ACC clears Secretary-level appointments

The government on Saturday transferred Secretary-, additional secretary- and joint secretary-level appointments. 

Eleven of these are secretary level appointments. Here is the full list:

Secretary  level appointments:

(1)        Shri Sanjay  Bandopadhyay,  lAS (MP:88), Additional  Secretary, Ministry  of Ports, 
Shlpping  and  Waterways  as Chairman,  Inland  Waterways  Authority  of  India,  Ministry of  
Ports, Shipping  and  Waterways  in  the rank and pay of Secretary  to the Government  of India by 
temporarily  upgrading the post.
(11)       Shri   Sundeep    Kumar    Nayak,    IAS   (JK:88),    Managing    Director,    National 
Cooperatlve   Development   Corporation,   Ministry   of   Cooperation   as   Director   General, 
National   Productivity   Council,  Department   for  Promotion   of  Industry   &  Internal Trade 
ln the rank and  pay of Secretary  to the Government of India by temporarily  upgrading the post.
(111)      Ms.  Upma  Srivastava,  IAS  (SK:88),  Additlonal  Secretary,  Depanment  of  Social 
Justice  and   Empowerment,   Mlnistry   of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment   as  Secretary, 
National Commission  for Scheduled  Castes, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in the rank 
and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.
(iv)      Shri  Dharmendra  S.  Gangwar,  IAS  (BH:88),  Additional  Secretary  and  Financial 
Adviser,  Mlnlstry  Of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  as  Secretary,  Department  of  Border 
Management, Ministry  of Home Affairs.
(v)        Ms.   Juthika   Patankar,   IAS   (UP:88),   Additlonal   Secretary,   Ministry   of   
Skill Development   and   Entrepreneurshlp   as   Secretary,   Central   Information   Commission, 
Department  of  Personnel  & Training  in the rank and  pay of Secretary  to the Government of 
India by temporarily  upgrading the post.
(vi)      Ms.     Anita     Praveen,     IAS     (TN:89),     Special     Secretary,     Depanment  
   of Telecommunlcatlons, MllllStf    Of Communications as Special Secretary,  Ministry  of  Food 
Processing  Industries   by  temporarlly   upgradlng  a  vacant  post  of  Joint  Secretary  in  
the Mlnistry.  The  offlcer  wlll  take  over  as  Secretary,  Mlnlstry  of  Food  Processlng  
Industries upon superannuation of Ms. Pushpa Subramanyam,  lAS (TG:85) on 31.01.2022.

2.         The ACC  has also approved  in-situ  upgradation  of the following officers to the level 
of  Special  Secretary  in  the  rank  and  pay  of  Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India  as  
a measure personal to them:

(i)        Shri  Rohit  Kumar Singh, IAS (RJ:89), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Culture as 
Special  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Culture  by  temporarily  upgrading  the  post  held  by  the 
officer.
(11)       Shri Amrit Lal Meena, IAS (BH:89),  Additional Secretary (Logistics),  Department of   
Commerce,   Mlflistry   of   Commerce   &   Industry   as   Special   Secretary   (Logistics), 
Department  of Commerce, Ministry  of Commerce & Industry  by restoring the post to the level of 
Secretary to the Government of India.

3.         The  ACC  has  further  approved  the  following  Additional  Secretary/Joint  Secretary 
level appointments:

(i)        Ms.  Alka  Upadhyaya,  IAS  (MP:90),  Additional  Secretary,  Department  of  Rural 
Development,   Ministry   of   Rural   Development   as   Chairperson,   National   Highways 
Authority  of  India,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  in  the  rank  and  pay  of 
Additional Secretary  by temporarily  downgrading the post.
(ii)       Shri  G.  Asok  Kumar,  IAS  (TG:91),  Mission  Director,  National  Water  Mission, 
Department  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  and  Ganga  Rejuvenation,  Ministry  of Jal 
Shakti as Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Department of Water Resources,  River 
 Development  &  Ganga  Rejuvenation,  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  in  the rank and  pay of 
Additional  Secretary  vice Shri  Rajiv  Ranjan Mishra,  IAS (TG:87)  upon  his superannuation on 
31.12.2021.
(iii)      Shri  Amit  Yadav,  IAS  (UT:91),  Director  General,  Directorate  General  of  Foreign 
Trade,   Ministry   of   Commerce   &   Industry   as   Additional   Secretary,   Department   of 
Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
(iv)      Shri  Vijay  Kumar,  IAS (UT:92),  presently  in the Cadre, as Additional  Secretary, 
Ministry of Cooperation.
(v)       Shri  Ashish  Srivastava,  IAS  (MP:92),  Additional  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Women and 
Child  Development, as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR).
(vi)      Shri  Sriram   Taranikanti,   IAS  (TR:92),  presently  in  the  Cadre,  as  Additional 
Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat.
(vii)     Ms.  Neelam  Shammi  Rao, IAS (MP:92),  Director  General  (Training),  Ministry  of 
Skill   Development   and   Entrepreneurship  as  Central   Provident   Fund   Commissioner, 
Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organization,  Ministry  of Labour and Employment  in the rank and pay 
of Additional Secretary.
(viii)    Shri  Amit  Agrawal,  IAS  (CG:93),  Additional  Secretary,  Department  of  Financial 
Services,   Ministry   of   Finance   as   Additional   Secretary,   Ministry   of   Electronics   
& Information  Technology  by  temporarily  upgrading  a vacant  post  of Joint Secretary  in  the 
Ministry.
(ix)      Ms.   Deepti   Umashankar,   IAS  (HY:93),   Additional   Secretary,   Department   of 
Personnel  & Training  as Establishment  Officer  & Additional  Secretary,  Department  of 
Personnel & Training.
(x)       Shri    Vivek   Aggarwal,   IAS   (MP:94),   Additional   Secretary,   Department    of 
Agriculture   and   Farmers   Welfare,   Ministry   of   Agriculture   and   Farmers   Welfare   as 
Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
(xi)      Shri    Hari    Ranjan    Rao,    IAS    (MP:94),    Joint    Secretary,    Department    
of Telecommunications  as  Additional  Secretary,  Department  of  Telecommunications  vice Ms.  
Anita  Praveen,  IAS  (TN:89)  upon  her  appointment  as  Special  Secretary,  Ministry  of Food 
Processing Industries.
(xii)     Ms.  Roli  Singh,  IAS  (RJ:94),  presently  in  the  cadre,  as  Additional  Secretary, 
Department  of Health  & Family  Welfare  by temporarily  upgrading a vacant post of Joint 
Secretary  in the Department.
(xiii)    Shri  Mritunjay  Kr  Narayan,  IAS  (UP:95),  Joint Secretary,  Ministry  of  Power  as 
Additional Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs.
(xiv)    Shri  Ashish   Kumar   Goel,  IAS  (UP:95),  Joint  Secretary,  Department  of  Rural 
Development as Additional  Secretary,  Department  of Rural Development  vice Ms. Alka Upadhyaya,   IAS   (MP:90)   upon   her   appointment   as   Chairperson,   National   Highways Authority of India.
(xv)      Ms.  Sandhya  V.  Sharma,  IAS  (TN:95),  Joint  Secretary,  Department  of  Space  as 
Additional Secretary, Department of Space.
(XVlJ     Shri  Rajeev  Singh  Thakur,  IAS  (RJ:95),  Joint  Secretary,  Department  of  Military 
Affairs,   Ministry  of  Defence   as  Additional  Secretary,  Department   for   Promotion   of 
Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
(xvii)   Shri   Satendra   Singh,   IAS   (JH:95),   Joint   Secretary,   Ministry   of   Mines   
as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers.
(XVlll)  Shri  Shyamal  Misra,  IAS  (HY:96),  Joint  Secretary,  Department  of  Commerce  as 
Joint Secretary,  Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs.

