21 officers appointed as Additional Secretary or equivalent, Govt of India

Parijat Tripathi

As many as 21 officers have been appointed to the post of Additional Secretary or equivalent in the Govt of India.

  1. Chandrashekhar Mohapatra, IES (86), Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance appointed as Additional Secretary, GST Council Secretariat, Department of Revenue.
  2. Rohit Kumar Singh, IAS (RJ:89), presently in the cadre, appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
  3. Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia, IAS (JH:90), Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance appointed as Director General, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, Ministry of Labour and Employment in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
  4. Saurabh Garg, IAS (OR:91), presently in the cadre, appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Unique Identification Authority of India, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
  5. Ms. Rachna Shah, IAS (KL:91), Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
  6. Alkesh Kumar Sharma, IAS (KL:90), presently in the cadre, appointed as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat vice Ms. Rachna Shah, IAS (KL:91) upon her appointment as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce.
  7. Shashi Ranjan Kumar, IAS (TR:92), presently in the cadre, as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Textiles.
  8. Ms. Deepti Umashankar, IAS (HY:93), presently in the cadre, as Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training.
  9. Ms. Sukriti Likhi, IAS (HY:93), Additional Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Steel.
  10. Sanjeev Kumar, IAS (MH:93), presently in the cadre appointed as Chairman, Airports Authority of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
  11. Prashant Kumar Singh, IAS (MN:93), presently in the cadre appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Government c-Marketplace Special Purpose Vehicle, Ministry of Commerce and Industry in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
  12. Surendra Kumar Bagde, IAS (MH:93), presently in the cadre appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
  13. Ms. Richa Sharma, IAS (CG:94), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.
  14. Vivek Aggarwal, IAS (MP:94), Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare.
  15. Santosh Kumar Sarangi, IAS (OR:94), presently in the cadre appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education. The officer will also hold the additional charge of the post of Chairman, National Council for Teacher Education.
  16. Ms. Nidhi Chhibber, IAS(CG:94), Joint Secretary, Department of Defence, Ministry of Defence appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
  17. Sanjay Lohiya, IAS(AM:94), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines.
  18. Ms. Leena John, IAS (UP:94), Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Rural Development.
  19. Partha Sarthi Sensharma, IAS (UP:94), Joint Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
  20. Atish Chandra, IAS (BH:94), Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture &
    Farmers Welfare appointed as Chairman & Managing Director, Food Corporation of India in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
  21. Nath, IAS(UT:94), Joint Secretary, Ministry Petroleum & Natural Gas appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry Petroleum & Natural Gas.
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