The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments: -

Shri Dipak Chatterjee, IAS (WB: 66), presently Secretary, Department of Commerce, hold full additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, till further orders, vice Shri S.B. Mohapatra, IAS (OR:67) on his retirement on 30.6.2004.

Shri B.S. Baswan, IAS (MP:67), presently Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, as Secretary, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, vice Shri S.C. Tripathi, IAS (UP:68).

Shri Ajai Vikram Singh, IAS (UL:67), presently Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, as Secretary, Ministry of Defence, vice Shri Ajay Prasad, IAS (HP:69).

Shri S.C. Tripathi, IAS (UP:68), presently Secretary, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, as Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, against the post vacated by Shri B.K. Chaturvedi, IAS (UP:66).

Smt. Reva Nayyar, IAS (HY:68), presently Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, as Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, vice Smt. Kasturi G. Menon, IAS (WB:69).

Shri Dhanendra Kumar, IAS (HY:68), presently Secretary, Department of Culture, as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, vice Shri Ajai Vikram Singh, IAS (UL:67).

Shri Dhirendra Singh, IAS (KN:68), presently Secretary, Department of Disinvestment, as Home Secretary vice Shri Anil Baijal, IAS (AGMU:69).

Shri A.K. Rastogi, IAS (TN:68), presently on compulsory wait with the Inter State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs to the vacant post of Secretary (Border Management) in the same Ministry.

Shri A.N. Tiwari, IAS (AP:69), presently Secretary, Department of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, as Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, vice Shri Arun Bhatnagar, IAS(MP:66) on his voluntary retirement on 29.6.2004.

Shri Anil Baijal, IAS(AGMU:69), presently Home Secretary, as Secretary, Department of Urban Development vice Shri N.N. Khanna, IAS(PB:66) on his retirement on 30.6.2004.

Shri Ajay Prasad, IAS(HP:69), presently Secretary, Ministry of Defence, as Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, vice Shri K. Roy Paul, IAS(BH:67) on his retirement on 30.6.2004.

Smt. Neena Ranjan, IAS(UP:69) presently Secretary, Department of Official Language, as Secretary, Department of Culture, vice Shri Dhanendra Kumar, IAS(HY:68).

Smt. Sarita Prasad, IAS(HP:69), presently Special Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, as Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, vice Shri B.S. Baswan, IAS(MP:67). The post of Special Secretary will revert to its original level of Additional Secretary.

Smt. Chitra Chopra, IAS(RJ:69), presently Secretary, National Commission on Backward Classes, as Secretary, Department of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, vice Shri A.N. Tiwari, IAS(AP:69).

Smt. Kasturi G. Menon, IAS(WB:69), presently Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, as Adviser, Planning Commission, in the rank and pay of Secretary, against the post vacated by Shri Mano Ranjan, IAS(UP:69).

Shri P.M.A. Hakeem, IAS(MH:69), presently Chairman and Managing Director, Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC), Department of Commerce, as Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, against the post vacated by Shri S. Regunathan, IAS(AGMU:68) on reversion to his cadre. The resultant vacancy of CMD, ECGC will revert to its original level of Additional Secretary.

Shri A.K. Jha, IAS(AP:69), presently Chairman and Managing Director, India Trade Promotion Organisation, as Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, vice Shri Lakshmi Chand, IAS(UP:69).

Shri Lakshmi Chand, IAS(UP:69), presently Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, as Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, vice Smt. Reva Nayyar, IAS(HY:68).

Shri Anupam Dasgupta, IAS(MH:70), presently Additional Secretary, Department of Urban Development, as Secretary, Department of Official Language, vice Smt. Neena Ranjan, IAS(UP:69).

Shri R. Poornalingam, IAS(TN:70), presently Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, as Secretary, Department of Disinvestment, vice Shri Dhirendra Singh, IAS(KN:68).

Shri Lalit K. Joshi, IAS(MP:70), presently Member (Administration), National Highways Authority of India, be re-notified in his present post in the rank and pay of Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post.

Shri Priyadarshi Thakur, IAS(RJ:70), presently Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of External Affairs, as Chairman, Tariff Commission, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, in the rank and pay of Secretary against the post vacated by Shri V. Lakshmi Ratan, IAS(TN:67).