The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed eight senior officers (seven IAS and one IRAS to the post of Additional Secretary in various departments. The details of the officers and their new assignments are as follows:
Anil Kumar Singhal (1993-batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer), has been appointed as the Additional Secretary in the Department of School Education & Literacy, replacing IAS Vipin Kumar (1996-batch).
Vipin Kumar (1996-batch Bihar cadre IAS officer) has been appointed as the Chairman of the Airports Authority of India under the Ministry of Civil Aviation in the rank & pay of Additional Secretary. Presently, Officer Kumar is an Additional Secretary in the Department of School Education & Literacy.
Sushil Kumar Lohani (1995-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer) has been appointed as an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
Nitesh Kumar Vyas (1996-batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer) has been appointed as an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of Joint Secretary. Presently, Officer Vyas is posted as the Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India.
Rupinder Singh (1996-batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer) has been appointed as an Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Subodh Kumar Singh (1997-batch Chhattisgarh cadre IAS officer) has been appointed as an Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Steel.
P Krishnamurthy (1997-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer) has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority under the Department of Pharmaceuticals in the rank & pay of Additional Secretary.
Sanjiv Narain Mathur (1992-batch IRAS officer) has been appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. Officer Mathur replaces IAS Sanjiv Kumar (1992 batch), who was repatriated to his parent cadre upon completion of his central deputation tenure on 8th November, 2024.
