IAS Breaking: Punjab IAS among 14 officers appointed to key Secretary/ Additional Secretary-level posts at Centre; Full list released
Ravi Jakhu
New Delhi, March 31, 2026:In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment and transfer of 14 senior IAS officers to Secretary and Additional Secretary-level positions across key ministries. The list includes Punjab cadre IAS officer Tejveer Singh, who has been given an important assignment at the Centre.
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Full List of Appointments:
- Nivedita Shukla Verma (IAS, UP:91)
Appointed as Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, with additional charge of Secretary, Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare.
- Chanchal Kumar (IAS, BH:92)
Appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
- Narendra Bhooshan (IAS, UP:92)
Continues as Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development.
- Chandra Sekhar Kumar (IAS, OR:92)
Appointed as Chief Executive Officer, National Rainfed Area Authority, in the rank of Secretary.
- Sanjay Jaju (IAS, TG:92)
Appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
- Srivatsa Krishna (IAS, KN:94)
Appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs.
- Tejveer Singh (IAS, PB:94) (Punjab Cadre)
Appointed as Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
- Sanjay Lohiya (IAS, AM:94)
Appointed as Special Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance (to take over as Secretary later).
- Rohit Kansal (IAS, AGMUT:95)
Appointed as Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development.
- Bharat Harbanslal Khera (IAS, HP:96)
Appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
- Abhishek Singh (IAS, NL:95)
Appointed as Director General, National Testing Agency, in the rank of Secretary.
- Bhuvnesh Kumar (IAS, UP:96)
Appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Tourism.
Additional Developments:
- Sanjay Rastogi (IAS, OR:91)
Granted in-situ upgradation as Special Secretary, while continuing as Director General, National Archives of India.
- Sajjan Singh Yadav (IAS, AGMUT:95)
Granted in-situ upgradation as Special Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.