IAS officer among four appointed to key posts in Central Ministries
Babushahi Bureau
New Delhi, October 16, 2026: The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has issued appointment orders for four officers to key positions in various Union government ministries under the Central Staffing Scheme.
As per the orders, Dilip Lalchand Parmar, Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) officer of the 2014 batch, has been appointed Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Higher Education.
Thiyagarajan S. M., an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 2011 batch from the Bihar cadre, has been appointed Director in the Ministry of Cooperation.
Praveen Kumar Tiwari, an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer of the 2011 batch, has also been appointed Director in the Ministry of Cooperation.
Meanwhile, Saurabh, an Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) officer of the 2012 batch, has been appointed Director in the Ministry of Steel.