As many as 18 appointments have been approved by the Appointment Committee of Cabinet with effect from 29 July, 2016 by temporarily upgrading the post of the below mentioned officers. Accordingly,
- Shri Arun Kumar (lAS, AM:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment appointed as Special Secretary.
- Shri Jagdish Prasad Meena (lAS, AM:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries appointed as Special Secretary.
- Shri Jatinder Bir Singh( lAS, AM:1983), Chairman & MD, Punjab & Sind Bank, Ministry of Finance in the rank and pay of Secretary.
- Smt Preeti Sudan (lAS, AP:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development appointed as Special Secretary.
- Shri Asha Ram Sihag(lAS, HP:1983), Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, in the rank and pay of Secretary.
- Shri Yudhvir Singh Malik(lAS, HY:1983), Additional Secretary, NITI Ayog appointed as Special Secretary.
- Shri K. P. Krishnan(lAS (KN:1983), Additional Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development appointed as Special Secretary.
- Smt Sanjeevanee Kutty(lAS, MH:1983), Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Home Affairs appointed as Special Secretary.
- Shri Injeti Srinivas(lAS, OR:1983), Director General, Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, in the rank and pay of Secretary.
- Smt Seema Bahuguna ( lAS, RJ:1983), Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development appointed as Special Secretary.
- Smt Bharati S Sihag(lAS, HP:1983), Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Steel appointed as Special Secretary.
- Shri Dinesh Sharma (lAS, Kl 1983), Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance appointed as Special Secretary
- Shri R. Sridharan(lAS, KN:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines appointed as Special Secretary.
- Shri Rajani Ranjan Rashmi (lAS, MN:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change appointed as Special Secretary.
- Smt Alka Panda(lAS, OR 1983), Director General, BIS, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, in the rank and pay of Secretary (Equivalent).
- Smt Anjali Prasad(lAS, UK:1983), Ambassador, World Trade Organisation, in the rank and pay of Secretary (Equivalent).
- Shri Bhagwati Prasad Pandey(lAS, UK:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power appointed as Special Secretary.
- Shri Bhaskar Khulbe(lAS, WB:1983), Additional Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office appointed as Secretary to Prime Minister.