January 22, 2002

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SECRETARY LEVEL APPOINTMENTS

    The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments:

  1. Shri S.S. Boparai, IAS(PB:64), presently Adviser, Planning commission as Secretary, Planning Commission vice Shri Ajit Kumar, superannuating on 31.1.2002.
  2. Shri Dipak Chatterjee, IAS(WB:66), presently Secretary, Department of Mines as Secretary, Department of Commerce, vice Shri Prabir Sengupta superannuating on 31.1.2002.
  3. Shri A.K. Goswami, IAS(HP:66), presently Director General, National Productivity Council as Secretary, Department of Drinking Water Supply.
  4. Shri A.K. Kundra, IAS(PB:66) presently Chairman, Tariff Commission as Secretary, Department of Mines vice Shri Dipak Chatterjee.
  5. Shri Nripendra Misra, IAS(UP:67), presently Special Secretary, Department of Commerce as Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, vice Shri Ashok Pahwa superannuating on 31.1.2002.
  6. Shri G.C. Srivastava, IAS(AGMU:67), presently Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue as Chairman, Tariff Commission in the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion in the rank and pay of Secretary vice Shri A.K. Kundra.
  7. Shri B.N. Jha, IAS(BH:67), presently Chairman, Inland Waterways Authority of India, as Director General, National Productivity Council in the rank and pay of Secretary, vice Shri A.K. Goswami.
  8. Shri Ashok Pradhan, IAS(AGMU:67), presently Special Secretary and Central Relief Commissioner, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation as Secretary, Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Secretary, Ministry of Agro & Rural Industries vice Shri Vishwanath Anand superannuating on 31.1.2002.
  9. Shri N.L. Lakhanpal, IAS(MH:67), Director general of Foreign Trade in the Department of Commerce to be upgraded to the rank and pay of Secretary on that post on personal basis.
  10. Shri Rajiv Srivastava, IAS(WB:67), presently in the Cadre as Chairman, Inland Waterways Authority of India in the rank and pay of Secretary vice Shri B.N. Jha.
  11. Smt. Krishna Bhatnagar, IAS(RJ:67), presently in the cadre as Adviser, Planning Commission in the rank and pay of Secretary vice Shri S.S. Boparai.
  12. Smt. Binoo Sen. IAS(MP:67), presently in the cadre as Special Secretary and Central Relief Commissioner in the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation in the rank and pay of Secretary, vice Shri Ashok Pradhan.
  13. Smt. Malti S. Sinha, IAS(BH:66), Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to be in the rank and pay of Secretary.
  14. Shri P.K. Mohanty, IAS(OR:67), Adviser, Planning Commission to be in the rank and pay of Secretary.
  15. Smt. Pratibha Karan, IAS(AGMU:67), Managing Director, TRIFED to be in the rank and pay of Secretary.