Himachal-cadre officer is DDA new Vice-Chairman

New Delhi, September 17

In a bureaucratic reshuffle, the government on Monday appointed senior IAS officers Sanjay Agarawal and Sanjeev Ranjan as Agriculture Secretary and NHAI Chairman, respectively. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, the Appointments Committee of the Cabine, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the names of 30 officers, who have been appointed as secretaries and additional secretaries.

Agarawal, a 1984-batch IAS officer, is at present serving in his cadre state UP, whereas Ranjan, a 1985-batch IAS officer, is presently serving in his cadre state Tripura. Tarun Kapoor, a 1987-batch IAS officer of HP cadre, has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on superannuation of Udai Pratap Singh this month end.

Director General of National Archives of India, Pritam Singh, a 1984-batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, has been named Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Anita Bhatnagar Jain will be Secretary, Central Information Commission.  Rajeev Ranjan, a 1985-batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, will be Special Secretary, GST Council Secretariat. 

IAS officers Gyanesh Kumar (1988 batch) and Govind Mohan (1989 batch) have been made additional secretaries in the Home Ministry, where presently they are joint secretaries. — TNS