New Delhi: Senior IAS officers Ashok Lavasa and Ajay Mittal were on Tuesday appointed as Expenditure and Information and Broadcasting secretaries respectively in a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle.
In all, 14 new secretaries have been appointed in various central government departments.
Mr Lavasa, currently Environment Secretary, will take over from Ratan P Watal, who superannuates on April 30, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.
Mr Mittal, at present working in his cadre state Himachal Pradesh, will be new Information and Broadcasting Secretary.
Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Snehlata Shrivastava has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Justice. She is currently Special Secretary in Department of Financial Services, the DoPT said.
There has been reshuffle in other departments too. Devendra Chaudhary has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
Chirravuri Viswanath, Secretary for Department of Consumer Affairs will be new Secretary DARPG and for Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare in place of Chaudhary.
Mr Pandey is currently Secretary, Department of Official Language under Home Ministry.
In all, 14 new secretaries have been appointed in various central government departments.
Mr Lavasa, currently Environment Secretary, will take over from Ratan P Watal, who superannuates on April 30, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.
Mr Mittal, at present working in his cadre state Himachal Pradesh, will be new Information and Broadcasting Secretary.
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Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Snehlata Shrivastava has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Justice. She is currently Special Secretary in Department of Financial Services, the DoPT said.
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There has been reshuffle in other departments too. Devendra Chaudhary has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
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Chirravuri Viswanath, Secretary for Department of Consumer Affairs will be new Secretary DARPG and for Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare in place of Chaudhary.
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Mr Pandey is currently Secretary, Department of Official Language under Home Ministry.
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