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Six Additional Secretary rank officers reshuffled, Rajeev Kumar Mital IAS appointed DG- National Mission for Clean Ganga

New Delhi: With 2024 Lok Sabha Elections coming closer by the day, six additional secretary rank officers have been reshuffled. The names of these officers are as follows.

  • Deepak Narain (IA&AS: 1993), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
  • Nidhi Chhibber (IAS: 1994: CG), Chairperson, Central Board of Secondary Education was appointed as Advisor, NITI Aayog in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post and extending the central deputation tenure of the officer for a period of one year.
  • A  P  Das Joshi (IAS: 1994: AM)was appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
  • Rahul Singh (IAS: 1996: BH), Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, was appointed as Chairperson, Central Board of Secondary Education in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post.
  • Rajeev Kumar Mital (IAS: 1998: MH), Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Department of Atomic Energy, was appointed as Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
  • Gyanesh Bharti (IAS: 1998: AGMUT), presently in the cadre, was appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development by temporarily upgrading a vacant post of Joint Secretary in the Ministry.

Deliberations on Financial Self-Reliance of Local Bodies, Practical Suggestions from State Finance Commission Dehradun: Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, along with the Chairman and members of the 6th State Finance Commission N. Ravishankar, held detailed discussions on enhancing the financial self-reliance, administrative capacity, and overall contribution of municipal bodies (Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats) and Zilla Panchayats to the state economy. The meeting highlighted that despite multiple opportunities for financial independence, local bodies are not achieving the expected level of self-reliance due to administrative and policy gaps. Constraints include limited local revenue sources, traditional slow work culture, lack of clear bylaws, inadequate land management, and excessive political centralization. The Chief Secretary urged the Finance Commission to provide practical, timely, and implementable suggestions to strengthen the financial capacity of urban and district local bodies. The Commission recommended interventions in land management, revenue-generating bylaws, work culture, adoption of innovations, and effective execution. It also suggested shifting district plan allocations from a distribution-based approach to a need-and-outcome-based model. Commission members P. S. Jangpangi, M. C. Joshi, Secretary Nitesh Jha, Dilip Jawalkar, and Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar, along with relevant officials, attended the meeting.

February 26, 2026 No Comments
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