13 officers gets in-situ upgradation to the level of Addl Secretary, Govt of India

The ACC has also approved in-situ upgradation of the following 13 officers to the level of Additional Secretary, as a measure personal to them, by temporarily upgrading the posts held by them:

1. Shri Samir Kumar Biswas, IAS (MH:90), Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals as Additional Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals.
2. T.K. Ramachandran, IAS (TN:91), Chairman, V.0. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin, Ministry of Shipping as Chairman, V.0. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin, Ministry of Shipping in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
3. Ms. Sumita Dawra, IAS (AP:91), Joint Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade appointed as Additional Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade.
4. Pankaj Agrawal, IAS (MP:92), Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat appointed as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat.
5. Rajat Kumar Mishra, IAS (RJ:92), Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs.
6. Ashish Srivastava, IAS (MP:92), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development.
7. Ashish Kumar Bhutani, IAS (AM:92), CEO, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare appointed as CEO, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
8. Ms. Punya Salila Srivastava, IAS (UT:93), Joint Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs as Additional Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs.
9. Amit Agrawal, IAS (CG:93), Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
10. Sandeep Pondrik, IAS (BH:93), Advisor, National Disaster Management Authority appointed as Advisor, National Disaster Management Authority in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
11. Ms. Sukriti Likhi, IAS (HY:93), Joint Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
12. Alok, IAS (RJ:93), Member (Admn.), National Highways Authority of India appointed as Member (Admn.), National Highways Authority of India in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
13. Nagaraju Maddirala, lAS (TR:93), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal.