In a significant round of top-level bureaucratic appointments, the Government of India has announced a series of reshuffles affecting several ministries and regulatory bodies.
- Alka Upadhyaya Appointed Secretary, National Commission for Minorities
- Previous Role: Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying
- New Role: Secretary, National Commission for Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs
- Cadre: IAS (MP:1990)
- She replaces Shri Naresh Pal Gangwar, who moves to Animal Husbandry.
- Rajit Punhani to Head FSSAI
- Previous Role: Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
- New Role: CEO, Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Health Ministry
- Cadre: IAS (BH:1991)
- Takes over from Ganji Kamala V. Rao (Retd.); post temporarily upgraded to Secretary rank.
- Debashree Mukherjee Moved to Skill Development Ministry
- Previous Role: Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Jal Shakti Ministry
- New Role: Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
- Cadre: IAS (AGMUT:1991)
- Succeeds Rajit Punhani.
- Vijay Kumar to Head Shipping Ministry
- Current Role: Chairman, Inland Waterways Authority
- New Role: OSD, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways; to take over as Secretary on superannuation of T.K. Ramachandran (Sept 30)
- Cadre: IAS (AGMUT:1992)
- V. L. Kantha Rao Shifted to Jal Shakti
- Previous Role: Secretary, Ministry of Mines
- New Role: Secretary, Department of Water Resources
- Cadre: IAS (MP:1992)
- Replaces Debashree Mukherjee.
- Sukriti Likhi to Lead Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
- Current Role: Chairperson, National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention
- New Role: OSD, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare; will take charge as Secretary post-October 1
- Cadre: IAS (HY:1993)
- Ranjana Chopra to Lead Tribal Affairs
- Current Role: Special Secretary & FA, Ministry of Culture
- New Role: OSD, Ministry of Tribal Affairs; to become Secretary post-October 1
- Cadre: IAS (OR:1994)
- Naresh Pal Gangwar to Animal Husbandry
- Previous Role: Additional Secretary, Environment Ministry
- New Role: Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying
- Cadre: IAS (RJ:1994)
- Succeeds Alka Upadhyaya.
- Niraj Verma Appointed Justice Secretary
- Previous Role: Administrator, USOF, Dept of Telecommunications
- New Role: OSD, Department of Justice; will take over as Secretary post-August 31
- Cadre: IAS (AM:1994)
- Replaces Raj Kumar Goyal (Superannuating).
- Atish Chandra Promoted as Special Secretary in PMO
- Current Role: Additional Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office
- New Role: Special Secretary, PMO
- Cadre: IAS (BH:1994)
- Post temporarily upgraded to Special Secretary as personal measure.
- Piyush Goyal to Lead Ministry of Mines
- Previous Role: CEO, NATGRID (MHA)
- New Role: Secretary, Ministry of Mines
- Cadre: IAS (NL:1994)
- Succeeds V. L. Kantha Rao.
- Sanjay Garg to Head Bureau of Indian Standards
- Previous Role: Addl Secretary, DARE & Secretary, ICAR
- New Role: OSD, BIS, Ministry of Consumer Affairs; will take over as DG post-October 31
- Cadre: IAS (KL:1994)
- Succeeds Pramod Kumar Tiwari; post temporarily upgraded to Secretary level.
- Roli Singh to Lead National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention
- Previous Role: Additional Secretary, Health Ministry
- New Role: Chairperson, NACWC
- Cadre: IAS (RJ:1994)
- Replaces Sukriti Likhi.
- Trishaljit Sethi Appointed Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission
- Previous Role: Director General (Training), Ministry of Skill Development
- New Role: Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission
- Cadre: IPoS:1990
- Post upgraded temporarily to Secretary level.
