IPS Officer Mrinalini Shrivastava’s Tenure as NDMA Finance Director Curtailed by Centre
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the curtailment of IPS officer Mrinalini Shrivastava’s central deputation tenure as Director (Finance) at the National Disaster Management Authority.
Centre Approves Curtailment of Mrinalini Shrivastava’s Tenure at NDMA
New Delhi: The Central Government has approved the curtailment of the central deputation tenure of senior IPS officer Mrinalini Shrivastava, a 2002-batch officer of the Sikkim cadre, who is serving as Director (Finance) at the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The decision was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), according to an Office Memorandum issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India. The memorandum specifically concerns the early curtailment of Shrivastava’s tenure in her current assignment at the national disaster management body.
The order relates to her position as Director (Finance) at the NDMA, which functions under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The communication confirms that the competent authority has approved the proposal to curtail her central deputation tenure. However, the memorandum does not specify the date on which the curtailment will take effect or provide details of her next posting.
Decision Follows Ministry of Home Affairs Proposal
The DoPT memorandum refers to an earlier communication from the Ministry of Home Affairs, identified as Office Memorandum No. 1.21016/27/2022-IPS-III, dated September 15, 2026. The reference indicates that the proposal for curtailment was processed following the MHA’s communication.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet subsequently approved the proposal concerning Shrivastava’s central deputation tenure. The DoPT document records this approval and communicates the decision to the Ministry of Home Affairs for necessary action.
The memorandum is addressed to Govind Mohan, Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, at Kartavya Bhawan-3, New Delhi. It has been issued by the Office of the Establishment Officer under the Department of Personnel and Training.
While the order confirms the approval to curtail the officer’s tenure, it does not disclose the reasons behind the decision. It also does not mention whether the officer has been assigned another responsibility or whether a replacement has been identified for the Director (Finance) position at the NDMA.
Mrinalini Shrivastava’s Role at the National Disaster Management Authority
Shrivastava is a 2002-batch Indian Police Service officer belonging to the Sikkim cadre. At the time covered by the memorandum, she was serving as Director (Finance) at the National Disaster Management Authority under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The NDMA is the national-level authority associated with disaster management in India. Shrivastava’s designation, as recorded in the government communication, places her in the authority’s finance function.
The DoPT memorandum focuses specifically on the administrative decision concerning her central deputation. It does not provide a detailed service profile, list her earlier assignments or describe her work at the NDMA. Any account of her previous postings or future responsibilities would therefore require confirmation from additional official records.
PMO and Cabinet Secretariat Informed of the Decision
The Department of Personnel and Training has circulated copies of the memorandum to several senior offices and officials for information. These include the Prime Minister’s Office, where the copy is addressed to Director Manmeet Kaur, and the Cabinet Secretariat, where it is marked for Joint Secretary Kavita Singh.
Copies have also been forwarded to the Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Personnel and Public Grievances, the Principal Staff Officer to the Secretary (Personnel), and other concerned officials and desks within the Establishment Officer’s office. These include the relevant service management and panel desk sections, along with the guard file.
The circulation reflects the administrative communication process followed for decisions involving central deputation. The Ministry of Home Affairs is the principal recipient of the memorandum and is expected to take the necessary steps arising from the ACC-approved proposal. The document is signed by Ajit Kumar Ranjan, Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, and includes the official email address of the concerned office.
What the Order Says About the Tenure Curtailment
The key decision recorded in the memorandum is the ACC’s approval to curtail Shrivastava’s central deputation tenure as Director (Finance) at the NDMA. The order identifies her cadre and batch, her current designation, the parent ministry under which the authority functions, and the earlier MHA communication connected with the proposal.
However, the document does not mention the original end date of her deputation, the revised date of release or the reasons for bringing the tenure to an early close. It also does not state where Shrivastava will be posted after the curtailment takes effect.
Those details should not be assumed from the approval alone. Any subsequent posting order or formal relieving communication would be needed to establish the next stage of her service.
Editorial verification note: This report is based on the DoPT Office Memorandum supplied for rephrasing. Before publication, verify the exact date of issue, the memorandum number, the cited MHA reference and the effective date of curtailment against the original official document. The supplied text contains scanning or transcription errors in the date and reference fields, and the abbreviation for the National Disaster Management Authority should be standardised as NDMA.
