41 IAS empanelled for secy, equivalent-level posts; 28 as additional secys | India News
New Delhi: In a major bureaucratic exercise, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Saturday shortlisted 41 IAS officers for appointment to secretary or equivalent-level posts and another 28 IAS officers for additional secretary or equivalent-level posts.According to the list, 21 IAS officers of the 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1995 batches have been enlisted as secretaries, and another 20 officers have been placed in the secretary-equivalent category.The list of enlisted secretaries includes Nagaland cadre IAS officer and AI Mission CEO Abhishek Singh; Gujarat cadre officer D Thara, who is overseeing the Central Vista Reconstruction Project and Urban Mission; and Uttar Pradesh cadre officer Santosh Yadav, currently serving as chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).Others on the list include Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer Bharat Khera, Rajasthan cadre IAS officer Rajeev Singh Thakur, Telangana cadre IAS officer Sanjay Kumar, Odisha cadre officer Sushil Kumar Lohani and Tripura cadre IAS officer Ashutosh Jindal.Officials said the list of more than three dozen secretaries would give the government many options in the next round of reshuffle at the top level of the bureaucracy.
