Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle: ACC Approves Key Appointments and Promotions

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 14th August. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved several high-level appointments and in-situ upgradations, according to a notification issued by the Government of India Secretariat on August 6, 2024.

New Appointments:

Devesh Chaturvedi, IAS (UP:1989), currently serving in the cadre, has been appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

Sandeep Pondrik, IAS (BH:1993), also currently serving in the cadre, has been appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of Steel.

In-situ Upgradations:

The following officers have been temporarily upgraded to the level of Special Secretary, with the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India:

Anurag Agarwal, IAS (PB:1990), currently Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been upgraded to Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs.

Chandra Sekhar Kumar, IAS (OD:1992), presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, has been upgraded to Special Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

Punya Salila Srivastava, IAS (AGMUT:1993), currently Additional Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, has been upgraded to Special Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office.

Tanmay Kumar, IAS (RJ:1993), presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, has been upgraded to Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.

Amit Agrawal, IAS (CG:1993), currently Chief Executive Officer of the Unique Identification Authority of India, will continue as Chief Executive Officer in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.

Deepti Gaur Mukerjee, IAS (MP:1993), currently Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Authority, will continue as Chief Executive Officer in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India, with the post restored to Secretary level.