40 New Additional Secretaries for Central Ministries: ACC Notifies Appointments

Indian Bureaucracy, New Delhi, April 18, 2025 | The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), chaired by the Prime Minister, today notified appointment of forty (40) senior civil servants in the rank of Additional Secretaries in various departments and ministries. The detailed list of officers with their current role and new assignments is listed below.

1. Shri Keshav Kumar Pathak IAS (Bihar 1990), presently Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Bihar, is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary – Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi, on Central Deputation basis.
2. Shri Abhishek Singh IAS (Nagaland 1995), presently Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, appointed as Director General (DG) – National Informatics Centre (NIC), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, with additional charge of Additional Secretary – Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
3. Shri Bhuvnesh Kumar IAS (UP 1995), presently Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, is appointed as CEO – Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
4. Shri Suman Billa IAS (Kerala 1996), presently on Central Deputation and posted as  Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, is appointed as  Additional Secretary and Director General (DG) – Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, New Delhi.
5. Shri Vir Vikram Yadav IAS (Odisha 1996), presently Principal Secretary, Works
   Department, Odisha, is appointed as Additional Secretary – Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, New Delhi, on Central Deputation basis.
6. Shri Sanoj Kumar Jha IAS (Sikkim 1997), presently Principal Secretary, Women, Child, Senior Citizen and Divyangjan Welfare Department, Sikkim, is appointed as Additional Secretary – Ministry of Coal, New Delhi.
7. Shri M S Srikar IAS (Karnataka 1999), presently Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Karnataka, is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary – Cabinet Secretariat, Delhi, relieving Shri Puneet Kansal IAS (Sikkim 1996).
8. Ms Mugdha Sinha IAS (Rajasthan 1999), presently on Central Deputation and posted as Director General ,Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, is appointed as Managing Director – India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (ITDC), Ministry of Tourism.
9. Shri Hirdesh Kumar IAS (AGMUT 1999), presently on Central Deputation and posted as Deputy Election Commissioner, Electron Commission of India, is appointed as Managing Director – Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, relieving Shri Ashish Chatterjee IAS (Tamil Nadu 1999).
10. Shri Ashish Chatterjee IAS (Tamil Nadu 1999), Managing Director, Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Steel.
11. Shri Jitendra Srivastava IAS (Bihar 2000), presently on Central Deputation and posted as Joint Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, is appointed as Chairman & Managing Director – REC Ltd., Ministry of Power, an Additional Secretary level position.
12. Shri N Saravana Kumar IAS (Bihar 2000), presently Secretary, Rural Development Department, Patna, Bihar, is transferred and appointed as Vice Chairman – Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, on Central Deputation basis, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
13. Shri Solomon Arokiaraj IAS (Andhra Pradesh 2000), presently Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, is appointed as Additional Secretary – Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
14. Shri Abhijit Sinha IAS (Nagaland 2000), presently Joint Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs, is appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs.
15. Shri Amitabh Kumar IRS (C&IT 1992), presently Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, is appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
16. Ms Yatinder Prasad IA&AS (Indian Audit and Accounts Service 1993), presently Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, is appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor – Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, with additional charge of Financial Advisor – Department of Biotechnology and Financial Advisor – Ministry of Earth Sciences.
17. Shri Saurabh Kumar Tiwari IP&TA&FS (1993), of Indian Postal and Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service, presently Joint Secretary, Direct Benefit Transfer Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, is appointed as Additional Secretary -Direct Benefit Transfer Mission, Cabinet Secretariat, by restoring the post to Additional Secretary level.
18. Shri Prabhat IRPS (1993), an Indian Railways Personnel Service officer, presently Principal Chief Personnel Officer, West Central Railways, is appointed as Additional Secretary – Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, on central deputation basis.
19. Shri Sajiv Shankar IRS (IT 1993), presently on Central Deputation and posted as Joint Secretary, Broadcasting, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor – Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, New Delhi.
20. Ms Roop Rashi IA&AS (1994), presently Textile Commissioner, Mumbai, Ministry of Textiles, is appointed as CEO – Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, an Additional Secretary level position by temporarily upgrading the post.
21. Shri Valeti Premchand IDES (1994), presently Additional Director General, Defence Estate, Delhi Cantonment, is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary – Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD), on Central Deputation basis.
22. Dr Vinod Kotwal IP&TA&FS (1994), presently on Central Deputation and posted as Member Secretary, National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority, Department of Pharmaceuticals, is appointed as Additional Secretary – Department of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
23. Shri Mihir Kumar IDAS (1996), presently Joint Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs, is appointed as CEO – Government e-Marketplace Special Purpose Vehicle (GeM SPV), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, a Additional Secretary level position.
24. Shri Hoveyda Abbas IA&AS (1997), presently Accountant General, Accounts & Entitlements, Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh, Comptroller & Auditor General of India, is appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor – Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), on central deputation basis, relieving Shri Jaideep Kumar Mishra ICAS (1993).
25. Shri Amitesh Kumar Sinha IRAS (1997), presently Deputy Financial Advisor, Construction, Eastern Railway, Indian Railways, is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary – Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), relieving Shri Bhuvnesh Kumar IAS (Uttar Pradesh 1995).
26. Smt Sonal Mishra IAS (Gujarat 1997), presently Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
27. Shri Manish Thakur IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 1998), presently Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
28. Smt Indra Mallo IAS (Maharashtra 1999), presently Joint Secretary, National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention, Cabinet Secretariat, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention, Cabinet Secretariat.
29. Shri D Anandan IAS (Sikkim 2000), presently Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
30. Shri Deepak Agarwal IAS (Uttar Pradesh 2000), presently Managing Director, National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
31. Smt P Hemalatha IAS (Karnataka 2000), presently Development Commissioner, Cochin Special Economic Zone, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
32. Shri Piyush Singh IAS (Maharashtra 2000), presently Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power.
33. Smt Manmeet Kaur Nanda IAS (West Bengal 2000), presently Joint Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
34. Smt Aparna Sachin Sharma CSS (1989), presently Joint Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers.
35. Smt Nirupama Kotru IRS (IT 1992), presently Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Coal, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Coal.
36. Smt Amita Prasad Sarbhai IRAS (1993), presently Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
37. Shri Biswaranjan Sasmal IRS (IT 1993), presently Joint Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
38. Smt Amrit Raj IPoS (1994), presently Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles.
39. Shri Rama Shankar Sinha IFoS (AGMUT 1995), presently Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
40. Smt G Madhumita Das IPoS (1996), presently Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Labour & Employment, in-situ upgraded to Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Labour & Employment.

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