Seven officers have been empaneled to hold Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre,
Over half a dozen top administrative officers of various batches and services have been empanelled. Now they have been eligible to hold Join Secretary and equivalent posts in the Government of India.
Names of the chosen officers include Niraj Kumar (IRAS: 2000) (First Review), Supriya Surendra Devasthali (ICAS: 2001) (First Review), Tarun Gauba (IPS: 2001: UP) (Initial leftover), H Atheli (ICAS: 2002) (Initial deferred), Avanish Kumar Mishra (ISS: 2000) (First Review), Vinay Kumar Singh (IRS C&IT: 1997) (Initial deferred) and Ataur Rahman (IRS: C&IT: 1995) (Initial deferred).