By IANS
New Delhi : The central government Wednesday announced the appointment of more than 27 senior bureaucrats in various ministries after a clearance by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet earlier.
Subas Chandra Pani, an IAS officer of the Oris0sa cadre, at present secretary in the ministry of rural development, has been appointed secretary in the Planning Commission. He will replace Rajeeva Ratan Shah, IAS (retd.), who demits the office of member secretary, Planning Commission, according to a home ministry statement.
Rita Sharma, IAS, at present additional secretary, department of aricultural research and education, agriculture ministry, will join Department Of Rural Development, rural development ministry, replacing Subas0Chandra Pani.
The cabinet further approved appointments by in-situ upgradation of the officers in their present posts. These will take effect from the date of appointment of Rita Sharma.
Dinesh Rai, IAS, will be vice chairman, Delhi Development Authority in the rank and pay of secretary.
K. Mohandas, IAS, will be special secretary, department of revenue in finance ministry.
M. Madhavan Nambiar, IAS, will be special secretary, department of information technology in the ministry of communications and information technology.
Jivtesh Singh Maini, IAS, will be secretary, board for reconstruction of public sector enterprises, department of public enterprises, ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises in the rank and pay of secretary.
Surendra Pal Gaur, IAS, will be secretary, Union Public Service Commission in the rank and pay of secretary.
Ramsevak Bandopadhyay, IAS, has been appointed as special secretary, Department of Telecommunications, ministry of communications and information technology.
Vijai Sharma, IAS, will be special secretary in the cabinet secretariat, while Shantanu Consul, IAS, will be administrator, USOF in the Department of Telecommunications, in the rank and pay of secretary.
Deepak Gupta, IAS, has been appointed as special secretary, department of health and family welfare.
Alka Sirohi, IAS, has been appointed special secretary, department of consumer affairs, while Krishna Murari Acharya, IAS, will be special secretary, department of higher education, ministry of human resource development.
Vivek Mehrotra, IAS, goes as special secretary and financial adviser, ministry of home affairs.
Pulok Chaterji, IAS, will be special secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office. Sudhir Nath, IAS goes as director (enforcement) ministry of finance in the rank and pay of Secretary.
Raghu Menon, IAS, will be special secretary and financial adviser, ministry of civil aviation. Sushama Nath, IAS, has been appointed member secretary, sixth pay commission, in the rank and pay of Secretary.
Ashok Kumar, IAS, will be chairman, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals, in the rank and pay of secretary. R.S. Sirohi, IAS, will be special secretary and financial adviser, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
U.S. Bhatia, IAS, is the new ambassador and Permanent Representative of India, World Trade Organisation, ministry of commerce and industry in the rank and pay of secretary. Pramod Kumar Rastogi, IAS, goes as special secretary, ministry of defence.
A.N.P. Sinha, IAS, will be principal adviser, Planning Commission in the rank and pay of secretary, while Siddartha Mahavir Acharya, IAS, has been appointed special secretary, ministry of urban development.
Mohan Krishna Khanna, IAS, goes as principal adviser Planning Commission in the rank and pay of Secretary while Rahul Sarin, IAS, will be special secretary, department of personnel and training, ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions.
Atul Chaturvedi, IAS, has been appointed special secretary and financial adviser, department of rural development while N. Gokulram, IAS, will be chairman National Highways Authority of India in the rank and pay of secretary. Lambor Rynjah, IAS, will be principal adviser, Planning Commission in the rank and pay of Secretary.
The Competent Authority has approved the assignment of additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Disinvestment, ministry of finance, to D. Subba Rao, IAS, finance secretary and secretary, department of economic affairs, ministry of finance with immediate effect and until further orders, the communiqué said.