IAS officer Nivedita Shukla Verma given additional charge as DoNER Secretary
Babushahi Bureau
New Delhi, June 26, 2026: Senior IAS officer Nivedita Shukla Verma, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare, has been given the additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Verma will hold the additional responsibility following the relinquishment of the post by Sanjay Jaju.
She will continue in the role until a regular appointment is made or until further orders.
Jaju was recently repatriated to his parent cadre, Telangana, and is expected to take over as the state’s next Chief Secretary.