In Major JS-level Reshuffle 41 Get Transferred, Defence Production Gets A Push With New Faces

The shake up exercise helps the officials gain fresh perspectives while gaining exposure in new departments and ministries. This is also aimed at improving efficiency. 

4 Officers From Gujarat

Among them are four from the Gujarat cadre and they include Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Manisha Chandra of 2004 cadre, Saidingpuii Chhakchhuak of 2008 cadre, Krishna Kumar Nirala of 2005 cadre and Supreet Singh Gulati of 2008 cadre.

Chandra has been appointed as the Joint Secretary in the Department of Defence Production, from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a tenure of five years or until further orders. whichever is earlier.

Chhakchhuak has been appointed as the Joint Secretary in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a tenure of five years, or until further orders, whichever is earlier,

Nirala has been appointed as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Gulati has been appointed as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a tenure of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Who Are The Other Officers

Prominent among the officers, who have found their names in the list of new transfer and posting in the JS-level, are 2002-batch Bihar cadre IAS Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, who has been posted in the Department Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, 2007-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre Muthukumaraswamy in the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and 2009-batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre Raman Kumar in the Ministry of Cooperation.

The exercise, while a a routine affair, has mainly outlined ministries and departments that have gained attention under the Narendra Modi government. 

Defence Production Gets A push

What is interesting to note is that three of the officials have been posted in Department of Defence Production.

Ishita Ganguli Tripathy (IES: 1999), Manisha Chandra (IAS: 2004: GJ) and Meera Mohanty (IAS: 2005:  HP) are among those appointed as JS in the Department of Defence Production.

Sources said that this department gained prominence especially after the recent Operation Sindoor.

Three officers -- S Rakesh Kumar IFoS (UT:2003), Vinay Kumar Singh IRS (C&IT:1997), Saidingpuli Chhakchhuak IAS (GJ:2008) have been assigned responsibilities in the Ministry of Home Affairs, again a ministry that deals with internal security. 

Besides officers have been posted in the Animal Husbandry & Dairying department too, something that has been the focus of the Narendra government. Recently Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed the bank credit status to this key segment which comprise micro and small enterprises.

Anbalagan P (IAS: 2004: CG), Sanjay Kumar Agarwal (IAS: 2002: BH), and Muthukumarasamy B (IAS: 2007: UP) have been appointed as Joint Secretaries in the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

Ajit Kumar (IAS: 2006: KL) and Amod Kumar (IAS: 1995: UP) have been posted in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, an area which will be keenly monitored  amid rapid changes.

Following is the full list of officers

1. Anbalagan P (IAS: 2004: CG) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare for a tenure of five years vice Yogita Rana (IAS: 2003: CG).

2. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal (IAS: 2002: BH) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare for a tenure of five years vice Muktanand Agarwal (IAS: 2008: RJ).

3. Muthukumarasamy B (IAS: 2007: UP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying for a tenure of five years vice Chauhan Sarita Chand (IAS: 1999: UT).

4. Sandeep Raj (IRS IT: 1998) has been appointed as Joint Secretary & FA, Department of Atomic Energy for a tenure of five years by temporarily downgrading the vacant post of AS & FA vice Rajeev Kumar Mital (IAS: 1998: MH).

5. Alarmelmangai D (IAS: 2004: CG) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH for a tenure of five years vice Bhavna Saxena (IPS: 1996: AP).

6. Nishtha Upadhyay (IDAS: 1999) has been appointed as Additional CEO, GeM (Government e Marketplace), SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle), Department of Commerce for a tenure of five years vice Prakash Mirani (IRSS: 1989).

7. Vrunda Manohar Desai (IRS IT: 2003) has been appointed as Additional DGFT, (Directorate General of Foreign Trade), Delhi, Department of Commerce for an overall tenure of five years up to 12.04.2027 vice Gangadhar Panda (IRS IT: 1993).

8 Raman Kumar (IAS: 2009: BH) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation for an overall tenure of five years vice Pankaj Kumar Bansal (IAS: 1997:TN).

9. Ishita Ganguli Tripathy (IES: 1999) has been appointed as Joint Secretary & Add. FA, Ministry of Defence for a tenure of five years Rajesh Sharma (IDAS: 1992).

10. Manisha Chandra (IAS: 2004: GJ) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence Production for a tenure of five years vice Jayant Kumar (IRSME: 1996).

11. Meera Mohanty (IAS: 2005:  HP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence Production for a tenure of five years vice Shalabh Tyagi (IRSEE: 1997).

12. Vyasan R (IAS: 2007: NL) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs for a tenure of five years vice Solomon Arokiaraj (IAS: 2000: AP).

13. Bhanu Prakash Yeturu (IAS: 2003: RJ) has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC), Election Commission of India for a tenure of five years vice Hirdesh Kumar (IAS: 1999: AGMUT).

14. Ajit Kumar (IAS: 2006: KL) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology for a tenure of five years vice Amitesh Kumar Sinha (IRAS: 1997).

15. Amod Kumar (IAS: 1995: UP) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology for an overall tenure of five years up to 13.12.2026 vice Sanket S Bondve (IAS: 2007: MP).

