Current context: Appointments Committee has approved new appointments of Secretaries with some reshuffles in top Ministries and Departments.
a. Subhash Chandra Garg
b. Atanu Chakraborty
c. Ajay Kumar Bhalla
d. Guruprasad Mohapatra
- The appointments are done in the posts of departments of Economic Affairs, Power, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Telecom, and Parliamentary Affairs.
- The newly appointed secretaries are:
- Secretary for Department of Economic Affairs: Atanu Chakraborty replacing Subhash Chandra Garg.
- Power Secretary: Subhash Chandra Garg (he has applied for voluntary retirement scheme after the shift).
- The Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Home Affairs: Ajay Kumar Bhalla.
- Secretary for Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM): Anil Kumar Khachi.
- Secretary for DPIIT: Guruprasad Mohapatra.
- Secretary of telecommunications: Anshu Prakash.
- Textiles Secretary: Ravi Capoor.
- Secretary for Department of Pharmaceuticals: PS Vaghela.
- Secretary for Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying: Atul Chaturvedi.
- Secretary for Department of Official Language: Anuradha Mitra.
Questions:
Q.1 Who is currently the Secretary for the Department of Economic Affairs?a. Subhash Chandra Garg
b. Atanu Chakraborty
c. Ajay Kumar Bhalla
d. Guruprasad Mohapatra