Saturday, November 17, 2018

Names of 8 new GoI secretaries announced; LBSNAA director Upma Chawdhry and FCI CMD figure in the list


THE government on Saturday appointed eight senior officers at the rank of secretary or secretary-equivalent positions. Whereas director of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Ms Upma Chawdhry, will be the new secretary in the department of youth affairs on December 31, another officer -- 1984 batch IAS, ABP Pandey, will take over as new revenue secretary at the end of this month when incumbent Hasmukh Adhia retires. Here below is the eight new appointments:
1. Ms Upma Chawdhry, 1983 batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS and Director of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, has been appointed as secretary in the department of youth affairs when incumbent Amarendra Kumar Dubey, a 1982 batch Kerala cadre IAS, will retire on December 31, 2018.
2. ABP Pandey, 1984 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS and CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), has been appointed as secretary in the department of revenue on
superannuation of Hasmukh Adhia, 1981 batch Gujarat cadre IAS on November 30, 2018. He will continue to hold the additional charge of CEO, UIDAI and chairman of Goods and Services Tax Network until further orders.
3. N Sivasailam, 1985 batch Karnataka cadre IAS and special secretary in the department of telecommunications, has been appointed as special secretary (logistics) in the department of commerce.
4. Sumanta Chaudhuri, 1985 batch West Bengal cadre IAS and Managing Director of Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium under the department of agriculture, cooperation and farmers welfare, has been appointed as secretary in the ministry of coal in place of  Inder Jit Singh. The order for a new assignment for Inder Jit Singh, 1985 batch Kerala cadre IAS is being issued separately.
5. Chhabilendra Roul, 1985 batch Punjab cadre IAS  and special secretary in the department of agricultural research and education, has been appointed as officer on special duty (OSD) in the department of fertilisers. The officer will take over as secretary in the department of fertilisers on superannuation of Ms. Bharathi S. Sihag, on December 31, 2018.
6. Yogendra Tripathy, 1985 batch Karnataka cadre IAS  and Chairman and Managing Director of Food Corporation of India, has been appointed as secretary in the ministry of tourism on superannuation of Ms Rashmi Verma, 1982 batch Bihar cadre IAS November 30, 2018.
7. Ms. Shalini Prasad, 1985 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS and special secretary in the ministry of Panchayati Raj, has been appointed as Member Secretary, Tariff Commission under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
8. Girish Chandra Murmu, 1985 batch Gujarat cadre IAS and special secretary in the department of revenue, has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the department of expenditure. The officer will take over as secretary, department of expenditure when incumbent AN Jha, 1982 batch Manipur cadre IAS retires on January 31, 2019.

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