13 IAS officers appointed as Special Secretary in the Govt of India

As many as 13 IAS officers have been appointed as Special Secretary in the pay and rank of Secretary in the Govt of India. The officers are:

1. Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, IAS (GJ:87), Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog appointed as Special Secretary, NITI Aayog.
2. Pradeep Kumar, IAS (KL:87), Project Director, National Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs appointed as Project Director, National Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs in the rank and pay of Secretary.
3. Debasish Panda, IAS (UP:87), Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance appointed as Special Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
4. Tarun Kapoor, IAS (HP:87), Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs appointed as Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in the rank and pay of Secretary.
5. Bimbadhar Pradhan, IAS (BH:87), Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare as Special Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
6. Ram Mohan Mishra, IAS (AM:87), Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises appointed as Special Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
7. T.K. Manojkumar, IAS (KL:87), Additional Secretary, Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority, Department of Food and Public Distribution appointed as Special Secretary, Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority, Department
   of Food and Public Distribution.
8. Rajesh Verma, IAS (OR:87), Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare appointed as Special Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare.
9. Rajesh Kr. Chaturvedi, IAS (MP:87), Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Culture appointed as Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Culture.
10. Ajay Tirkey, IAS (MP:87), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development appointed as Special Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development.
11. Sanjay Kumar Mishra, IRS (IT:84), Director, Enforcement Directorate, Department of Revenue appointed as Director, Enforcement Directorate, Department of Revenue in the rank and pay of Secretary.
12. Prem Kumar Kataria, IAAS (85), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles appointed as Special Secretary, Ministry of Textiles.
13. Prashant Kumar, IFoS (MP:85), Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development appointed as Special Secretary, Department of Rural Development.