenure of five years up to 17.07.2027.
- Satyaprakash T L (IAS: 2002: HY) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals for a tenure of five years vice Ravindra Pratap Singh (IAS: 2007: OD).
- Aman Sharma (IPoS: 2002) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals for an overall tenure of five years i.e. up to 31.12.2028.
- Shreeshail Malge (IRAS: 2002) has been appointed as Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser, Department of Posts for an overall tenure of five years i.e. up to 26.02.2029, vice Partha Sarathi Das (lA&AS: (1994).
- Chetna Nand Singh (IRSEE: 1994)has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for a tenure of five years vice Amit Kumar Ghosh (IAS: 1994: UP).
- Nishant Verma (IFoS: 1999: UD)has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Department of Science & Tech, for a tenure of five years.
- Harikishore S (IAS: 2008: KL) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, for a tenure of five years vice B Suman (IAS: 1996: KL).
- Rajamurugan Muthukalathi (IPS: 1996: MN) has been appointed as Managing Director, Tribal Co-Operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, for a tenure up to the date of his superannuation on 30.11.2029, by temporarily downgrading the post to the level of Joint Secretary.
- V Lalithalakshmi (IAS: 2008: WB) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Vice President's Secretariat, for an overall tenure of five years i.e. up to 28.02.2027.
- Shilpa Sachin Shinde (IAS: 2006: UT) has been appointed as CMD (JS level), Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS), Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation for a tenure of five years.
- Sumant Narain (IA&AS: 2000) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation for an overall tenure of five years i.e. up to 02.01.2028 by temporarily downgrading a vacant post of Additional Secretary in the Department.
- Ajeet Kumar (IAS: 2002: MP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development for an overall tenure of five years up to 18.08.2029, vice Pallavi Agarwal (IRS IT:1991).
- Radhika Jha (IAS: 2002: UD) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development for a tenure of five years.
- Mansoor Hasan Khan (IDAS: 2002) has been appointed as Joint Secretary & FA, Department of Youth Affairs for a tenure of five years vice Sanjay Rastogi (IAS: 1991: OR).
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