List of 11 Senior Appointments: Braj Raj Sharma appointed as secretary of border management; Rajni Sekhri Sibal to head the new department of fisheries

IAS and author of a book on cows appointed GoI secretary

THE Central government on Sunday afternoon announced the appointment of nine senior officers, most of whom being at the level of union secretaries. Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS, Braj Raj Sharma, has been appointed as the new secretary of the department of border management, Haryana cadre IAS and incidentally the author of a book on cows, Rajni Sekhri Sibal, has been appointed as the secretary of the newly-created department of fisheries. Here below are the details of 11 new appointments:

Know Your Babu: Newly-appointed MHA additional secretary Rajni Sekhri Sibal is also an author on cows

LAST week, 1986 batch Haryana cadre lAS Ms Rajni Sekhri Sibal was appointed as additional secretary in the ministry of home affairs (MHA). She was working as the Director General in the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) when the order came. But here’s a factoid about this officer. This 58 years old bureaucrat is also the author of “Kamadhenu: Cows of India”, one of the few well-researched books on cows and possibly the only one written by an experienced bureaucrat. The book is more of a…

12 new additional secretaries including 1 each from IES, IRS-IT and IDAS appointed; 2 officers get extension; Full List

IN A major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Central government has appointed 12 officers at the level of additional secretaries, two as joint secretaries, apart from extending tenure of two others. Though IAS officers dominate the list of new additional secretaries, there are three non-IAS officers — 1986 batch Indian Economic Service officer Ms. Mala Dutt, 1985 batch IRS-IT officer Ms Shefali Shah and 1986 batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer Sanjeev Kumar — who have managed to be among the GoI's new additional secretaries. Here’s the full list of 16 officers:

Know more about 17 secretaries, addl secretaries appointed in key ministries, PSUs

THE Centre last week appointed 17 senior bureaucrats in various key ministries and PSUs, the highlight being the appointment of Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS  Dr Asha Ram Sihag as secretary in the department of heavy industry and current establishment officer in DoPT and 1984 batch IAS Rajiv Kumar as secretary in the department of financial services. Meanwhile, N Baijendra Kumar of 1985 batch IAS will be the new CMD of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC). Here are the details of 17 new appointments: