New Delhi: After making major changes in the cabinet, the Modi government has also changed the top bureaucrats in many ministries. The Narendra Modi government has appointed Devendra Kumar Singh as the secretary of the newly created cooperation ministry, while Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as the new aviation secretary. Devendra Kumar Singh, a 1989-batch Kerala cadre IAS, has previously served as Additional Secretary, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises and Development Commissioner. The Ministry of Cooperation was started by the Central Government to implement the prosperity vision through cooperation.
Let us inform you that on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met the secretaries of all the ministries and departments. Necessary reforms in government processes were emphasized in this meeting. Not even a week has passed since this meeting that 13 bureaucrats have been given new responsibilities. Pradeep Kumar Tripathi’s name is also included in the major reshuffle on Wednesday. Pradeep Kumar Tripathi, who was till now working as Secretary, Ministry of Steel, has been sent to the Department of Personnel and Training. Govind Mohan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, has been made Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
After the reshuffle made by the Modi government, Air India Chairman and Managing Director Rajiv Bansal has been made the Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation after the retirement of Pradeep Singh Kharola. K Rajaraman, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, has been made Telecom Secretary. K Rajan will replace Anshu Prakash. Anurag Jain, Vice-Chairman of Delhi Development Authority, has been promoted as Secretary, Department of Industry and Internal Trade. Sunil Barthwal has been made Secretary, Ministry of Labor and Employment.
Sujata Chaturvedi has been shifted from the Department of Personnel and Training to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. K Sanjay Murthy has been made Secretary, Higher Education Department. Murthy will replace Amit Khare. The Modi government has also promoted additional secretaries to the post of special secretaries in their departments. These include S Kishore, Shri V Srinivas and Manoj Joshi.