4.         The  ACC has also approved  in-situ  upgradation  of the following  officers to the 
level of  Addltional  Secretary  to  the  Government  of  India,  as  a  measure  personal  to  
them  by temporarlly  upgradlng the post held by them:

(i)        Shri  Rajiv  Jalota, IAS (MH:88),  Chairperson,  Mumbai  Port Trust as Chairperson, 
Mumbai Port Trust in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
(ii)       Shri  Tan may  Kumar,   IAS  (RJ:93),   Joint  Secretary,   Ministry  of  Environment, 
Forest and Climate  Change as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment,  Forest and Climate 
Change.
(III)      Shri Sunil Paliwal,  IAS (7N:93),  Chairperson,  Chennai  Port Trust as Chairperson, 
Chennai Port Trust in the rank and  pay of Additional Secretary.
(iv)      Shri Rakesh  Kumar  Verma, IAS (PB:93), Jolnt Secretary,  Ministry  of Tourism  as
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism.
(v)       Shri Katru Ram Mohana Rao, IAS (UP:94), Chairman, Vishakhapatnam Port Trust as Chairman, 
Vishakhapatnam Port Trust in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
(vi)      Shri   Ashutosh   Jindal,   IAS   (TR:95),   JOlnt   Secretary,   Cabinet   Secretariat   
as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat.
(vi1)     Shri  Abhishek  Singh, IAS (NL:95),  Chlef Executive Officer,  My Gov., Ministry of 
Electronics and Information  Technology  as Chief Executive  Officer, My Gov., Ministry  of 
Electronics and Information  Technology in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
(VIII)    Shri    Sajjan    Singh    Yadav,    IAS   (UT:95),    Joint   Secretary,    Department   
 of Expendlture,  Mlnlstry  of  Flflance  as  Additional  Secretary,  Department  of  Expenditure, 
Ministry of Finance.
(lx)      Ms. R. Jaya, IAS (TN:95),  Joint Secretary,  Ministry  of Tribal  Affalrs aS Additional 
Secretary. Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
(x)        Ms. +arsha  Joshi, IAS (UT:95), Joint Secretary,  Depanment  of Animal  Husbandry &   
Dairyin  ,   Mlnlstry   of   Fisherles,   Animal   Husbandry   and   Dairying   as   Additional 
Secretary, Department  of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry  and 
Dairying.
(xi)      Shri  Santosh  Kumar  Yadav,  IAS  (UP:95),  Joint Secretary,  Department  of School 
Education   &  Literacy,  Ministry  of  Education  as  Additional  Secretary,  Department  of 
School Education  & Literacy, Ministry of Education.
(xii)     Ms.  Radhika  Rastogi,  IAS  (MH:95),  Joint  Director,  Lal  Bahadur  Shastri  National 
Academy of Administration as Joint Director, Lal Bahadur   Shastri National  Academy of 
Administration in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
(xiii)    Shri  Sanjay  Kumar,  IAS  (TG:95),  Jolnt  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Housing  & Urban 
Affairs as Additional Secretar;y, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

(xlv)    Shri Keshav  Chandra, IAS (UT:95), Director, Serious Fraud Investigation Office as 
Director,   Serious   Fraud   Investigation   Office   in   the   rank   and   pay   of   
Additional Secretary.
(xv)      Ms. D. Thara, IAS (GJ:95),  Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs as 
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
(xvi)    Shri  Chandra   Bhushan   Kumar,  IAS  (UT:95),  Deputy  Election  Commissioner,
Election  Commission  of Indla as Deputy  Election  Commissioner,  Election  Commission  of India 
in the rank and  pay of Additional Secretary.