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1 No. 36/01/2021-EO(SM-I) Government of India Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training New Delhi, The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the following Secretary level appointments: (i) Shri Sanjay Bandopadhyay, lAS (MP:88), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways as Chairman, Inland Waterways Authority of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India by temporarily upgrading the post.

2 (ii) Shri Sundeep Kumar Nayak, lAS (JK:88), Managing Director, National Cooperative Development Corporation, Ministry of Cooperation as Director General, National Productivity Council, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India by temporarily upgrading the post. (iii) Ms. Upma Srivastava, lAS (SK:88), Additional Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.

3 (iv) Shri Dharmendra S. Gangwar, lAS (BH:88), Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as Secretary, Department of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs. (v) Ms. Juthika Patankar, lAS (UP:88), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship as Secretary, Central Information Commission, Department of Personnel & Training in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India by temporarily upgrading the post. (vi) Ms. Anita Praveen, lAS (TN:89), Special Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications as Special Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of Joint Secretary in the Ministry.

4 The officer will take over as Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries upon superannuation of Ms. Pushpa Subramanyam, lAS (TG:85) on ACC has also approved in-situ upgradation of the following officers to the level of Special Secretary in the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India as a measure personal to them: (i) Shri Rohit Kumar Singh, lAS (RJ:89), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Culture as Special Secretary, Ministry of Culture by temporarily upgrading the post held by the officer.

5 (ii) Shri Amrit Lal Meena, lAS (BH:89), Additional Secretary (Logistics), Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry as Special Secretary (Logistics), Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry by restoring the post to the level of Secretary to the Government of India. Page lof 4 ACC has further approved the following Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary level appointments: (i) Ms. Alka Upadhyaya, lAS (MP:90), Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development as Chairperson, National Highways Authority of India, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily downgrading the post.

6 (ii) Shri G. Asok Kumar, lAS (TG:91), Mission Director, National Water Mission, Department of Water Resources, river Development and ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti as Director General, National Mission for Clean ganga , Department of Water Resources, river Development & ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary vice Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, lAS (TG:87) upon his superannuation on (iii) Shri Amit Yadav, lAS (UT:91), Director General, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

7 (iv) Shri Vijay Kumar, lAS (UT:92), presently in the Cadre, as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation. (v) Shri Ashish Srivastava, lAS (MP:92), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat (SR). (vi) Shri Sriram Taranikanti, lAS (TR:92), presently in the Cadre, as Additional Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat. (vii) Ms. Neelam Shammi Rao, lAS (MP:92), Director General (Training), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship as Central Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees' Provident Fund Organization, Ministry of Labour and Employment in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.

8 (viii) Shri Amit Agrawal, lAS (CG:93), Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of Joint Secretary in the Ministry. (ix) Ms. Deepti Umashankar, lAS (HY:93), Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training as Establishment Officer & Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training. (x) Shri Vivek Aggarwal, lAS (MP:94), Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare as Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.

9 (xi) Shri Han Ranjan Rao, lAS (MP:94), Joint Secretary, Department of Telecommunications as Additional Secretary, Department of Telecommunications vice Ms. Anita Praveen, lAS (TN:89) upon her appointment as Special Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing industries. (xii) Ms. Roli Singh, lAS (RJ:94), presently in the cadre, as Additional Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of Joint Secretary in the Department. (xiii) Shri Mritunjay Kr Narayan, lAS (UP:95), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power as Additional Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs.

10 (xiv) Shri Ashish Kumar Goel, lAS (UP:95), Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development as Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development vice Ms. Alka Page 2of4 Upadhyaya, lAS (MP:90) upon her appointment as Chairperson, National Highways Authority of India. (xv) Ms. Sandhya V. Sharma, lAS (TN:95), Joint Secretary, Department of Space as Additional Secretary, Department of Space. (xvi) Shri Rajeev Singh Thakur, lAS (RJ:95), Joint Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, Ministry of Defence as Additional Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.