Rajasthan cadre IAS officers on central deputation – Naresh Pal Gangwar and Roli Singh – have been given a new role in the reshuffle of 14 secretary rank IAS officers by the Modi government.
Naresh Pal Gangwar, a 1994 batch IAS officer, who was serving as additional secretary in the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, has been transferred as secretary in the department of animal husbandry and dairying. He replaced Alka Upadhyay, a 1990 batch IAS from Madhya Pradesh cadre. She has been transferred as secretary of the National Commission for Minorities, under the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Roli Singh, a 1994 batch IAS from Rajasthan cadre, who was serving as additional secretary minsitry of health and family welfare, has been transferred as chairperson of National Authority of Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) replacing Sukriti Likhi, who has been transferred as OSD in the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence.
A 1993 batch officer from Haryana cadre, Likhi will succeed Niten Chandra, a 1990 batch Odisha cadre officer, who superannuates on October 31.
As part of the reshuffle, Atish Chandra, an IAS officer of the 1994 batch of the Bihar cadre, has been elevated to the rank of Special Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
Senior bureaucrat Rajit Punhani has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Food Safety; Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and will replace Ganji Kamala V. Rao, a 1990 batch officer of the MP cadre, who is superannuating. Punhani, a 1991 batch officer of Bihar cadre, is currently the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Secretary.
Debashree Mukherjee, a 1991 batch officer of the AGMUT cadre, will take over as the new Secretary for the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to fill the post that has fallen vacant with Punhani's transfer. She was previously the Secretary of the Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Vijay Kumar, a 1992 batch officer of the AGMUT cadre and the current Chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways. He will succeed T.K. Ramachandran, a 1991 batch officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, when he retires on September 30.
V.L. Kantha Rao, a 1992 batch officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been laterally shifted from the Ministry of Mines to the Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation, taking over charge from Mukherjee.
Rannjana Chopra, a 1994 batch Odisha cadre officer, has been appointed as OSD in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. She will take over from Vibhu Nayar, a 1990 batch Tamil Nadu cadre officer, on October 31.
Niraj Verma, a 1994 batch officer, will be the new OSD in the Department of Justice, succeeding Raj Kumar Goyal, a 1990 batch AGMUT cadre officer, upon his retirement on August 31.
Piyush Goyal, of the 1994 batch, has been appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Mines, replacing Kantha Rao.
Sanjay Garg, a 1994 batch Kerala officer, is the new OSD for the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and will take over from Pramod Kumar Tiwari, a 1991 batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre officer, on October 31.
Trishaljit Sethi, a 1990 batch Indian Postal Service officer, has been appointed as Secretary of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
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