21 officers appointed as Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Govt of India

As many as 21 officers have been appointed as Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Govt of India. The officers are:

1. Ms. Gayatri Mishra, CSS appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Health & Family Welfare vice Shri K.L. Sharma, CSS.
2. Bipul Pathak, lAS (JK:1992) appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Mines vice Shri Nikunja Bihari Dhal, lAS (OR:1993).
3. Prasanta Kumar Swain, IPoS(1987) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare vice Shri Shakil P. Ahammed, lAS (AM:1995).
4. Sanjiv Narain Mathur, IRAS(1992) appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare vice Ms. Vandana Sharma, ICAS (1984).
5. Ms. Aarti Ahuja, lAS (00:1990), as Joint Director (JS level), Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie under the Department of Personnel & Training vice Ms. Jaspreet Talwar, lAS (PB:1995).
6. Shiv Das Meena, lAS (TN:1989), as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development vice Shri Neeraj Mandloi, lAS (MP:1993).
7. Vipin Chandra, IRS (IT:1987), as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences vice Shri Anand Singh Khati, IRPS (1984); (the officer shall assume charge on completion of tenure of the present incumbent).
8. Dharmendra Singh Gangwar, lAS (BH:1988) appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries vice Shri J.P. Meena, lAS (AM:1983).
9. Dhananjay Kumar, IDAS(1993) appointed as Additional Secretary (JS level) in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) under the Department of Personnel & Training vice Shri M.P. Tangirala, IP&TA&FS (1990).
10. Ms. Alka Nangia Arora, IDAS (1991) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises vice Shri Manoj Joshi, lAS (KL:1989);
11. Jigmet Takpa, IFoS (JK:1990) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change vice Shri Bishwanath Sinha, lAS (KL:1992);
12.  Ravinder, lAS (UP:99), as Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion by temporarily upgrading a newly created post of
    DSI Director level for two years in the Department.
13. Ms. Neelam Sanghi, IRAS(1989)appointed as Joint Secretary & FA, Department of Posts vice Ms. Saroj Punhani, IA&AS (1984); (the officer shall assume charge
    on completion of tenure of the present incumbent.)
14. Sandeep Sarkar, IDAS(1995) appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of DSIDirector level, (vice Ms Manju Rajpal, lAS (RJ:2000)).
15. Rajeev Verma, lAS (UT:92), presently working as Joint Secretary, in the Ministry of Defence appointed as Principal Commissioner (Coordination) (JS level), Delhi Development Authority (DDA) under the Ministry of Urban Development treating the post under Central Staffing Scheme and keeping the RRs in abeyance.
16. Prabodh Seth, IRS (IT:1989) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities vice Shri Awanish K Awasthi, lAS
    (UP:1987).
17. Ms. Saroj Punhani, IA&AS(1984), presently working as Joint Secretary & FA, Dlo Posts appointed as Secretary (JS level), National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) under the Department of Higher Education for her balance tenure of combined seven years central deputation i.e. upto 15.04.2019 vice Shri Madhu Ranjan Kumar, IRSS(1984).
18. K.L. Sharma, CSS, presently working as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare appointed as Joint Secretary, National Commission for Women under the Ministry of Women & Child Development for a tenure upto his superannuation on 31.10.2018 or until further orders, whichever is earlier,
    cancelling the appointment of Ms. Chhavi Jha, IRAS(1990).
19. Ms. Anindita Sen Gupta, IP&TA&FS (1994), as Additional DGFT (JS level), DGFT, Kolkata under the Department of Commercevice Shri P.
    Haldar, C ENG S(Roads) (1984).
20. A.R. Sule, IDAS (1993), presently working as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai  vice Ms. Chitra Ramchandran, lAS(TG:1985).
21. Jayant N. Khobragade, IFS (1995) appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) (JS level), Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai vice Shri Pranay
    Kumar Verma, IFS (1994).