The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved multiple Joint Secretary-level appointments across ministries including Defence, Civil Aviation, Environment, Finance, Health, and Home Affairs, ensuring continuity of governance and administrative efficiency.
The ACC has formally sanctioned a series of appointments of officers to positions at the level of Joint Secretary and equivalent, with remuneration fixed at Level 14 of the Pay Matrix.
Shri Kapil Meena, IAS (Sikkim: 2010), has been appointed as Managing Director, National Horticulture Board (NHB), Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. His tenure shall extend for a combined period of five years, up to 17 January 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. This appointment supersedes the earlier order concerning Shri Satyendra Singh, IFoS (Assam: 1996), and replaces Shri B. Srinivas, IAS (Kerala: 1991).
Shri G. Venkatesh, ICAS (1997), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, for a tenure of five years, or until further orders, succeeding Shri Deepak Mishra, IFoS (Kerala: 1996).
Ms. Priyanka Das, IAS (Madhya Pradesh: 2009), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, for a combined tenure of five years up to 5 March 2030, succeeding Shri Shobhit Gupta, IRSEE (2000).
Shri Jawahar Packirisamy, IAS (UT: 2007), has been appointed as Chairman (JS level), Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA), Department of Commerce, for a tenure of five years, succeeding Shri Dodda Venkata Swamy, IAS (Odisha: 2001).
Ms. Preeti Meena, IAS (Telangana: 2010), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence, for a combined tenure of five years up to 15 February 2028, succeeding Shri Mayank Tewari, IRSME (1993).
Shri Shailesh Kumar Chourasia, IAS (Manipur: 2007), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence, for a tenure of five years, succeeding Shri Rakesh Mittal, IDES (1995).
Shri Vinod Kumar, IRSME (1998), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence, for a tenure of five years, succeeding Shri Dharmendra Kumar Singh, IA&AS (2000).
Shri Ajeet Kumar Srivastava, IRAS (1999), has been appointed as Additional FA & Joint Secretary, Department of Defence, for an overall tenure of five years up to 4 April 2029, succeeding Shri Vedveer Arya, IDAS (1997).
Shri Vipul Aggarwal, IPS (Gujarat: 2001), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, for an overall tenure of seven years up to 15 March 2027, succeeding Shri Shantanu, IAS (Tripura: 1997).
Ms. Sakshi Mittal, IAS (UT: 2010), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, for a combined tenure of five years up to 19 May 2029, succeeding Shri Rajeev Saksena.
This comprehensive order reflects the Government of India’s commitment to ensuring continuity, efficiency, and effective leadership across diverse ministries and departments. The appointments span critical sectors including agriculture, defence, civil aviation, commerce, finance, health, home affairs, labour, energy, environment, and social justice, thereby reinforcing administrative strength at the Joint Secretary level.
