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

(i) Shri Anant Kumar Singh, lAS (UP:1984), in cadre, as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs in the vacancy of Shri Rajiv Sharma, lAS (AP 1982).

(ii) Shri Raghvendra Singh, lAS (WB:1983), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation in the vacancy of Shri Dalip Singh, lAS (HY:1982).

(iii) Shri T. Vijayakumar, lAS (AP:1983), Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development as Director General, Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary against the existing Vacancy.

(iv) Shri M J Joseph, ICAS 1979, Additional Secretary Ministry of Corporate Affairs, as Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards, Department of Consumer Affairs, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary in the vacancy of Shri Sunil Soni, lAS (MH:1981).

(v) Shri D V Prasad lAS (KN:1984), Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development in the vacancy of Shri AB Joshi, lPoS 1979.

(vi) Shri Deepak Kumar, lAS (BH:1984), in cadre, as Add itional Secretary, Ministry of Labor and Employment in the vacancy of Shri Arun Kumar Sinha, lAS (UP:1983).

(vii) Shri Deepak Shetty, IRS (C&CE 1980), Joint Director General (Shipping), Directorate General of Shipping under Ministry of Shipping as Director General (Shipping), Directorate General of Shipping under Ministry of Shipping in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary in the vacancy of Shri Gautam Chatterjee, lAS (MH:1982).

(viii) Ms Vijaya Shrivastava, lAS (MP:1984) Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development as Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the vacancy of Shri Gautam Guha, IA&AS 1981.

(ix) Shri Ajay Narayan Jha, lAS (MT:1982), OSD, Finance Commission as Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance after 31.12.2014 in the vacancy of Ms. Anjuly Chib Duggal, lAS (PB:1981).

(x) Shri Alok Shrivastava, lAS (MP:1984), as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Shipping.

(xi) Shri Anand Kumar, lAS (KL:1984), as Managing Director, National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.

(xii) Ms Rashmi Shukla Sharma, lAS (MP:1984), as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

(xiii) Shri T Jacob, lAS (TN:1984), as Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training.

(xiv) Shri Alok Kumar, lAS (AM :1984), as Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.