Indian Administrative Services office Anirudh Sravan Pulipaka Appointed Private Secretary to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Ministry of Finance
In a significant bureaucratic shift within the Union Ministry, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the transition of Shri Anirudh Sravan Pulipaka (IAS, 2011: Karnataka) from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs to the Ministry of Finance.
Strategic Reassignment: PS to the Union Finance Minister
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has sanctioned a structural adjustment in the staff of Union Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. Under the new directive, the tenure of Shri Anirudh Sravan Pulipaka (IAS, KN:2011) as Private Secretary within the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been curtailed to facilitate his immediate lateral shift.
Following this curtailment, Mr. Pulipaka has been formally appointed as the Private Secretary to the Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs within the Ministry of Finance. This appointment is at the elevated rank of Director, carrying the pay scale of Level 13 in the pay matrix.
His new tenure is set for the remainder of his original five-year central deputation, which extends until September 26, 2028. The appointment is on a co-terminus basis, meaning his role is tied to the Minister’s tenure, or until further administrative orders are issued—whichever occurs first. This move ensures continuity in the Minister’s core advisory team while shifting the administrative oversight of his role to the Ministry of Finance.
Profile Summary: Anirudh Sravan Pulipaka, IAS
A native of Andhra Pradesh and an engineering graduate, Mr. Pulipaka has earned a reputation for administrative efficiency during his tenure in Karnataka, notably as the Deputy Commissioner of Bellary and Bidar, and as the Commissioner of Collegiate Education in Bangalore. His transition to the Ministry of Finance marks a strengthening of Minister Sitharaman’s inner circle at a crucial time for national economic policy.
