65 Officers from 17 Services Empanelled for Joint Secretary Posts at Centre
Nov 3rd, 2026 10:25 am | By ThenewsmanofIndia.com | Category: TOP STORIES
By THE NEWSMAN OF INDIA.COM|The Government of India has empanelled officers from various organised Group A services for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre. The empanelment covers officers from different batches and services, including Telecommunications, Revenue, Railways, Audit and Accounts, Statistics and other central services. While most have received initial empanelment, a few cases have been deferred or considered under the first review.
Indian Telecommunications Service (ITS) – 1997 Batch
Ten officers of the 1997 batch of the Indian Telecommunications Service have been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial consideration. The empanelment makes them eligible for consideration for senior-level responsibilities in the Central Government.
Ashok Kumar, Mehul R Joshi, Neeraj Naruka, Rakesh Shrivastava, Ritu Pande, Sandeep Arya, Sumit Mishra, Vijay Agarwal, Y Sreenivasa Rao and Yashwant Kumar.
Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) – 2006 Batch
Ten officers of the 2006 batch of IRS (Customs and Indirect Taxes) have been empanelled for Joint Secretary-level positions at the Centre. Their empanelment is under the initial category.
Akshay Joshi, Arvind Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Gaurav Singh, Gautam Wahi, K. Kalimuthu, K. Padmavathy, Kotraswamy M., P. Vinitha Sekhar and Senthil Nathan S.
Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) – 2006 Batch
Six officers of the 2006 batch of IRS (Income Tax) have been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial category.
Abhishek Kumar, Kalpana Singh, Priyanka Singh, Richa Rastogi, Rukmani Attri and Surabhi Sharma.
Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) – 2004 Batch
Rajiv Kumar Tanwar, IRSE (Civil), 2004 batch (2003 examination), has been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre. His empanelment has been placed under the initial deferred category.
Indian Trade Service (ITrS) – 2006 Batch
Lokesh H. D., ITrS, 2006 batch, has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial category.
Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) – 2003 Batch
Sanjeev Verma, IRSS, 2003 batch (2002 examination), has been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre. His case falls under the initial deferred category.
Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) – 2006 Batch
Ravi Kumar, IRPS, 2006 batch (2005 examination), has been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial category.
Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) – 2006 Batch
Four officers of the 2006 batch (2005 examination) of IRSS have been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial category.
Akash Deep, Ankur Srivastava, Dilip Gupta and Rajendra Solanki.
Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) – 2006 Batch
Three officers of the 2006 batch (2005 examination) of IRAS have been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial category.
Mohammad Faisal, Prateek Kumar Singh and Pratima Tripathi.
Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) – 2006 Batch
Santosh Kumar Rajula, IRSEE, 2006 batch (2005 examination), has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial category.
Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) – 2006 Batch
Two officers of the 2006 batch of IA&AS have been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial category.
Deepna Gokulram and Priya Parikh.
Indian Statistical Service (ISS) – 2006 Batch
Four officers of the 2006 batch of ISS have been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial category.
Akhilesh Kumar, Kanishk Kant Srivastava, Kedar Nath Verma and Rajeev Kumar.
Indian Trade Service (ITrS) – 2005 Batch
Rakesh Kumar, ITrS, 2005 batch, has been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial category.
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) – 2006 Batch
Four officers of the 2006 batch (2005 examination) of IRSME have been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial category.
Kapil Jambhulkar, Shoorvir Singh Chauhan, Tarun Kumar and Vivek Varshney.
Indian Statistical Service (ISS) – 2001 Batch
Raj Kumar Gautam, ISS, 2001 batch, has been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the first review category.
Indian Economic Service (IES) – 2006 Batch
Rose Mary K. Abraham, IES, 2006 batch, has been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the initial category.
Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) – 2001 Batch
Timothy Tajonang Gonmei, IRPS, 2001 batch (2000 examination), has been empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the first review deferred category.
































