The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments:
(i) Ms. Gargi Kaul, IA&AS:84,Financial Advisor (Defence Services), Ministry of Defence asvSecretary (Defence Finance), Ministry of Defence.

(ii) Ms. Meenakshi Gupta, IA&AS:84, Member Secretary, National Commission for
Women, Ministry of Women & Child Development as Member Secretary, National Commission for
Women, Ministry of Women & Child Development in the rank and pay of Secretary by
temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(lii) Sumeet Jerath, IAS (AM:85), Special Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of
External Affairs as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat(SR) against the vacancy of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(iv) Prem Kumar Kataria, IA&AS:85, presently in the Cadre, as Additional Secretary,
Ministry of Textiles against existing vacancy.

(v)Prashant Kumar, IFoS (MP:85), Joint Secretary, Department of Rural
Development as Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(vi)Chandra Bhan Singh, IES:86, Additional Director General, Bureau of Indian
Standards, Department of Consumer Affairs as Additional Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards, Department of Consumer Affairs in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(vii) Vinod Kumar Tiwari, IFoS (HP:86), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal vice Suresh Kumar, IAS (JK:86) upon his repatriation for availing the benefit of promotion in his parent cadre.

(viii)Sanjeev Kumar, IDAS:86, Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development
as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Rural Development against existing vacancy.

(ix) Rajesh Kr. Chaturvedi, IAS (MP:87), Member (Admin), National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Culture against existing vacancy.

(x) Ms. Dolly Chakrabarty, IA&AS:87,Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities as Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare against existing vacancy.

(xi) Rajesh Kumar Chaudhry, IFoS (PB:87), Joint Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises as Additional Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises by temporarily upgrading the post held by him as a measure personal to the officer.

(xii) Ms. Alka Bhargava, IFoS(AM: 87), Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture,
Cooperation & Farmers Welfare as Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare against existing vacancy.

(xiii) Amitabh Kumar, IRS (IT:87), Additional Director General (Shipping), Ministry of Shipping as Director General (Shipping), Ministry of Shipping in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.

(xiv) Dheeraj Bhatnagar, IRS (IT:87), Joint Secretary, Department of Investment and
Public Asset Management as Additional Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(xv) Dharmendra Sharma, IAS (UT:88), presently in the Cadre, as Director General,
India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading and re-designating the post of Director General (Training) in the Election Commission of India held by Sudeep Jain, IAS (TN:94), who will be adjusted against the existing vacancy of Deputy Election Commissioner.

(xvi) Anil Kumar Jha, IAS (KN:88), presently in the Cadre, as Additional Secretary,
Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance against existing vacancy.

(xvii) Alkesh Kumar Sharma, IAS (KL:90), Chief Executive Officer and Managing
Director (CEO&MD), Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC),
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade as CEO&MD, DMICDC, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post upto 15.09.2019 (Le. date of completion of his 7 year central deputation tenure) or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

(xviii) Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, IAS (UT:90), Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce
as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(xix) Raj Kumar Goyal, IAS (JK:90), presently in the Cadre, as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs vice Sumeet Jerath, IAS (AM:85) on his appointment as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR).

(xx) Manoj Ahuja, IAS (OR:90), Joint Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training as Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(xxi) Pankaj Jain, IAS (AM:90), Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services,
Ministry of Finance as Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(xxii) Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia, IAS (JH:90), Joint Secretary, 15th Finance Commission,
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance as Additional Secretary, is” Finance
Commission, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(xxiii) Ms. Sarada G. Muraleedharan, IAS (KL:90), Director General, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles as Director General, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ministry of Textiles in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(xxiv) Ms. Meeta R. Lochan, IAS (MH:90), Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce as Additional Director General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(xxv) Ms. Arti Ahuja, IAS (OR:90), Joint Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training as Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Department of Personnel and Training in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(xxvi) Deepak Kumar, IAS (UP:90), Executive Director, India Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Commerce and Industry as Executive Director, India Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Commerce and Industry in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post upto 19.06.2019 (Le. date of completion of his 7 year central
deputation tenure) or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

(xxvii) Atul Kumar Tiwari, IAS (KN:90), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting by restoring the post held by him to the level of Additional Secretary.

(xxviii) Ravi Shankar Prasad, IAS (AM:90), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment,
Forest & Climate Change as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change against existing vacancy.

(xxix) Syedain Abbasi, IAS (AM:90), Executive Director, Food Corporation of India, Department of Food & Public Distribution as Executive Director, Food Corporation of India, Department of Food & Public Distribution in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post as a measure personal to the officer.

(xxx) Ms. Alka Upadhyaya, IAS (MP:90), Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development
as Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development vice Shri Sanjeev Kumar, IDAS:86 on his appointment as Additional Secretary &Financial Advisor, Ministry of Rural Development.

(xxxi) Vivek Bhardwaj, IAS (WB:90), Joint Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of
Home Affairs as Additional Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs against existing vacancy.

(xxxii) Ms. Archana Agrawal, IAS (UP:90), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power as Member
Secretary, National Capital Region Planning Board, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
against existing vacancy.

(xxxiii) K. Moses Chalai, IAS (MN:90), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child
Development as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development against existing vacancy.

(xxxiv) S.K.G. Rahate, IAS (JH:90), presently in the Cadre, as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power against existing vacancy.