Indian Bureaucracy News
By NSB.News Chandra Sekhar Kumar (IAS: 1992: OR), Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Secretary, National Commission for Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs. He will hold this additional responsibility from 22.11.2025 to 03.12.2025, during the period of leave of Alka Upadhyaya (IAS: 1990: MP).
By NSB.News Parthasarathy Bhaskar Devarakonda (IRS C&IT: 2012), who is currently serving as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. His posting is on a ‘lateral shift’ basis and will be valid up to 22.06.2026.
By NSB.News The Government of India has issued a series of appointments and tenure extension orders across key departments and public sector undertakings: Dr. Anju Rathi Rana, ILS, who is presently Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice, has been appointed as Member Secretary, 23rd Law Commission of India. She will serve…
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By NSB.News Dheeraj Mittal (IFoS: 2012: GJ), who was serving as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Food & Public Distribution, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre on personal grounds.
By NSB.News The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured decisive victories in the Bihar Assembly elections with both of its bureaucrat-turned-politician candidates winning comfortably. Anand Mishra, a retired IPS officer of the 2011 batch (Assam–Meghalaya cadre), won from the Buxar Assembly constituency, while Sujit Kumar, a retired IRS officer of the 2001 batch, emerged victorious from…
By NSB.News Punya Salila Srivastava, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre and the current Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has been assigned additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Ayush. She will hold this additional responsibility from 15 November 2025 to 23…
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By NSB.News Nikunja Bihari Dhal, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre and the current Secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, has been entrusted with the additional charge of Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice. He will hold the additional responsibility from 17 November 2025 to 30 November 2025, during…
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By NSB.News V. Srinivas, a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre and Secretary of the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) as well as the Department of Pensions & Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW), has been repatriated to his parent cadre. The repatriation comes following a request from the Government of Rajasthan. During his…
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By NSB.News Rachna Shah, a 1991-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre and the current Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), has been entrusted with the additional charge of Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), as well as the Department of Pensions & Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW). The additional responsibility…
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By NSB.News The Government of India has appointed Amit Kumar, an officer of the 2014 batch of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS), as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Steel. His appointment is for a tenure of four years, effective from the date he assumes charge or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Kumar’s…
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