Indian Bureaucracy, New Delhi, April 14, 2025 | The Government of India has announced the empanelment of nineteen (19) officers from the Central Services for appointment to the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent positions in the Union Government. The empanelment, notified on April 14, 2025, features officers from a broad spectrum of services including the Indian Railway Services, Ordnance Factories, Indian Economic Service, and Indian Revenue Services, reflecting the government’s continued emphasis on administrative diversity and cross-sectoral expertise at the senior levels of governance.
The list of empanelled officers includes Shri Pankaj Kumar Singh (IRSEE, 1993), Shri Uday Singh Mina (IRSME, 1994), Shri Narendra A Patil (IRTS, 1996), Shri Suyash Narain (IRSME, 1996), Smita Srivastava (IRSEE, 1997), Shri S. Balaji Arun Kumar (IRTS, 1997), Smt Shruti Agnihotriy (IRAS, 1998), Shri Lokesh Kumar Sharma (IOFS, 1998), Shri Manoj Kumar Singh (IOFS, 1998), Smt Ishita Ganguly Tripathy (IES, 1999), Shri Navneet Manohar (IRS-IT, 1999), Ashim Kumar Modi (IRS-IT, 2000), Pravin Kumar Rawal (IRS-IT, 2000), Shri Prakash Dubey (IRS-IT, 2001), Smt Susan Thomas (IRS-IT, 2001), Smt Reetu Jain (IES, 2001), Shri Chetan P. S. Rao (IRS-IT, 2002), Smt Inoshi Sharma (IRS-IT, 2002), and Smt Richa Gaharwar (IRS-IT, 2002).
These officers have demonstrated distinguished service across various domains and are now poised to take on key policy-making and implementation roles at the central level. Their empanelment comes as part of a broader effort to infuse high-level administrative positions with officers possessing both field-level experience and policy insight.
IndianBureaucracy.com congratulates all the empanelled officers and extends its best wishes for their continued contributions to nation-building.
