The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) and the Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T) have announced a series of key bureaucratic appointments and additional charge assignments across various central ministries and departments. These latest administrative updates feature new assignments under the Central Staffing Scheme alongside transitions resulting from senior officer superannuations.
- Controller of Examinations, ASRB: Shrikrishan Yadav, IOFS (2015), has been selected for appointment as Controller of Examinations (Deputy Secretary level) in the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) under the Department of Agricultural Research & Education, Delhi, under the Central Staffing Scheme for a period of four years or until further orders.
- Ministry of Heavy Industries: Sandeep Pondrik, IAS (BH:1993), Secretary, Ministry of Steel, has been assigned the additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries, upon the superannuation of Kamran Rizvi, IAS (UP: 1991) on 31.10.2026, until the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders.
- Inter State Council Secretariat: Rajendra Kumar, IAS (TN:1992), Secretary, Department of Border Management, has been assigned the additional charge of Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat, upon the superannuation of Ashish Srivastava, IAS (MP: 1992) on 31.10.2026, until the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders.
- Department of Financial Services: Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal, IAS (TR: 2016), has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Financial Services, Delhi, under the Central Staffing Scheme for a period of four years or until further orders.
- Cabinet Secretariat (Transport & Logistics Planning): Manoj Govil, IAS (MP:1991), Secretary (Coordination), Cabinet Secretariat, has been assigned the additional charge of Secretary (Transport & Logistics Planning) in the Cabinet Secretariat with immediate effect until the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders.