16. Sumita Singh, CSS, has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for a tenure of five years by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of DS/Director level to Joint Secretary level in the same Department for a period of two years.

17. Chinmay Pundlikrao Gotmare (IAS: 2009: AM) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure for a combined tenure of seven years up to 12.04.2028 by temporarily upgrading the post of Director to Joint Secretary for a period of two years.

18. More Ashish Madhaorao (IAS: 2005: UT) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services for a tenure of five years vice Mukesh Kumar Bansal (IAS: 2005: CG).

19. Anshul Mishra (IAS: 2004: TN) has been appointed as Additional Director (Administration) (JS level), AlIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), Delhi, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for a tenure of five years vice Karan Singh (IRTS: 1999).

20. Umesh Balonda (IRSSE: 1997) has been appointed as Secretary, NCAHP (National Commission for Allied & Healthcare Profession), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for a tenure of five years vice Arvind Kumar, CSS.

21. Smita Srivastava (IRSEE: 1997) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education for a combined tenure of seven years upto 29.07.2025 by temporarily upgrading the post held by the officer from Director level to Joint Secretary level.

22 S Rakesh Kumar (IFoS: 2003: UT) has been appointed as Advisor (JS level), NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority). Ministry of Home Affairs for a tenure of five years vice Vinod Kotwal (IP&TA&FS: 1994).

23. Vinay Kumar Singh (IRS C&IT: 1997) has been appointed as Financial Advisor (JS level), BSF (Border Security Force), Ministry of Home Affairs for a combined tenure of seven years up to 16.12.2027 vice Sanjay Upreti (IRAS: 1990).

24. Saidingpuii Chhakchhuak (IAS: 2008: GJ) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, NHRC (National Human Rights Commission), Ministry of Home Affairs  for a tenure of five years vice Devendra Kumar Nim (IP&TA&FS: 1993).

25. Krishna Kumar Nirala (IAS: 2005: GJ) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for a tenure of five years vice Sanjiv Shankar (IRS IT: 1993).

26. Ashutosh A T Pednekar (IAS RJ:2002) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment for a tenure of five years vice Rupesh Kumar Thakur (IAS:2006: UT)

27. Milind Dharmao Ramteke (IAS:2009: TR) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises for a combined tenure upto 07.01.2026  by temporarily upgrading the post held by the officer from Director level to Joint Secretary level.

28. Bagadi Gautham (IAS: 2009: KN) has been appointed as Professor (Public Administration), (JS level), LBSNAA, Department of Personnel & Training  for an overall tenure of five years up to 25.05.2028 against a vacant post of Professor of Public Administration (Non-CSS post at JS level) in LBSNAA.

29. Pemba shering Bhutia, CSS, has been appointed as Additional Secretary (JS level), CIC (Central Information Commission), Department of Personnel & Training for a tenure up to the date of his Superannuation on 31.03.2028  vic. Roop Avtar Kaur (IFoS:2000: JK)

30. Sai Ahlladini Panda (IA&AS: 2000)\, has been appointed  as Member Secretary (JS level), NPPA (National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority), Department of Pharmaceuticals for a tenure of five years vice Vinod Kotwal (IP&TA&FS: 1994).

31. Nidhi Kesarwani (IAS: 2004: MN) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade for a tenure of five years up to 20.05.2026 vice E Srinivas (IRSSE: 1995).

32. Rajesh Malik (IRSME: 1994) has been appointed as CEO (JS level), NHLML (National Highway Logistics Management Limited), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for an overall tenure of five years up to 05.02.2029.

33. Swarnashree Rao Rajashekar (IDAS: 1997) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Space for a tenure of five years vice Subramanyam Manchikanti (IRS C&IT:1990).

34. Vineel Krishna Ravella (IAS: 2005: OD) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Sports for a tenure of five years.

35 Parveen Kumar Thind (IAS: 2007: PB) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment for an overall tenure of five years up to 01.03.2027 by temporarily upgrading the post of Director to Joint Secretary for a period of two years.

36. Latha Ganapathy (IAS: 2007: TN) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment for an overall tenure of five years up to 02.10.2027 vice Amit Kumar Ghosh (IAS: 1994: UP).

37. Supreet Singh Gulati (IAS: 2008: GJ) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation for a tenure of five years vice Tanweer Qamar Mohammad (IPoS: (1994).

38. Daya Nidhan Pandey (IAS: 2006: BH) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel for a tenure of five years vice Shri Sanjay Roy (lInfoS: 1997).

39. Sunil Kumar Ranjan, CSS, has been appointed as Deputy Director General (JS level), Department of Telecommunications for a tenure of five years vice Balachandra Subramoney lyer (IRPS: 1994).

40. Gaurav Masaldan (IRS C&IT: 1998) has been appointed as Joint Secretary & FA, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation for a tenure of five years upto 28.05.2028 vice Richa Misra (IDAS: 1996).

41. Radhika Chakravarthy B (IPoS: 1996) has been appointed as Joint Secretary, NCW National Commission for Women), Ministry of Women & Child Development for a combined tenure of seven years upto 21.08.2026 vice A Asholi Chalai, CSS.