A major union secretary level reshuffle also done ahead of LS Polls 2024 results
New Delhi : When the whole country is busy with General Election, Government’s cabinet appointment committee is busy with doing many reshuffle. Crucially important decision regarding DRDO chief came a day after Army chief General Manoj C Pande was granted a one-month extension in service up to June 30 by the cabinet appointment committee.
The Modi administration extended the service/tenure of *Dr Samir V Kamat*, Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) and Chairman, Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) for a period of one year from 01.06.2024 till 31 .05.2025. The extension comes at a time when his successor has not yet been appointed.
Besides these, other Notifications of appointments and recommendations issued on Monday, 27th May, 2024 are as follows:
*Amit Garg*, IPS: (1993-AP) Addl. Director, SVP NPA, will continue to hold additional charge of the post of Director, SVP NPA for a further period of three months beyond 31.05.2024 or till the appointment of a regular incumbent.
Tenure of *Pravin Mandloi*, SPS: (2004-MP), SP CBI, was extended for a period of three years i.e. from 23.09.2024 to 22.09.2027.
The list of newly reshuffled union secretaries goes as follows :
*Pradip Kumar Tripathi*, IAS (1987-AGMUT) was appointed as Secretary to the Lokpal of India till the date of his superannuation (i.e. 30.06.2024) and thereafter on contract basis for a period of two years beyond the date of his superannuation on usual terms and conditions applicable to re-employed Central Government officers. Currently, Tripathi is Secretary (Coordination), Cabinet Secretariat.
*Rajendra Kumar*, IAS (1992-TN) was appointed as Secretary, Department of Border Management under MHA vice Raj Kumar Goyal upon his appointment as Secretary, Department of Justice. Currently, he is DG, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) under the Ministry of Labour & Employment.
*Amit Yadav*, IAS (1991-AGMUT) was appointed as Officer on Special Duty, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India. He will take over as Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment vice Saurabh Garg,IAS (1991-OR) upon his superannuation on 31.07.2024. Presently Amit Yadav is working in the cadre as Chairman, NDMC.
*Rakesh Ranjan*, lAS (1992-MN) was appointed as Chairman, Staff Selection Commission (SSC) in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India by temporarily upgrading the post and keeping the Recruitment Rules (RR) of the post in abeyance. Currently, he is working as Special Secretary. Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
*Raj Kumar Goyal*, !lAS (1990-AGMUT) was laterally shifted from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and appointed to a critically important post of Secretary, Department of Justice under the Ministry of Law & Justice. It may be underlined that he was recently appointed as Secretary, Department of Border Management under MHA.
In the midst of Lok Sabha Polls 2024, with the seventh and last phase of elections underway, the top bureaucratic rejig, including the Additional Secretary empanelment of 1999 batch of IAS officers, looks quite unusual. The decisions also signify that the New Delhi establishment may shortly come up with another list of appointment to the post of Additional Secretary before the formation of the Govt at Centre.
