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

As many as 29 officers have been appointed to the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Govt of India. The officers are:

1. Kunal Kumar, IAS (MH:1999) appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, vice Shri B. Anand, IAS (TN: 1987).
2. Ms. Gurveen Sidhu, IA&AS (1995) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Fertilizers vice Sushil Kumar Lohani, IAS (OR: 1995).
3. Minhaj Alam, IAS (KL:1996) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries vice Ms. Anuradha Prasad, IDAS (1986).
4. Ms. Rashmi Chowdhary, IRPS (1989) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment vice Shri U. Venkateshwarulu, IAS (MT:1986).
5. Vivek Kumar Dewangan, IAS (MN:1993) appointed as Joint Secretary & FA, Ministry of Power vice Pradeep Kumar, IAS (KL:1987).
6. Jaideep Kumar Mishra, ICAS (1993) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technologyvice Shri Sanjiv Kumar Mittal, IAS (UP:1987).
7. Sanjay Sharan, IPoS (1988) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles vice Subrata Gupta, IAS (WB:1990).
8. S.C.L. Das, IAS (UT:1992) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs vice Dilip Kumar, IAS (PB:1995).
9. Upamanyu Basu, IRS (IT:1989) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandary, Dairying & Fisheries vice Aditya Kumar Joshi, IFoS (MT:1989).
10. Puneet Kansal, IAS (SK:1996) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel vice Ms. Urvilla Khati, IRPS (1986).
11. Vikas Sheel, IAS (CG:1994) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare vice K. Rajeshwar Rao, IAS (TR:1988).
12. Ms. Richa Bagla, IAS (MH:1999) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai vice R.A. Rajeev, IAS (MH: 1987).
13. Ms. Richa Misra, IDAS (1996) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence vice Ms. Devika Raghuvanshi, IDAS (1988).
14. Ms. Kimbuong Kipgen, CSS appointed as Secretary (JS level) , PESB under the Department of Personnel & Training vice Shri Rajiv Rai, CSS.
15. Atul Singh, IPS(AP:1995) appointed as Additional Secretary (JS level), Central Vigilance Commission, under the Department of Personnel & Training vice  Praveen Sinha, IPS (GJ:1988).
16. Daniel Paul, IDES (1989) appointed as Additional Secretary (JS level), Central Vigilance Commission, under the Department of Personnel & Training vice SP.N. Singh, IDAS (1986).
17. B.H. Anil Kumar, IAS (KN:1987), presently working as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises appointed as Executive Director (JS level), NIDM (Non-CSS) under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
18. Srinivas Bandla, IAS (KL:1991) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises vice B.H. Anil Kumar, lAS (KN:1987).
19. Subhashish Panda, IAS (HP:1997), presently working as Joint Secretary, Department of Food & Public distribution appointed as Deputy Director (JS level) AIIMS (Non-CSS) under the Department of Health & Family Welfare vice R. K. Sudhanshu, IAS(UD:1997).
20. Edwin Kulbhushan Majhi, IAS (KL:1989) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, vice Subhashish Panda, IAS (HP:97).
21. Anil Kumar Nayak, IOFS (1986) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines vice Subhash Chandra, IFoS (AGMUT:1988) .
22. Sushil Kumar Lohani, IAS (OR:1995) appointed as Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner (HQ) (JS level) (Non-CSS), EPFO under the Ministry of Labour & Employment.
23. M. Ariz Ahammed, IAS (AM:1995) appointed as Managing Director (JS level) National Horticulture Board (Non-CSS) under the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare.
24. G. Venugupal Reddy, IRSEE (1985), presently working as DOG UIDAI HQ, New Delhi appointed as DDG, UIDAI, Regional Office, Hyderabad, under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology vice M. V.S. Rami Reddy, IAS (UP:1988).
25. Sanjay Jaju, IAS (TG:1992), presently working as Director (JS level), NHIDCL appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence Production, vice Shri Sanjay Garg, IAS (KL:1994).
26. Satya Brata Sahu, IAS (OR:1991), presently working as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation appointed as Director (JS level), NHIDCL (Non-CSS) under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways vice Shri Sanjay Jaju, lAS(TG 1992).
27. Sudhansh Pant, IAS (RJ:1991), presently working as Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare vice Navdeep Rinwa, IAS (UP:1999).
28. Navdeep Rinwa, IAS (UP:1999), presently working as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals vice Sudhansh Pant, IAS (RJ:1991).
29. Sudhanshu Gupta, IFoS (TN:1989) appointed as Joint Secretary, NACWC under the Cabinet Secretariat vice A.J. Kurien, IFoS (AGMUT:1987).