Purkayastha named CIC Secy, Muivah is new Secy NEC

As part of major senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the government on Monday, senior IAS officer Atanu Purkayastha has been appointed Secretary in the Central Information Commission (CIC). Purkayastha, a 1983 batch IAS officer, is presently serving in his cadre state West Bengal.

Purkayastha has been appointed to the post, which was lying vacant for nearly four months, in place of TY Das, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said. Das was sent to her cadre state Assam in May this year.

A total 15 Additional Secretaries and 20 Joint Secretaries have been appointed in various central government ministries. <g data-gr-id="26">Ramnganing</g> Muivah, a 1985 batch Manipur cadre IAS officer, has been appointed Secretary, North Eastern Council (NEC), Shillong.  Anup Wadhawan, Additional Secretary in Department of Financial Services, has been named Director General of Foreign Trade.  Anant Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary in Home Ministry, has been shifted as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Earlier in the day, Rajiv Mehrishi replaced LC Goyal as Home Secretary. Goyal has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of India Trade Promotion Organisation. Praveen Sinha, a 1998 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre, has been appointed Additional Secretary (Joint Secretary level) in Central Vigilance Commission, it said. Keshni Anand Arora has been appointed Additional Secretary (AS), Niti Aayog. The post has been newly created.

Arun Goyal, a 1985 batch IAS officer, has been appointed Additional Secretary, Secretariat for Cabinet Committee on Investment in the Cabinet Secretariat. Subhas Sharma, who is working in his cadre state Bihar, has been appointed AS in Information and Broadcasting Ministry in place of Vinod Kumar Thakral, who has been made Special Secretary and Financial Adviser in Department of Fertilizers, it said.