On 24 July 2026, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of several senior IAS officers as Secretaries in various Ministries and Departments.
Key appointments:
- Vineet Joshi → Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj (from Secretary, Department of Higher Education)
- Naresh Pal Gangwar → Secretary, Department of Higher Education
- T. K. Anil Kumar → Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy
- Katikithala Srinivas → Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)
- Keshav Chandra → Secretary, Ministry of Mines
- Chandra Bhushan Kumar → Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment
- Sushil Kumar Lohani → Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
- Satendra Singh → Secretary, Department of Urban Development
- D. Thara → Secretary, Department of Capital Development
- Piyush Goyal → Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
These appointments are part of a major administrative reshuffle approved by the Cabinet.
