New Appointnments made by Union cabinet committe on appointments.

Union cabinet committee on appointments has approved the following appointments:

1. Ms. Naini Jayaseelan, IAS(UT:80) as Adviser, Planning Commission in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.

2. Shri Arbind Prasad, IAS(BH:80), presently Joint Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment as Advisor, Planning Commission in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.

3. Shri Anup K. Pujari, IAS(KN:80) as Director General of Foreign Trade under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.

4. Shri Shyam S.Agarwal, IAS(RJ:80), as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, on in-situ basis, by temporarily upgrading the post.

5. Shri Upendra Tripathy, IAS(KN:80), as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, on in-situ basis, by temporarily upgrading the post.

6. Ms. Nandita Chatterjee, IAS (WB:80), as DDG, CAPART, under the Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary, on in-situ basis, by temporarily upgrading the post.

7. Shri Satish Balram Agnihotri, IAS(OR:80), as Director General of Shipping under the Ministry of Shipping, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.

8. Shri Ashok Lavasa, IAS(HY:80), as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power.