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The Centre has carried retired a secretary-level reshuffle crossed assorted ministries, appointing elder bureaucrat Neeraj Mittal arsenic Petroleum and Natural Gas secretary.
Mr. Mittal, a 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) serviceman of Tamil Nadu cadre, is presently serving arsenic secretary, Department of Telecommunications.
Mr. Mittal has been appointed successful spot of Pankaj Jain, who was earlier appointed arsenic subordinate secretary, Eighth Central Pay Commission, a Personnel Ministry bid said.
Amit Agrawal, secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, has been appointed arsenic Telecommunications secretary, successful spot of Mr. Mittal.
Manoj Joshi, secretary, Department of Land Resources volition beryllium Pharmaceuticals caput successful spot of Agrawal.
Tourism caput V. Vidyavathi volition present beryllium secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the bid dated November 20 said.
Senior IAS serviceman Srivatsa Krishna, presently moving successful his cadre authorities Karnataka, volition beryllium the caller Tourism secretary.
Atish Chandra, peculiar caput successful the Prime Minister's Office has been appointed arsenic Officer connected Special Duty (OSD), Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
The serviceman volition instrumentality implicit arsenic secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare aft superannuation of Devesh Chaturvedi, connected February 28, 2026.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the assignment of Anju Rathi Rana, presently moving arsenic secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, arsenic subordinate secretary, 23rd Law Commission of India.
It has besides approved hold successful tenure of Rajiv Mani, secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice for a play with effect from January 9, 2026 up to July 31, 2028, i.e. till the day of his superannuation.
The ACC has besides approved entrustment of further complaint of the station of secretary, Department of Legal Affairs to Mani.
