IAS officers Meeta R. Lochan & K. Moses Chalai have been entrusted with new responsibilities at the Centre.
Ms. Meeta R. Lochan, IAS (Maharashtra cadre, 1990 batch), currently serving as Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, has been appointed as the Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. She will assume this role in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India, succeeding Ms. A. Neeraja, IFoS (Uttar Pradesh cadre, 1990 batch), who is set to retire on 31st May 2025.
Meanwhile, Mr K. Moses Chalai, IAS (Manipur cadre, 1990 batch), presently serving as Secretary, Inter-State Council Secretariat under the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed as the Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises in the Ministry of Finance.