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- New Delhi (24.07.2026): After the nation-wide students’ protest against paper leaks seeking resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the NaMo administration appears to have sent out a message by appointing a new Secretary for Higher Education by lateral shift and appointing a new Secretary for Primary Education. The post of Secretary, Primary Education was laying vacant while the charge of Secretary, Higher Education was given to Naresh Pal Gangwar (IAS: 1994: RJ) replacing Vineet Joshi who has been given the charge of Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj. T K Anil Kumar (IAS: 1995: KN) has been appointed as the new Primary Education Secretary.The Centre had already moved to overhaul the administrative framework of the National Testing Agency (NTA) by appointing two Joint Directors and two Joint Secretaries. This was also being looked upon as battling out severe institutional scrutiny over repeated paper leak allegations in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).ALSO READ
- New Delhi (24.07.2026): In a major bureaucratic restructuring, the Narendra Modi Administration has bifurcated the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to establish a dedicated Department of Capital Development. Senior officer D Thara (IAS: 1995: GJ), who previously served as Additional Secretary in the ministry, has been appointed as its first Secretary.Under this strategic overhaul, MoHUA will now function through two specialized verticals namely; Department of Capital Development and Department of Urban Development.The newly created Department of Capital Development is designed to streamline operations specific to the National Capital Region (NCR). It decouples local capital governance from broader national urban policy initiatives.
- New Delhi (23.07.2026): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) effected a major reshuffle at Secretary/Secretary equivalent level which included 17 officers. This also included in-situ upgradation of four officers to the level of Special Secretary in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. The list goes as follows:
- Katikithala Srinivas (IAS: 1989: GJ), Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER).
- Vineet Joshi (IAS: 1992: MN), Secretary, Department of Higher Education, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj vice Vivek Bhardwaj (IAS: 1990: WB) upon his superannuation on 31.07.2026.
- Naresh Pal Gangwar (IAS: 1994: RJ), Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education vice Vineet Joshi upon his appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
- Piyush Goyal (IAS: 1994: NL), Secretary, Ministry of Mines, has been appointed as Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.
- T K Anil Kumar (IAS: 1995: KN), Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education.
- Sushil Kumar Lohani (IAS: 1995: OR), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. He replaces Naresh Pal Gangwar (IAS: 1994: RJ).
- Archana Varma (IAS: 1996: AM) has been named as Secretary, Department of Official Language vice Ansuli Arya (IAS: 1989: BH) upon her superannuation on 30.09.2026. Currently, she is Mission Director, National Water Mission and has been elevated in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.
- Keshav Chandra (IAS: 1995: AGMUT) has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Mines vice Piyush Goyal (IAS: 1994: NL).
- D Thara (IAS: 1996: GJ), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Capital Development, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
- B Rajender (IAS: 1995: BH) has been appointed as Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. He replaces Sriram Taranikanti (IAS: 1992: TR) upon his superannuation on 31.07.2026.
- Chandra Bhushan Kumar (IAS: 1995: AGMUT) has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment vice Vandana Gurnani (IAS: 1991: KN) upon her superannuation on 31.07.2026.
- Satendra Singh (IAS: 1996: JH), Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Urban Development, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
- Suchindra Misra (IDAS: 1992), Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.
In-Situ Upgradation- Mritunjay Kumar Narayan (IAS: 1995: UP), Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner (MHA), has been as elevated in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Govt of India.
- Santosh Kumar Yadav (IAS: 1995: UP), Chairman, National Highways Authority of India, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, has been elevated in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Govt of India by restoring the post to Secretary level.
- Rajeev Singh Thakur (IAS: 1995: RJ), Adviser, NITI Aayog, has been elevated in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Govt of India.
- Dllip Kumar (IAS: 1995: PB), Director General (Training), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, has been elevated in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Govt of India.
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- New Delhi (23.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Thursday are as follows:-
- Vivek Bhatia (IAS: 2011: HP) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Youth Affairs for a period of five years.
- Prashanth Kumar CH (IAS: 2015: BH) has been appointed as Private Secretary to the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change at the level of Deputy Secretary for a period of five year.
- New Delhi (22.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Wednesday are as follows:-
- Satovisha Samajdar (IFoS: 2010: CG) has been appointed as Director in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) under the Ministry of Home Affairs for a period of five years.
- Karthika J Kumar (ICAS: 2014) has been appointed as IFA (Deputy Secretary level) in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs for a period of four years.
Rakesh Kumar Prajapati (IAS: 2012: HP) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade for a period of five years.
- Zenia Gupta (IRTS: 2010) has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for a period of five years.
- Anurag Jain (IAS: 1989: MP) has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog for an overall period of two years.
- Tenure of Sanjay Kumar (IA&AS: 1995), Additional FA & Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence (Finance), has been extended for a period of one year beyond 31.08.2026.
- Manoj N (IRTS: 2013) has been appointed as CVO in Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Limited (KAPL), Bengaluru for an initial period of three years.
- New Delhi (21.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Tuesday are as follows:-
- Vandana Singh (IAS: 2013: UD) has been appointed as Commissioner (Land Management) (Deputy Secretary level) in the Delhi Development Authority under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for a period of four years.
- Meena Bisht (IA&AS: 2012) has been appointed as Director in the Department of School Education & Literacy for a period of five years.
- New Delhi (20.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday are as follows:-
- Kowsigan A (IAS: 2009: KL) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying for a period of five years.
- Sudheer Kumar Singh (IRTS: 2011) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Defence for a period of five years.
- Rajendra K V (IAS: 2013: KN) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs for a period of four years.
- Jeevan Babu K (IAS: 2011: KL) has been appointed as Director in the Department of Sports for a period of five years.
- Anjali Vishwakarma (IPS: 2021: UP) has been transferred from Uttar Pradesh cadre to Chhattisgarh cadre on the grounds of her marriage with Udit Pushkar (IPS: 2021: CH).
- New Delhi (18.07.2026): Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Saturday are as follows:-
- Malika Garg (IPS: 2015: AP) has been appointed as Assistant Director (SP Level) in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Hyderabad.
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