Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle at the Centre: 48 Officers Appointed at Joint Secretary Level

The Centre has approved a major bureaucratic reshuffle, appointing 48 officers at Joint Secretary and equivalent levels across key ministries to boost governance and policy implementation. Read the exclusive list on Dynamite News.

Post Published By: Karan Sharma
Updated : 13 April 2026, 7:09 PM IST

New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved a large number of appointments and postings at the Joint Secretary and equivalent level across various ministries and departments.

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1. Kapil Meena (IAS, 2010 batch, Sikkim cadre) appointed as MD, National Horticulture Board.
2. G Venkatesh (ICoAS, 1997 batch) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals.
3. Priyanka Das (IAS, 2009 batch, Madhya Pradesh cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation.
4. Jawahar Packirisamy (IAS, 2007 batch, AGMUT cadre) appointed as Chairman (JS level), MPEDA.
5. Preeti Meena (IAS, 2010 batch, Telangana cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence.
6. Shailesh Kumar Chourasia (IAS, 2007 batch, Manipur cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence.
7. Vinod Kumar (IRSME, 1998 batch) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence.
8. Ajeet Kumar Srivastava (IRAS, 1999 batch) appointed as Additional FA & Joint Secretary, Department of Defence.
9. Vipul Aggarwal (IPS, 2001 batch, Gujarat cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of DoNER.
10. Sakshi Mittal (IAS, 2010 batch, AGMUT cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs.
11. Laya Madduri (IAS, 2010 batch, Assam-Meghalaya cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs.
12. Vikas Singh (IAS, 2010 batch, Tripura cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
13. Girish Chandrashekhar Hosur (IFoS, 1996 batch, Himachal Pradesh cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
14. Chaudhari Uday Gaurishankar (IAS, 2010 batch, Maharashtra cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment.
15. Bandana Preyashi (IAS, 2003 batch, Bihar cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Fertilizers.
16. Venkata Nagi Reddy Kovvuri (IDES, 1998 batch) appointed as Executive Director (General), FCI.
17. Muthukumar Alagumuthu (IAS, 2009 batch, Jharkhand cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Health & Family Welfare.
18. Prabhakar (IAS, 2007 batch, Sikkim cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Health & Family Welfare.
19. Mahatme Sandeep Namdeo (IAS, 2010 batch, Tripura cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
20. Rakesh Rathi (IPS, 2002 batch, Bihar cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
21. Karma R Bonpo (IAS, 2010 batch, Sikkim cadre) appointed as Director (JS level), Census Operations, Sikkim.
22. S Tejaswi Naik (IAS, 2009 batch, Madhya Pradesh cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment.
23. Shakil Alam (IES, 2001 batch) appointed as Additional CPFC, EPFO.
24. Parikipandla Narahari (IAS, 2001 batch, Madhya Pradesh cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Land Resources.
25. Ramesha G (IRS-IT, 2005 batch) appointed as In-charge (JS level), Department of Legal Affairs.
26. Kulveer Singh Yadav (IOFS, 2002 batch) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines.
27. Mohammad Afzal (CPES, 1995 batch) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs.
28. Anupam Kumar (IAS, 2003 batch, Bihar cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
29. Pradeep Singh (IFoS, 2005 batch, Gujarat cadre) appointed as Adviser (JS level), NITI Aayog.
30. Shanmuga Priya Mishra (IAS, 2010 batch, Madhya Pradesh cadre) appointed as Joint Director (JS level), LBSNAA.
31. Ganesh Shankar Mishra (IAS, 2010 batch, Madhya Pradesh cadre) appointed as Joint Director (JS level), LBSNAA.
32. Harmit Singh Pahuja (IAS, 2010 batch, Manipur cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, DoPT.
33. Venkatesapathy S (IAS, 2009 batch, Kerala cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.
34. Praveen P Nair (IAS, 2010 batch, Tamil Nadu cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.
35. Pankaj Kumar (IAS, 2002 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power.
36. Hardik Satishchandra Shah (IAS, 2010 batch, Gujarat cadre) appointed as Private Secretary to the Prime Minister (JS level).
37. Kajal (IAS, 2008 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, DPIIT.
38. Sumeet Kumar Jarangal (IAS, 2009 batch, Punjab cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, DPIIT.
39. Rohan Chand Thakur (IAS, 2009 batch, Himachal Pradesh cadre) appointed as CEO (JS level), NLMC.
40. Shankar Lal Kumawat (IAS, 2010 batch, Tamil Nadu cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Revenue.
41. Udit Agrawal (IAS, 2008 batch, Gujarat cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
42. Sanjay Chilwarwar (IRSSE, 1997 batch) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment.
43. Saravanan M (IAS, 2002 batch, Bihar cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Space.
44. K Balaji (IAS, 2010 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Telecommunications.
45. Alaknanda Dayal (IAS, 2000 batch, Punjab cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles.
46. Suvasish Das (IFoS, 2005 batch, Assam-Meghalaya cadre) appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism.
47. Pratima Satish Kumar Verma (IAS, 2002 batch, Bihar cadre) appointed as Commissioner (JS level), NESTS.
48. Rashi Sharma (IPoS, 2003 batch) appointed as Executive Director (Admin), National Mission for Clean Ganga.

Location :  New Delhi

Published :  13 April 2026, 7:09 PM IST