ACC Approves Key Joint Secretary-Level Appointments Across Defence, Civil Aviation, Economic Affairs, and Agriculture
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has accorded approval to the following appointments of officers at the level of Joint Secretary and equivalent, with pay 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. His tenure shall be for five years, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, succeeding Shri Deepak Mishra, IFoS (Kerala: 1996).
Ms. Priyanka Das, IAS (Madhya Pradesh: 2009), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation. She will serve for a combined tenure of five years, up to 5 March 2030, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, 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. His tenure shall be for five years, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, succeeding Shri Dodda Venkata Swamy, IAS (Odisha: 2001).
Ms. Preeti Meena, IAS (Telangana: 2010), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence. She will serve for a combined tenure of five years, up to 15 February 2028, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, succeeding Shri Mayank Tewari, IRSME (1993).
Shri Shailesh Kumar Chourasia, IAS (Manipur: 2007), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence. His tenure shall be for five years, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, succeeding Shri Rakesh Mittal, IDES (1995).
Shri Vinod Kumar, IRSME (1998), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence. His tenure shall be for five years, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, 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. His overall tenure shall extend for five years, up to 4 April 2029, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, 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. His overall tenure shall extend for seven years, up to 15 March 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, succeeding Shri Shantanu, IAS (Tripura: 1997).
Ms. Sakshi Mittal, IAS (UT: 2010), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs. Her combined tenure shall extend for five years, up to 19 May 2029, or until further orders, whichever is earlier, succeeding Shri Rajeev Saksena.
Ms. Laya Madduri, IAS (Assam: 2010), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs. Her combined tenure shall extend for five years, up to 3 April 2030, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. This appointment has been made by temporarily upgrading the post held by the officer from DS/Director level to Joint Secretary level in the Department for an initial period of two years.
Shri Vikas Singh, IAS (Tripura: 2010), has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. His combined tenure shall extend for five years, up to 27 April 2026, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. This appointment has been made by temporarily upgrading the post held by the officer from DS/Director level to Joint Secretary level in the Department.
