Union Home Secretary replaced
Tribune News Service

NEW DELHI, May 3 — In a pre-election reshuffle of Union Secretaries, the Centre today appointed Agriculture Secretary, Kamal Pande as the new Home Secretary, replacing Mr B.P.Singh, who has been made Health Secretary.

Mr M.K. Kaw, a Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer, who was till now Adviser to the Planning Commission, will be the Secretary in the Department of Education, an official spokesperson said.

Mr Pande, a 1965 batch UP cadre officer, would be succeeded in the Agriculture Ministry by Mr Bhaskar Barua, who was the Secretary in the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Mr B.P. Singh, a 1964 batch Assam cadre officer, replaced Mr K.K. Baksi in the Health Ministry, who in turn goes as Adviser, Planning Commission.

Mrs Asha Das, who held the post of Secretary, Official Languages, is the Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Mrs Das goes in the place of Mr D.K.Manavalam, who has been made Secretary in the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Mr P.R. Dasgupta, a Maharashtra cadre officer, who has been succeeded by Mr Kaw in the Department of Education has been made Adviser to the Planning Commission.

Mr N.M. Mookherjee, who was Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs, prior to his going on leave, on his return would join as Secretary, Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Resources.

He succeeds Mr C.R. Kamalnathan, who is being reverted to his parent cadre in Andhra Pradesh.

India’s former High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr Satish Chandra, an IFS 1965 batch officer, who holds the post of Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee, Cabinet Secretariat, has now been redesignated as Secretary of National Security Council Secretariat.