On Friday, the Union government announced a significant reshuffle of top bureaucrats. Punya Salila Srivastava, who is currently the Prime Minister’s Office’s special secretary, has been named the new Health Secretary as part of this reshuffle. Initially, she will serve as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for the Department of Health and Family Welfare.
“She will take over as the health secretary after incumbent Apurva Chandra superannuates on September 30,” according to a Personnel Ministry order.
Rajesh Kumar Singh, the present secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, has been named the new defence secretary. He will initially serve as OSD in the ministry before succeeding Aramane Giridhar, the current defence secretary, who is slated to retire on October 31, 2024.
Katikithala Srinivas, the current minority affairs secretary, will be the next housing and urban affairs secretary.
Additionally, senior bureaucrat Deepti Umashankar has been appointed as the new secretary to the President of India.
Vivek Joshi, the current financial services secretary, will take over as the secretary of the department of personnel and training (DoPT). Senior IAS officer Nagaraju Maddirala, currently serving as additional secretary in the coal ministry, will replace Joshi as the new financial services Secretary.
Manoj Govil, an IAS officer who previously served as secretary in the ministry of corporate affairs, has been appointed to a new role as Secretary, department of expenditure, ministry of finance.
Vandana Gurnani, an IAS officer currently serving in her cadre, has been appointed Secretary (Coordination) in the Cabinet Secretariat.Chandra Sekhar Kumar, who previously served as special secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, will now be the Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs. He will succeed Katikithala Srinivas in this role.
Neelam Shammi Rao, an IAS officer currently serving as the Central Provident Fund Commissioner, has been appointed as Secretary, national commission for minorities, ministry of minority affairs.
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Source: TOI
