Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC)

Current context: The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has made new appointments and some reshufflings in multiple ministries on 22nd October 2019.

 

• Pankaj Kumar, 1987 batch IAS officer is appointed as the new CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
• Pramod Kumar Das has been appointed Minority Affairs Secretary.
• Rajesh Bhushan has been appointed as Secretary (Coordination) in the Cabinet Secretariat.
• Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Odisha cadre IAS officer has been appointed as Secretary in the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management.
• Braj Raj Sharma has been appointed Chairman of Staff Selection Commission.
• Sanjeev Nandan Sahai has been appointed as the new Power Secretary.
• Sanjeev Gupta will be the Secretary of Inter-State Council Secretariat.
• Sailesh will be the Secretary of the Department of Public Enterprises.
• Alok Tandon will be Secretary in the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
• Nagendra Nath Sinha will be the Secretary in Department of Border Management in the Home Ministry.

Question:

Q.1 Who has been recently appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)?
a. Praveen Kumar
b. Kumar Pranav
c. Pankaj Kumar
d. Kumar prakash