No.
36/01/2026-EO(SM-)
Government of India
Secretariat of the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
New Delhi, 31.03.2026
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the following
appointments:
Ms. Nivedita Shukla Verma, IAS (UP:91), Secretary, Department of
Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers as
Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public
Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions with
additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Pensions and
Pensioners Welfare, Ministry of Personne!, Public Grievances and Pensions.
i. Shri Chanchal Kumar, IAS (BH:92), Secretary, Ministry of Development of
North Eastern Region as Secretary, Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting vice Shri Sanjay Jaju, IAS (TG:92) upon his appointment as
Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
Shri Narendra Bhooshan, IAS (UP:92), presently in the Cadre, as
Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development.
iv. Shri Chandra Sekhar Kumar, IAS (OR:92), Secretary, Ministry of Minority
Affairs as Chief Executive Office, National Rainfed Area Authority.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare in the rank and pay of Secretary to
the Government of India.
V. Shri Sanjay Jaju, IAS (TG:92), Secretary, Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting as Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern
Region vice Shri Chanchal Kumar, IAS (BH:92) upon his appointment as
Secretary, Ministry of lnformation & Broadcasting.
vi. Shri Srivatsa Krishna, IAS (KN:94), Secretary, Ministry of Tourism as
Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs vice Shri Chandra Sekhar Kumar.
IAS (OR:92) upon his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, National
Rainfed Area Authority, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
vi. Shri Tejveer Singh, IAS (PB:94), presently in the Cadre, as Secretary,
Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and
FertilizerS vice Ms. Nivedita Shukla Verma, IAS (UP:91) upon her
appointment as Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public
Grievances, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions with
additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Pensions and
Pensioners Welfare,Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
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vii. Shri Sanjay Lohiya, IAS (AM:94), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines as
Special Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of Joint Secretary in the Department.
The officer will take over as Secretary, Department of Financial Services.
Ministry of Finance vice Shri Nagaraju Maddirala, \AS (TR:93) upon his
superannuation on31.05.2026.
ix. Shri Rohit Kansal, IAS (AGMUT:95), Additional Secretary, Ministry of
Textiles as Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural
Development vice Shri Shailesh Kumar Singh, IAS (JH:91) upon his
superannuation on 31.03.2026.
X Shri Bharat Harbanslal Khera, IAS (HP:96), Additional Secretary,
Department of Consumer Affairs,Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
Distribution as Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of
India. The officer ill take over as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises vice Shri Subhas Chandra Lal Das, IAS (AGMUT:92)
upon his Superannuation on 30.04.2026.
xİ. Shri Abhishek Singh, IAS (NL:95), Director General, National Informatics
Centre, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology as Director
General, National Testing Agency, Ministry of Education in the rank and
pay of Secretary to the Government of India by temporarily upgrading the
post.
xii. Shri Bhuvnesh Kumar, IAS (UP:95), Chief Executive Oficer, Unique
Identification Authority of India, Ministry of Electronics & Infomation
Technology as Secretary, Ministry of Tourism vice Shri Srivatsa Krishna.
IAS (KN:94) upon his appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs.
2.
The ACChas also approved in-situ upgradation of the folowingofficers to the level
as a
of Special Secretary in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India
measure personal to them by temporarily upgrading the posts held by them:
i. Shri Sanjay Rastogi, IAS (OR:91), Director General, National Archives of
India, Ministry of Culture as Director General, National Archives of India,
Ministry of Culture in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.
Shri Sajjan Singh Yadav, IAS (AGMUT:96),Additional Secretary, Department
of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance as Special Secretary, Department of
Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
(Manisha Saxena)
Secretary
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
& Establishment Officer
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To
1. Cabinet Secretary.
2. Principal Secretary to PM
3. Secretary to President of India.
4. Secretary to Vice President of India.
5. Secretary General, Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
6. Secretary General, Lok Sabha Secretariat.
7. Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training.
8. Secretary (Coordination & PG), Cabinet Secretariat.
9. AllSecretaries to the Government of India (As per standard list).
10. PS to Home Minister.
[Link] to all Union Ministers.
12. PS to MOS (PP).
13. Officer concerned
14. Chief Secretaries of all States.
15. Cabinet Secretariat (Ms. Kavita Singh, Joint Secretary) wrt their Dy. No.
01/01/2026-CS(A) dated 31.03.2026.
16. DG (M&C), PIB.
17. Editor, Civil Services News and Deputy Secretary, Dlo Administrative Refoms and
Public Grievances.
18. PSO to Secretary (P)/PPS to EO/EO(CM)) Guard File.
19. NIC, DoPT.
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(Manisha Saxena)
Secretary
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
& Establishment Officer
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