Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle: Half a Dozen Additional Secretaries Appointed; Two Joint Secretary Posts Upgraded
New Delhi, January 04, 2024: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has announced a significant reshuffle involving six Additional Secretary rank officers, with two Joint Secretary positions temporarily upgraded, including one in-situ. The details of the appointments are as follows:
Faiz Ahmed Kidwai (IAS: 1996: MP)
Current Post: Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
New Post: Director General, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Civil Aviation
Rank and Pay: Additional Secretary
Akash Tripathi (IAS: 1998: MP)
Current Post: CEO, MyGov, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
New Post: Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power
Kamal Kishore Soan (IAS: 1998: JH)
Current Post: Additional Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment
New Post: Additional Secretary & Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
Note: Appointment made by temporarily upgrading a vacant Joint Secretary post
Ashutosh Agnihotri (IAS: 1999: AM)
Current Post: Additional Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs
New Post: Chairman & Managing Director, Food Corporation of India
Rank and Pay: Additional Secretary
Shubha Thakur (CSS: 1989)
Current Post: Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
New Post: Additional Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs
In-situ Upgradation
Vinay Kumar (IAS: 1999: BH)
Current Post: Joint Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
New Post: Additional Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways