The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments:
(i) Shri Ajay Narayan Jha, IAS (MN 82), Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change as Officer on Special Duty in the Department of Expenditure with immediate effect. The officer will assume charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Expenditure on superannuation of Shri Ashok Lavasa, IAS (HY 80)
(ii) Shri C.K. Mishra, IAS (BH 83), Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare as Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change in the vacancy caused due to appointment of Shri Ajay Narayan Jha, IAS (MN 82) as OSD, Department of Expenditure.
(iii) Shri Injeti Srinivas, IAS (OR 83), Secretary, Department of sports & DG, SAI as Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
(iv) Shri Gopal Krishna, IAS (WB 83), presently in the cadre as Secretary, Ministry of Shipping in the vacancy caused due to appointment of Shri Ravi Kant, IAS (BH 84) as Secretary, Department of food & Public Distribution.
(v) Shri Rabul Prasad Bhatnagar, IAS (UP 83), presently in the cadre as Secretary, Department of Sports & DG, SAI in the vacancy caused due to appointment of Shri Injeti Srinivas, IAS (OR 83) as Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
(vi) Smt Preeti Sudan, IAS (AP 83), Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution as Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in the vacancy caused due to appointment of Shri C.K. Mishra, IAS (BH 83) as Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change.
(vii) Shri Ravi Kant, IAS (BH 84), Secretary, Ministry of Shipping as Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution in the vacancy caused due to appointment of Smt Preeti Sudan, IAS (AP 83) as Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
(viii) Shri Alok Shrivastava, IAS (MP 84), Special Secretary, Ministry of Shipping as Secretary, Department of Justice.
(ix) Shri K.V. Eapen, IAS (AM 84), presently in the cadre as Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances and Pensions & Pensioners’ Welfare.
(x) Smt Shakuntala Gamlin, IAS (AGMUT 84), presently in the cadre as Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DIVYANGJAN).
(xi) Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Special Secretary, AYUSH as Secretary, Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) on contract basis for the remainder period of 03 years, reckoned from the date of his assumption of charge i.e. 29.06.2017 as Special Secretary, AYUSH.
(xii) Smt Amita Prasad, IAS (KN 85), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. The earlier order appointing Shri V.K. Yadav, IRSEE (80) against this post stands cancelled and the officer is debarred for appointment to any post in the Central Staffing Scheme.
(xiii) Shri Ram Mohan Mishra, IAS (AM 87), presently in the cadre as Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
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