PM Modi shakes the bureaucracy with focus on delivery
Hindustan TimesPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday carried out a massive administrative rejig in the top echelons of bureaucracy, shuffling at least 20 senior Indian Administrative Services officers. According to the notification issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, 1989 Kerala batch IAS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh has been appointed as the next defence secretary, succeeding A Giridhar. Punya Salila Sriavastava, an AGMUT cadre IAS officer of 1993 batch, who is currently a special secretary at Prime Minister's Office, will take over as health secretary as per the notification. Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out a massive administrative rejig in the top echelons of bureaucracy National Health Authority's chief executive officer Deepti Gaur Mukherjee will be the new secretary at the ministry of corporate affairs. The appointments committee notified that Sanjeev Kumar, a 1993 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, will be secretary, defence production at the ministry of defence.