New Delhi: In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved 20 senior-level appointments across several Union ministries, departments, and autonomous bodies. The appointments include officers from the IAS, IRS, IES, ISS, IFoS, IA&AS, ITS, Indian Railway Services, and other Central Group ‘A’ services.
The newly appointed officers will serve in strategic positions related to financial services, agriculture, urban development, disaster management, consumer affairs, public administration, atomic energy, social justice, food security, and investment management.
Among the key appointments, Anish Kumar (IRSE:2001) has been named Joint Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, while Satish Kumar (IRSEE:2002) will assume charge as Coal Controller under the Ministry of Coal.
M. Imkongla Jamir (IAS:2002) has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs, whereas Avanish Kumar Mishra (ISS:2000) has been posted as Joint Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances.
The government has also appointed Abhijit Phukon (IES:2004) as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and Sumit Garg (IRSEE:2002) as Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA).
Other important appointments include:
- Ashutosh Jain (ITS:1993) – CMD, National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation
- Pravin Laxminarayan Agrawal (IFoS:1994) – Joint Secretary, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
- Divesh Sehara (IAS:2008) – Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services
- Saurabh Kumar (IAS:2009) – Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services
- Gunjan Krishna (IAS:2004) – Joint Secretary, Department of Fisheries
- Tejpartap Singh (IRTS:1999) – Executive Director, Food Corporation of India
- Kartikaye Mathur (IA&AS:2004) – Adviser, National Disaster Management Authority
- Kumar Ravi Kant Singh (IAS:2008) – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
- Neha Verma (IFoS:2005) – Principal Commissioner, Delhi Development Authority
- Sudhir Shyam (IES:1999) – Joint Secretary, Department of Investment & Public Asset Management
- Kuldip Narayan (IAS:2005) – Adviser, NITI Aayog
- Sajeesh Kumar N (IRTS:2002) – Joint Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment
- V. Lalithalakshmi (IAS:2008) – Professor, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
- Satya Pal Kumar (IRS-IT:2005) – Director, Financial Intelligence Unit-India
The latest appointments are expected to strengthen governance and improve policy implementation across critical sectors. Most officers have been appointed for five-year tenures, while some will continue until their superannuation or the completion of combined deputation terms.