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- New Delhi (28.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Friday are as follows:
- Gavali Parag Harshad (IAS: 2013: OD) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Affairs for a period up to 11.07.2029. His central deputation tenure is w.e.f. 12.07.2024.
- Post of Deputy Secretary held by Pooja Hali (IRS IT: 2011) has been re-designated as Director in the NGMA under Ministry of Culture for a period up to 09.06.2029. Her central deputation tenure is w.e.f. 10.06.2024.
- Nazeem Ahmed A (IOFS: 2011) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Minority Affairs for a period up to 21 .12.2028. His central deputation tenure is w.e.f. 22.12.2023.
- New Delhi (28.02.2025): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved induction of three IPS officers into the 'hard-core' of Intelligence Bureau. The names of these officers are as follows.
- Debesh Kumar Behera (IPS: 2007: KL)
- Georgy George (IPS: 2012: TN)
- Saptarshi Abhijit Jaikrishna (IPS: 2008: TR)
- New Delhi (27.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Thursday are as follows:
- Abhay Jain (CSS) has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to Harsh Malhotra, Union MoS for Corporate Affairs for a period up to 30.09.2028 i.e. till his superannuation.
- The additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Health Research, has been assigned to Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava (lAS: 1993: UT) from 28.02.2025 to 06.03.2025 during the period of absence on leave of Dr Rajiv Bahl.
- The deputation tenure of S. Suresh (IPS: 1995: KL), as ADG in SPG, has been extended for a period of one year beyond 08.03.2025 in relaxation of the IPS Tenure Policy. The post has also been upgraded from ID to ADG in SPG.
- The post of Private Secretary to the Minister for Civil Aviation K R Naidu held by Shrikesh A Lathkar (IAS: 2011: AP) has been re-designated at Director level for a period up to 03.12.2029. He counts his central Deputation tenure w.e.f. 04.12.2024.
Venkataraman Vajapayajula (YOA: 2005), Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Central African Republic with residence in Kinshasa.
Tenure of Baaldeo Purushartha, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, has been extended for a period of one year beyond 11.03.2025.
- Tenure of Gaurav Sharma (CWES: 2008), Financial Adviser & Chief Accounts Officer (FA&CAO), Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Principal Bench, has been extended for a period of one year from 01.03.2025 and up to 28.02.2026.
- Tenure of Ankita Chakravarty (IAS: 2013: AGMUT), Private Secretary to Minister for Women & Child Development Annpurna Devi, has been prematurely curtailed. She has laterally been shifted to Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation as Deputy Secretary for a period up to 30.11.2027. She counts her central deputation tenure w.e.f. 01.12.2023.
- Tenure of Dr Shalia Shah (IFS: 2012), Deputy Secretary, Department of Higher Education, has been extended for a period of two years up to 01.03.2027. Her central deputation tenure is w.e.f. 02.03.2022.
- A Muthukumar (IAS: 2009: JH) has been appointed as Private Secretary at the level of Director to Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog Dr Suman K Bery w.e.f. 16.7.2024 for period up to 04.12.2027.
Debesh Kumar Behera (IPS: 2007: KL) has been inducted into 'hard-core' of Intelligence Bureau.
- Georgy George (IPS: 2012: TN) has been inducted into 'hard-core' of Intelligence Bureau.
- Saptarshi Abhijit Jaikrishna (IPS: 2008: TR) has been inducted into 'hard-core' of Intelligence Bureau.
Piyush Ranjan (IDSE: 2002) has been appointed as CVO, Engineering Projects India Ltd (EPIL) for a period up to 14.06.2027.
Bhagwandas Gajgbate (IOFS: 2008) has been appointed as CVO, Manganese Ore India Ltd. (MOIL) for a period up to 22.03.2027.
Dr Piyush Singh (IFS: 2007) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Paraguay.
New Delhi (25.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Tuesday are as follows:
- Ardra Agarwal (IAS: 2007: GJ), DCO/DCR, Gujarat, Daman & Die and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, has been prematurely repatriated to her parent cadre.
- New Delhi (24.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:
- Post of Deputy Director (Deputy Secretary level) held by Deep Jagdip Contractor (IFoS: 2011: KN) has been re-designated as Deputy Director (Senior) at Director level in the LBSNAA for a period up to 11.11.2029. His central deputation tenure is w.e.f. 12.11.2024.
- Post of Deputy Director (Deputy Secretary level) held by D Mahesh Kumar (lFoS: 2011: KN) has been re-designated as Deputy Director (Senior) at Director level in the LBSNAA for a period up to 11.11.2029 i.e. total tenure of five years. His central deputation tenure is w.e.f. 12.11.2024.
- Post of Deputy Secretary, National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority under Department of Pharmaceuticals held by Richa Pandey (ICAS: 2011), has been re-designated as Director for a period up to 07.06.2027 i.e. total tenure of five years. Her central deputation tenure is w.e.f. 08.06.2022.
- Post of Private Secretary (at Deputy Secretary level) to the Minister for Culture & Tourism Sandeep Kumar Singh (IAS: 2011: AGMUT) has been re-designated as Private Secretary (at Director level) to the same Minister for a period up to 30.09.2026. He counts his Central Deputation tenure w.e.f. 01.10.2021.
Jafar Malik (IAS: 2013: KL) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for a period up to 02.09.2028 after curtailing his tenure as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Commerce. He counts his central deputation tenure w.e.f. 03.09.2024.
Y K Sailas Thangal (IFS: 1996) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Tenure of Pratima Gupta (IOFS: 1992), CVO, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), Delhi has been extended for a period of two years beyond 12.06.2025 i.e. up to 12.06.2027.
- Tenure of Jagdish Khima Rathod (CPES: 2002), CVO, Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla, has been extended for a period of two years beyond 02.06.2025 i.e. up to 02.06.2027.
- New Delhi (22.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Saturday are as follows:
- Shaktikanta Das (Retd IAS: 1980: TN) has been appointed as Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister. His appointment will be co-terminus with the term of the Prime Minister.
- A Asholi Chalai (CSS:1987, Joint Secretary, National Commission for Women, has been in-situ upgraded as Additional Secretary, National Commission for Women by temporarily upgrading the post.
- Tenure of Manoj Sethi (ICAS: 1993), Joint Secretary & FA, Department of Fertilizers, has been extended for one year.
- Tenure of Alok Prem Nagar (IFoS: 1995: HP), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, has been extended for a period of one year.
- New Delhi (21.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Friday are as follows:
- Rose Mary K Abraham (lES: 2006) was prematurely repatriated to her parent cadre. Currently, she is Director in the Department of Investment & Public Asset Management (DIPAM).
- The tenure of Unmesh Sharad Wagh (IRS C&CE: 2000) as Chairperson (additional charge), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) was extended for a period from 04.01.2025 to 23.02.2025 or till regular appointment. He is Deputy Chairperson, JNPA.
- Satyendra Kumar (lPS: 2007: RJ) was appointed as Director in NITI Aayog for a period upto 24.09.2025.
- New Delhi (20.02.2025): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Thursday are as follows:
- M P Tangirala (IP&TA&FS: 1990), Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, has been repatriated to his parent cadre.
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