Appointment of Joint Secretaries to the Government of India

NO.33/12/2015-EO(SM-I)
Government of India
Secretariat of the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, the 3rd December, 2015

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following Joint Secretary level appointments in the Pay Band of Rs.37,400-67,000/- (PB-4) with Grade Pay of Rs.10,000/-

(1) Shri Dinesh Kumar, IAS (RJ:1996) as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Sanjeev Chopra, lAS (WB:1985);

(2) Shri Venkata Rama Sastry Pidaparthi, IPS (UP:1989) as Joint Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of overall seven year central deputation upto 19.03.2019 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Manoj Kumar Parida, IAS (UT:1986);

(3) Shri Rajiv Bansal, IAS (NL:1988) as Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics & Information Technology from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, against a newly created post;

(4) Shri Amit Yadav, IAS (UT:1991) as Joint Secretary, Department of Telecommunications from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri V. Umashankar, lAS (HY:1993);

(5) Shri B Anand, IAS (TN:1987) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, by temporary upgradation of a newly created post of DSIDirector to JS level for two years in the Ministry of Urban Development;

(6) Shri Shripal, IFS (KL:1986) as Principal Commissioner (JS level), DDA under Ministry of Urban Development from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Dayanand Kataria, lAS (TN:1989);

(7) Ms. Sonia Sethi, IAS (MH:1994) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Ms. Arvind M Singh, liS (1984);
(8) Shri Praveen Vashista, IPS (BH:1991) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Naresh Kumar, lAS (UT:1987);
(9) Ms. Leena Nandan, IAS (UP:1987) as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma, IAS (KL:1990);

(10) Shri Praveen Garg,IAS (MP:1988), Joint Secretary, Department of Justice as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs on lateral shift basis from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of overall five year central deputation upto 18.07.2018 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Manoj Joshi, lAS (KL:1989);

(11) Shri Anil Kumar Singh, IAS(UT:1995), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power as Joint Secretary, Department of Justice on lateral shift basis from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of overall five year central deputation upto 07.03.2016 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, against a newly created post.

(12) Shri Rajinder Kumar Kashyap, IPoS (1989) as Joint Secretary, Department of Justice from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Praveen Garg, lAS (MP:1988);

(13) Ms. Rachna Shah, IAS (KL:1991) as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Ms. Deepti Umashankar, lAS (HY:1993) consequent on completion of her tenure on 26.12.2015;

(14) Shri K Gopal, IAS (TN:1992), presently on compulsory wait in the Department of Personnel & Training, as Development Commissioner(Handicrafts) (JS level), Ministry of Textiles on lateral shift basis from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of overall five year central deputation upto 27.02.2018 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Ms. Pushpa Subrahmanyam, IAS (TG:1985);

2. The Competent Authority has approved the proposal for cancellation of appointment of Shri U.K.S. Chauhan, IAS(KL:86), Joint Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and that of Ms. Rachna Shah, lAS (KL:1991) as Joint Secretary, Departmentof Food & Public Distribution vice Shri U.K.S. Chauhan, IAS(KL:86),

(Nandini Paliwal)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 2309 2187

To
All Secretaries to the Government of India concerned.

Copy to: –
1. Principal Secretary to PM
2. Additional Principal Secretary to PM
3. PS to Home Minister/PS to MOS(PP)
4. Cabinet Secretariat (Shri M. Devaraj, Joint Secretary)
5. All Secretaries to the Government of India (as per the standard list).
6. All Chief Secretaries to the States
7. All Officers concerned.
8. PSO to Secretary(P)/PPS to EOI PS to DS(MM)
9. NIC,DOPT
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