2 officers — one from Income-Tax and other a defence engineer — appointed in National Gallery of Modern Art

TWO women officers — one belonging to Income-Tax and the other a defence service engineer — have been appointed in the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), an organisation under the union ministry of culture, with responsibilities of acquiring and preserving works of modern art from 1850s onward. It also organises, maintains and develops galleries for permanent display among others. Here are the two newly-appointed officers:

5 non-IAS officers appointed as deputy secretaries, directors; Income-Tax officer Ritu Sharma to head National Gallery of Modern Art

Courtesy: National Gallery of Modern Art

LATE last week, the union government appointed five director/deputy secretary-ranked officers in various ministries. All happened to be non-IAS. Whereas an IRS-IT officer was chosen as the director of National Gallery of Modern Art, an Indian Trade Service officer found a berth in the department of justice. Also, the ministry of coal will now have an Indian Ordnance Factory Service officer as deputy secretary. Here below are the details of five officers: