30 officers appointed to the as Additional Secretary or equivalent in the Govt of India

As many as 30 officers have been appointed to the post of Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary equivalent in the Govt of India. The officers are:

1. Sumeet Jerath, IAS (AM:85), currently posted as Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of
   External Affairs appointed as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat(SR).
2. Prem Kumar Kataria, IA&AS:85, presently in the Cadre appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles against existing vacancy.
3. Prashant Kumar, IFoS (MP:85) currently posted as Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development.
4. Chandra Shan Singh, IES:86, currently posted as Additional Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards, Department of Consumer Affairs appointed as Additional Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards, Department of Consumer Affair.
5. Vinod Kumar Tiwari, IFo$ (HP:86), currently posted as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal vice Suresh Kumar, IAS (JK:86) upon his repatriation for availing the benefit of promotion in his parent cadre.
6. Sanjeev Kumar, IDAS:86, currently posted as Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Rural Development against existing vacancy.
7. Rajesh Kr. Chaturvedi, IAS (MP:81), currently posted as Member (Admin), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Culture against existing vacancy.
8. Ms. Dolly Chakrabarty, IA&AS:87, currently posted as Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare against existing vacancy.
9. Rajesh Kumar Chaudhry, IFoS (PB:87), currently posted as Joint Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises.
10. Ms. Alka Bhargava, IFoS(AM: 87), currently posted as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare appointed as Additional Secretary. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare against existing vacancy.
11. Amitabh Kumar, IRS (IT:87), Additional Director General (Shipping), Ministry of Shipping appointed as Director General (Shipping). Ministry of Shipping in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
12. Dheeraj Bhatnagar, IRS (IT:87), Joint Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure persona! to the officer.
13. Dharmendra Sharma, IAS (UT:88), presently in the Cadre, appointed as Director General India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading and re-designating the post of Director General
    (Training) in the Election Commission of India held by Sudeep Jain, IAS (TN:94), who will be adjusted against the existing vacancy of Deputy Election Commissioner.
14. Anil Kumar Jha, IAS (KN:88), presently in the Cadre, appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance against existing vacancy.
15. Alkesh Kumar Sharma, IAS (KL:90), Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO&MD), Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade appointed as CEO&MD, DMICDC, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
16. Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, IAS (UT:90). Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.
17. Raj Kumar Goyal, IAS (JK:90), presently in the Cadre, appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs vice Sumeet Jerath, lAS (AM:85) on his appointment as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR).
18. Manoj Ahuja, IAS (OR:90), Joint Director, Lal 8ahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training appointed as Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
19. Pankaj Jain, IAS (AM:90), Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.
20. Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia, IAS (JH:90), Joint Secretary, 15th Finance Commission, Department of Economic Affairs. Ministry of Finance appointed as Additional Secretary, 15th Finance Commission, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
21. Ms. Sarada G. Muraleedharan, IAS (KL:90), Director General, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles appointed as Director General, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles.
22. Ms. Meeta R. Lochan, IAS (MH:90), Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce appointed as Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
23. Ms. Arti Ahuja, IAS (OR:90), Joint Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training appointed as Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training in the rank and
    pay of Additional Secretary.
24. Deepak Kumar, IAS (UP:90), Executive Director, India Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Commerce and Industry appointed as Executive Director, India Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Commerce and Industry in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
25. Atul Kumar Tiwari, IAS (KN:90), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
26. Ravi Shankar Prasad, IAS (AM:90), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change appointed as Additional Secretary. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate.
27. Syedain Abbasi, IAS (AM:90), Executive Director, Food Corporation of India, Department of Food & Public Distribution appointed as Executive Director, Food Corporation of India, Department of Food & Public Distribution In the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
28. Ms. Alka Upadhyaya, IAS (MP:90), Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development vice Sanjeev Kumar, IDAS:86 on his appointment as Additional Secretary &Financial Advisor, Ministry of Rural Development.
29. Vivek Bhardwaj, IAS (WB:90), Joint Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs.
30. Ms. Archana Agrawal, IAS (UP:90), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power appointed as Member Secretary, National Capital Region Planning Board, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.