19 officers get in-situ upgradation

As many as 19 officers have been approved in-situ upgradation of the following officers to the level of Additional Secretary, as a measure personal to the officer:

1. Prasanta Kumar Swain, IPoS:87, Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare as Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
2. Sundeep Kumar Nayak, lAS (JK:88), Managing Director, National Cooperative Development Corporation, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare as Managing Director, National Cooperative Development Corporation.
3. Anil Kumar Agarwal, IPS (UP:88), Joint Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry as Additional Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
4. Ram K Khandelwal, lAS (BH:89), Joint Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs as Additional Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs.
5. Alok Saxena, IPoS:89, Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as Additional Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
6. Rajinder Kumar Kashyap, IPoS:89, Joint Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice as Additional Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice.
7. Ms. Vandita Kaul, IPoS:89, Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance as Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
8. Ms. Ruchika Chaudhry, IRS (IT:90), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Steel.
9. Sanjay Prasad, IRS (IT:90), Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance as Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
10. Sandip Pradhan, IRS (IT:90), Director General, Sports Authority of India, Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as Director General, Sports Authority of India, Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
11. Praveen Vashista, IPS (BH:91), Joint Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs as Additional Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs.
12. Suchindra Misra, IDAS:92, Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance as Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
13. Ms. Anuradha Thakur, IAS (HP:94), Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat.
14. Rajesh Agarwal, IAS (MN:94), Executive Director, India Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Commerce and Industry as Executive Director, India Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Commerce and Industry in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
15. Arvind Shrivastava, IAS (KN:94), Joint Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office as Additional Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office.
16. Ms. P. Amudha, IAS (TN:94), Joint Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office as Additional Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office.
17. Ms. Vennecaganti Radha, IAS (MH:94), Joint Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry as Additional Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
18. Vikas Sheel, IAS (CG:94), Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare as Additional Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
19. Piyush Goyal, IAS (NL:94), Joint Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs as Additional Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs.