IAS Officers Brij Mohan Mishra and Harsh Mangla Among Those Cleared
In a major step to strengthen administrative capacity across ministries, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the empanelment of 36 officers for appointment as Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. The decision, finalized on Friday, September 19, 2025, spans multiple cadres and reflects the Centre’s emphasis on cross-sectoral expertise and policy leadership.
Diverse Cadres Represented
The empanelled officers come from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Revenue Service (IRS), and a wide range of central services, including railways, audit, statistics, postal, defence, and finance. Their inclusion is expected to bolster governance in areas such as infrastructure expansion, digital transformation, tax reforms, regulatory modernization, and public service delivery.
Notable Names in the List
Among those empanelled are IAS officers Brij Mohan Mishra (AGMUT:2008), Harsh Mangla (Jharkhand:2008), Abhijit Sudhakar Bangar (Maharashtra:2008), and B. John Tlangtinkhuma (Manipur:2008). Senior IPS officers Anurag Agarwal (1998:AM) and Sonal V. Misra (2000:TN) have also been cleared, alongside several IRS, IRAS, IRPS, IA&AS, IRSME, ISS, IPoS, and IOFS officers.
Strengthening Institutional Capacity
These empanelments are expected to translate into strategic postings across key ministries, including Finance, Defence, Commerce, Home Affairs, Railways, Personnel, and Rural Development. Officers at the Joint Secretary level are pivotal in shaping, executing, and monitoring flagship national programmes such as PM Gati Shakti, Jal Jeevan Mission, Make in India, Digital India, and the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.
Future-Ready Bureaucracy
By drawing talent from specialized services such as IRAS, IA&AS, ISS, IOFS, and IPoS, the government is signaling a deliberate push toward domain-driven policymaking and institutional reform. The move is seen as part of a broader strategy to modernize the civil service, enhance bureaucratic accountability, and align governance with India’s long-term developmental priorities.
