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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday executed a significant administrative reshuffle at the top levels of India’s bureaucracy, impacting at least 20 senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. This restructuring follows the recent appointments of Govind Mohan and TV Somanathan as the new home secretary and cabinet secretary, respectively.
According to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Rajesh Kumar Singh, a 1989 batch IAS officer from Kerala, has been appointed as the new defence secretary, succeeding A Giridhar. Manoj Govil, a 1991 batch IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh, will take over as the secretary of the Department of Expenditure within the Ministry of Finance.
Punya Salila Srivastava, an IAS officer of the 1993 batch from the AGMUT cadre and currently a special secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, will now serve as the health secretary. Meanwhile, Deepti Umashankar, a 1993 batch IAS officer from Haryana, has been designated as the new secretary to President Droupadi Murmu.
Additionally, Deepti Gaur Mukherjee, the chief executive officer of the National Health Authority and a 1993 batch IAS officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre, will become the new secretary at the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The reshuffle also includes Sanjeev Kumar, a 1993 batch IAS officer from Maharashtra, who will be the new secretary for Defence Production at the Ministry of Defence.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday carried out a massive administrative rejig in the top echelons of bureaucracy, shuffling at least 20 senior Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers. The reshuffle comes days after the appointment of Govind Mohan and TV Somanathan as the new home secretary and cabinet secretary respectively.
According to the notification issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, 1989 Kerala batch IAS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh has been appointed as the next defence secretary, succeeding A Giridhar.
The Centre has appointed Manoj Govil, 1991 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, as the next secretary at the department of expenditure in the ministry of finance.
Punya Salila Sriavastava, an AGMUT cadre IAS officer of 1993 batch, who is currently a special secretary at Prime Minister’s Office, will take over as health secretary as per the notification. On the other hand, 1993 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, Deepti Umashankar, will be the new secretary to President Droupadi Murmu.
National Health Authority’s chief executive officer (CEO) Deepti Gaur Mukherjee (1993 batch, MP cadre) will be the new secretary at the ministry of corporate affairs. The appointments committee notified that Sanjeev Kumar, a 1993 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, will be secretary, defence production at the ministry of defence.