The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following Joint Secretary/SAG
level appointments:
(1) Shri Arun Singhal, lAS (UP:1987) as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family
Welfare from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until
further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri K.C. Samaria, lAS (AM:1993);
(2) Shri Nikunja Kishore Sundaray, lAS (OR:1987) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small
& Medium Enterprises from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of
five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, by upgrading one post of Joint
Development Commissioner (JDC) vice Shri Ramesh Pandey in the % Development
Commissioner (MSME) in the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises to JS level;
(3) Ms. Dharitri Panda, I Civil AS (1987) as Additional FA & Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence
(Finance) on lateral shift basis, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for the
balance period of her overall five year central deputation tenure upto 06.11.2019 or until
further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Rajnish Kumar, IDAS (1984);
(4) Shri Aramane Giridhar, lAS (AP:1988) as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat from the date
of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders.
whichever is earlier. vice Shri Alok Tandon, lAS (UP 1986);
(5) Shri VG Reddy, IRSEE (1985) as DDG, UIDAI under Ministry of Electronics & Information
Technology on lateral shift basis, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for
the balance period of his overall five year central deputation tenure upto 10.06.2020 or until
further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Alok Chaturvedi, IDAS (1985);
(6) Shri Dinesh Bist, IPS (BH:1987), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs is repatriated to
his parent cadre with immediate effect;
(7) Shri Ali Raza Rizvi, lAS (HP:1988) as Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce on lateral
shift basis, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for the balance period of his
overall five year central deputation tenure upto 30.09.2019 or until further orders, whichever is
earlier, vice Shri Ravi Capoor, lAS (AM:1986);
(8) Shri Rajit Punhani, lAS (BH:1991) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment on
lateral shift basis, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for the balance
period of his overall five year central deputation tenure upto 07.10.2019 or until further orders,
whichever is earlier, vice Shri Dheeraj Kumar, lAS (TN:1993);
(9) Shri R.K. Sinha, IDAS (1991) as Additional Secretary (JS level), UPSC under Department of
Personnel & Training from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a penod of five
years or until further orders, whichever is earlier. vice Shri R.K. Arora, IDAS(1990).
(10) Shri Dilip Sharma, IRS (IT: 1992) as Director General, Election Commission of India from
the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of three years or until further
orders, whichever is earlier, by converting one CSS post vice Shri P.K. Dash, IRS (IT 1982) to
a Non-CSS post under usual terms and conditions as per extant policy;
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(11) Shri K.C. Samaria, lAS (AM:1993) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs on lateral
shift basis, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post. for the balance period of his
overall five year central deputation tenure upto 27.04.2019 or until further orders, whichever is
earlier, vice Shri Dinesh Bist, IPS (BH:1987);
(12) Shri Sanjay Kumar, lAS (TG: 1995) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty
Alleviation from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or
until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri BK Agarwal, lAS (HP:1985);
(13) Shri Lav Agarwal, lAS (AP:1996) as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare
from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further
orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Anshu Prakash, lAS (UT:1986);
(14) Ms Rakhee Gupta Bhandari, IAS(PB:1997) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs on
lateral shift basis, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for the balance
period of her combined seven year central deputation tenure upto 30.04.2017 or until further
orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Rakesh Mohan, IA&AS (1987);
(15) Shri Suresh Kumar Vashist, lAS (OR:1998) as Joint Secretary, Department of Food &
Public Distribution from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for the balance
period of his overall five year central deputation tenure upto 16.09.2019 or until further orders,
whichever is earlier, vice Shri UKS Chauhan, lAS (KL:1986);
(16) Shri V Sheshadri, lAS (TG:1999) as Joint Secretary, Prime Minister’s office from the date of
assumption of the charge of the post, for the balance period of his overall five year central
deputation tenure upto 21.08.2018 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, by transferring
one vacant post of Joint Secretary from Department of Atomic Energy vice Ms. Nisha Singh,
lAS (HP:1987) to Prime Minister’s office;
(17) Shri B Navnit, lAS (TN:1999) as Joint Secretary, Prime Minister’s office from the date of
assumption of the charge of the post, for the balance period of his overall five year central
deputation tenure upto 02.07.2019 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, by upgrading
the post of Director held by him to Joint Secretary level for a period of two years;
(18) Shri Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi, lAS (TG: 1999) as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat from
the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for the balance period of his overall five year
central deputation tenure upto 19.08.2019 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice
Shri Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi, lAS (BH:1986);
(19) Shri Sudhir Kumar, lAS (AGMUT: 1999) as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family
Welfare from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for the balance period of his
overall five year central deputation tenure upto 16.03.2020 or until further orders, whichever is
earlier, vice Ms. Dharitri Panda, I Civil AS (1987);
(20) Shri Ashish Chatterjee, lAS (TN:1999) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural
Gas from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for the balance period of his
overall five year central deputation tenure upto 15.04.2019 or until further orders, whichever is
earlier, by upgrading one vacant post of Deputy Secretary/Director vice Shri Prashant
Lokhande, lAS (AGMUT:2001) to JS level for a period of two years;
(21) Ms Anshu Sinha, lAS (MH:1999) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for the balance period of her overall
five year central deputation tenure upto 29.01.2017 or until further orders, whichever is
earlier, vice Ms. R. Jaya, lAS (TN:1995);
(22) Shri E. Ramseh Kumar, lAS (MP:1999) as Joint Secretary, Department of Animal
Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for the
balance period of his overall five year central deputation tenure upto 02.06.2019 or until
further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Sanjay Bhoosreddy, lAS (UP 1989);
(23) Shri Navdeep Rinwa, lAS (UP:1999) as Joint Secretary, Department of Health & Family
welfare from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, for the balance period of his
overall five year central deputation tenure upto 26.11.2019 or until further orders, whichever IS
earlier, vice Shri Ali Raja Rizvi, lAS (HP:1988);
