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Centre Appoints Two Additional Secretaries in PMO
Rajesh Aggarwal given additional charge as minority affairs secretary, while Ashish Vachhani (additional secretary - budget) and M S Srikar (additional secetary - cabinet secretariat) have been shited to PMO
May 13, 2025 · 1 min read
The central government on Tuesday appointed senior bureaucrats Ashish Vachhani (IAS: 1997: TN) and M S Srikar (IAS: 1999: KN) as Additional Secretaries in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
The appointments have been made by laterally shifting them within the central government and will remain effective up to the completion of their deputation tenures or until further orders, whichever comes earlier.
Earlier in April, the Centre had brought Srikar from his cadre to replace Puneet Kansal (IAS: 1996: SK) in the Cabinet Secretariat. Vachhani, on the other hand, has been serving in the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) as Additional Secretary (Budget).
Sources indicate that Vachhani and Srikar have been appointed to the PMO following the elevation of Arvind Shrivastava (IAS: 1994: KN) and Hari Ranjan Rao (IAS: 1994: MP) as Revenue Secretary and Sports Secretary, respectively.
Rajesh Aggarwal Given Additional Charge of Minority Affairs
Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), has been assigned the additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs. The charge will be effective till May 23, 2025, or until further orders.
Aggarwal is a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre.
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