Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the following appointments

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(i) Shri Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, lAS (GJ:87) (Retd.) as Chairman & Managing
Director, Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. in the rank and pay of Secretary to the
Government of India on contract basis for a period of two years or until further orders,
whichever is earlier, on usual terms and conditions.

(ii) Shri Bharat Lal, IFoS (GJ:88) (Retd.), Director General, National Centre for Good
Governance as Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission in the rank
and pay of Secretary to the Government of India on contract basis for a period of one year
or until further orders, whichever is earlier, on usual terms and conditions vice Shri
Devendra Kumar Singh, lAS (KL:89) upon his superannuation on 30.06.2023.

(iii) Shri Atal Dulloo, lAS (UT:89), presently in the cadre, as Secretary, Department of
Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs vice Shri Dharmendra S. Gangwar, lAS
(BH:88) upon his superannuation on 30.06.2023.

(iv) Shri Vibhu Nayar, lAS (TN:90), Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of
External Affairs as Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs
by temporarily upgrading the post held by him to Special Secretary level in the rank and
pay of Secretary to the Government of India as a measure personal to the officer. The
officer will join as Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Tribal Affairs in the rank and pay
of Secretary to the Government of India on 01.11 .2023 and take over as Secretary,
Ministry of Tribal Affairs vice Shri Anil Kumar Jha, lAS (KN:88) upon his superannuation
on 30.11.2023.

(v) Shri T. K. Ramachandran, lAS (TN:91), Chairman, V.0. Chidambaranar Port Trust,
Tuticorin, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways as Secretary, Ministry of Ports,
Shipping and Waterways vice Shri Sudhansh Pant, lAS (RJ:91) upon his appointment
as Officer on Special Duty, Department of Health and Family Welfare.

(vi) Shri Sudhansh Pant, lAS (RJ:91), Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
as Officer on Special Duty, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.
The officer will take over as Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare vice Shri Rajesh Bhushan, lAS (BH:87) upon his
superannuation on 31 .07.2023.

(vii) Shri S. Gopalakrishnan, lAS (TN:91), Special Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare as Director General, National Productivity Council, Department for Promotion vice Shri Sundeep Kumar Nayak, lAS (UT:88) upon his superannuation on 31.07.2023 by temporarily upgrading the post.

(viii) Ms. Debashree Mukherjee, lAS (UT:91), Special Secretary, Department of Water
Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti as
Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti vice Shri Pankaj Kumar, lAS (NL:87) upon his
superannuation on 30.09.2023.

(ix) Ms. Nivedita Shukla Verma, lAS (UP:91), Special Secretary, Department of Defence,
Ministry of Defence as Officer on Special Duty, Department of Chemicals and PetroChemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India w.e.f. 01.08.2023. The officer will take over as Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers vice Shri Arun Baroka, lAS (UT:90) upon his superannuation on 31 .08.2023.

(x) Ms. Renu Gonela Pillay, lAS (CG:91), presently in the cadre, as Secretary, National
Commission for Scheduled Castes, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment vice
Ms. Upma Srivastava, lAS (SK:88) upon her superannuation on 31 .07.2023.

(xi) Ms. Seema Jam, lAS (PB:91), presently in the cadre, as Member Finance, Space
Commission in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India vice Shri Talleen
Kumar, lAS (WB:87) upon his superannuation on 31 .07.2023. The officer will also hold
additional charge of Member Finance, Earth Commission and Atomic Energy Commission
(with Headquarters at New Delhi).

(xii) Shri Pankaj Agrawal, lAS (MP:92), Additional Secretary and Director General
(Acquisition), Ministry of Defence as Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Power in the
rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. The officer will take over as
Secretary, Ministry of Power vice Shri Alok Kumar I, lAS (UP:88) upon his superannuation
on 30.06.2023.

(xiii) Shri Chanchal Kumar, lAS (BH:92), Managing Director, National Highways and
Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd., Ministry of Road Transport and Highways as
Managing Director, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation
Ltd., Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the rank and pay of Secretary to the
Government of India by temporarily upgrading the post to Special Secretary level as a
measure personal to the officer. The officer will join as Officer on Special Duty, Ministry
of Civil Aviation in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India on
01.08.2023 and take over as Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation vice Shri Rajiv Bansal,
lAS (NL:88) upon his superannuation on 31 .08.2023.

(xiv) Shri Rajat Kumar Mishra, lAS (RJ:92), Additional Secretary, Department of Economic
Affairs, Ministry of Finance as Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of
Chemicals and Fertilizers.

(xv) Shri Subhas Chandra Lal Das, lAS (UT:92), Director General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry
of Petroleum and Natural Gas as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises.

  1. 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 by temporarily upgrading the post held by them:

(i) Shri Pramod KumarTiwari, lAS (AM:91), Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards,
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution as Director General, Bureau
of Indian Standards, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the
rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.

Shri Vijay Kumar, lAS (UT:92), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation as Special
Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation.

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