New Delhi, Aug 12: In a major reshuffle involving 15 senior officials at the centre today Vinod Rai was appointed the Additional Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs and Sanjiv Misra, OSD to Deputy Prime Minister, was also promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary. Rai, Joint Secretary, banking in the Department of Economic Affairs, has been made Additional Secretary (financial sector) in the same department after promotion.
Rai's name has of late figured in media speculation for the post of Director General of Doordarshan.
Misra, who succeeded Ajay Prasad as OSD to Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani in the rank of Joint Secretary, has been promoted to Additional Secretary rank. Prasad was earlier appointed Defence Secretary.
Ranjit Isar, Joint Secretary in the Defence Ministry, has been promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary in the same ministry.
Jainder Singh, Managing Director of National Horticulture Board, has been appointed secretary of Union Public Service Commission in the rank of Additional Secretary.
Surinder K Arora, currently posted in Andhra Pradesh, has been shifted to the centre and appointed Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Commerce and Dhirendra Nath Padhi, shifted from Orissa, has been made Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, an official release said.
Bureau Report