Lakshman appointed Delhi L-G’s Special Secretary

Kishore Kshirsagar Lakshman, a 2016-batch IAS officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, has been appointed Special Secretary to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.

Lakshman is currently Commissioner in the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).

Meanwhile, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Monday sanctioned a major reshuffle involving more than a dozen additional secretary-rank officers across various ministries and departments. The reshuffle also includes the in-situ elevation of several officers.

Sanjay Rastogi, a 1991-batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre has been named Director General of the National Archives of India, a new assignment from his current role as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

A Anbarasu, a 1996-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, has been appointed as the new Additional Secretary & Director General (Acquisition) in the Ministry of Defence.

Hirdesh Kumar, a 1999-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, will be the new CEO of NATGRID, Ministry of Home Affairs.

Diwakar Nath Misra, a 2000-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, who was in the Assam cadre, is the new Additional Secretary in the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.

Akhil Kumar, a 1994-batch IPS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Digital India Corporation.

Lav Aggarwal, another 1996-batch IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Women & Child Development, succeeding Gyanesh Bharti. At present, Aggarwal is Resident Commissioner at Andhra Pradesh Bhawan in New Delhi.

Gyanesh Bharti, a 1998-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, has been moved to the Election Commission of India as the new Deputy Election Commissioner. At present, Bharti is working as Additional Secretary, Department of Women & Child Development (Govt of India).

Sudeep Jain, a 1994-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, will serve as the Member Secretary for the National Commission for Women. Currently, he is Additional Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.

Sunil Kumar Barnwal, a 1997-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Authority. Currently, he is working as the Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education.

Manish Bhardwaj, a 1997-batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre, is the new Secretary of the National Disaster Management Authority under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Currently, he is DDG, UIDAI.

Akash Tripathi, a 1998-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the Managing Director of Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. Currently, he is the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power.

Anu P Mathai, a 1996-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the Additional Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs through a temporary upgrade of a vacant post.

In-situ upgradation has also been granted to two IAS officers. Shantanu, a 1997-batch IAS officer of the Tripura cadre, has been elevated from the Joint Secretary to Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region.

Similarity, Pawan Kumar Sharma, a 1999-batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer, has been elevated from Joint Secretary to the Additional Secretary in the Department of Defence.