ACC Approves Major Joint Secretary-Level Appointments Across Ministries
Oct 10th, 2026 6:34 pm | By ThenewsmanofIndia.com | Category: TOP STORIES
By THE NEWSMAN OF INDIA.COM| The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved a series of appointments at Joint Secretary and equivalent levels across central ministries, departments and key government organisations, covering personnel, commerce, corporate affairs, culture, health, home affairs, infrastructure and other important sectors.
Brijesh Panday Appointed Joint Secretary, Capital Development
Brijesh Panday, IAS (TR:2004), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Capital Development.
Nikhil Varma Appointed Additional DGFT
Nikhil Varma, IRS (IT:2005), has been appointed Additional DGFT, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Delhi.
Tanvi Sundriyal Appointed Joint Secretary, Corporate Affairs
Tanvi Sundriyal, IAS (MP:2010), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Inderjeet Singh Appointed Joint Secretary, Culture
Inderjeet Singh, IAS (RJ:2010), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
Prakash Rajpurohit Appointed Deputy Election Commissioner
Prakash Rajpurohit, IAS (RJ:2010), has been appointed Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India.
Tamboli Ayyaj Fakirbhai Appointed Executive Director, IRDAI
Tamboli Ayyaj Fakirbhai, IAS (CG:2009), has been appointed Executive Director (Joint Secretary level), IRDAI.
Rajesh Malik Appointed Executive Director, FCI
Rajesh Malik, IRSME (1994), has been appointed Executive Director, Food Corporation of India, New Delhi.
Mohammed Y Safirulla K Appointed Joint Secretary, Health
Mohammed Y Safirulla K, IAS (KL:2010), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare.
Ritu Sharma Appointed Joint Secretary, Health
Ritu Sharma, IRS (IT:2005), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare.
Varnali Deka Appointed Joint Secretary, NHA
Varnali Deka, IAS (AM:2009), has been appointed Joint Secretary, National Health Authority.
More Ashish Madhaorao Appointed Additional CEO, NHA
More Ashish Madhaorao, IAS (UT:2005), has been appointed Additional CEO (Joint Secretary level), National Health Authority.
Vivek Khare Appointed Joint Secretary, NTA
Vivek Khare, ITS (1996), has been appointed Joint Secretary, National Testing Agency.
Ravi Shanakar Appointed Joint Secretary, Home Affairs
Ravi Shanakar, IAS (GJ:2007), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
Chittaranjan Dash Appointed Joint Secretary, Home Affairs
Chittaranjan Dash, IRS (UT:1999), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
P Manoj Kumar Appointed Joint Secretary, Home Affairs
P Manoj Kumar, ISS (1998), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
Abhishek Bhagotia Appointed Joint Secretary, Home Affairs
Abhishek Bhagotia, IAS (AM:2007), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
Navin Agarwal Appointed Joint Secretary, Legal Affairs
Navin Agarwal, IRPS (1997), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs.
M Ramachandrudu Appointed Joint Secretary, Minority Affairs
M Ramachandrudu, IAS (BH:2009), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Sonia Pant Appointed Adviser, NITI Aayog
Sonia Pant, IES (2001), has been appointed Adviser (Joint Secretary level), NITI Aayog.
Nitin Kumar Appointed Additional Secretary, CVC
Nitin Kumar, CSS, has been appointed Additional Secretary (Joint Secretary level), Central Vigilance Commission.
C. Murugan Appointed Joint Secretary, Road Transport
C. Murugan, IAS (WB:2007), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Rajneesh Kumar Tomar Appointed CEO, NHLML
Rajneesh Kumar Tomar, IRSME (1998), has been appointed CEO (Joint Secretary level), National Highways Logistics Management Limited.
Nishtha Tiwari Appointed CEO, DWBDNCs
Nishtha Tiwari, IRS (IT:2005), has been appointed CEO, Development and Welfare Board for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities.
Manisha Trighatia Appointed Joint Secretary, Urban Development
Manisha Trighatia, IAS (UP:2002), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Urban Development.
Avinash Jain Appointed Joint Secretary, Water Resources
Avinash Jain, IRSE (Civil:2001), has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Pawan Kumar Appointed Joint Secretary, NRCD
Pawan Kumar, IRS (C&IT:2005), has been appointed Joint Secretary, National River Conservation Directorate.
Anita Shah Akella Appointed Joint Secretary, NCW
Anita Shah Akella, IA&AS (1996), has been appointed Joint Secretary, National Commission for Women.

































