Chanchal Kumar appointed Information and Broadcasting Secretary, Sanjay Lohiya to be Financial Services Secretary

Senior IAS serviceman Chanchal Kumar has been appointed arsenic Information and Broadcasting Secretary arsenic portion of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre connected Tuesday (March 31, 2026).

Mr. Kumar, a 1992 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) serviceman of Bihar cadre, is presently Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).

Sanjay Lohiya, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines has been appointed arsenic Special Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

He volition instrumentality implicit arsenic Secretary, Department of Financial Services, aft the superannuation of incumbent Nagaraju Maddirala connected May 31, an bid issued by the Personnel Ministry said.

Abhishek Singh, Director General, National Informatics Centre, has been named arsenic Director General, National Testing Agency, Ministry of Education. Mr. Singh is simply a 1995 batch IAS serviceman of the Nagaland cadre.

Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary successful the Ministry of Textiles, volition beryllium Secretary, Department of Rural Development.

Narendra Bhooshan, a 1992 batch IAS serviceman of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed arsenic Secretary, Department of Land Resources.

Tejveer Singh, a 1994 batch IAS serviceman of Punjab cadre, volition beryllium Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals, successful spot of Nivedita Shukla Verma, who has been appointed arsenic Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.

Mr. Verma volition besides clasp the further complaint of the station of Secretary, Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare.

Bharat Harbanslal Khera, Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, has been appointed arsenic Officer connected Special Duty, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

The serviceman volition instrumentality implicit arsenic Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises aft the superannuation of Subhas Chandra Lal Das connected April 30, the bid said.