Apurva Chandra appointed Health Secretary; Sanjay Jaju new I&B Secretary
The Hindu
Apurva Chandra was appointed the Health Secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Saturday.
Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra was appointed the Health Secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Saturday.
Mr. Chandra is a 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Maharashtra cadre.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved Mr. Chandra's appointment as the Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said.
Senior bureaucrat Sanjay Jaju has been appointed as the new Information and Broadcasting Secretary in place of Mr. Chandra.
Mr. Jaju, a 1992-batch IAS officer, is currently serving in his cadre State of Telangana.
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, a 1988-batch (retired) IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre, has been named Secretary to the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal on contract basis for a period of one year, it said.
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