Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) Appointments

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

• Shri C.R.Viswanath, IAS, Chairman and Managing Director of Food Corporation of India has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
•  Ms.Vrinda Sarup, IAS, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy  as Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
• Dr.Subhas Chandra Khuntia, IAS, Special Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas  as Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development.
•  Shri Anuj Kumar Bishnoi, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation as Secretary, Department of Fertilizers.
• Shri Shashi Shekhar, IAS, Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change as Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
• Shri Sunil Soni, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs as Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
• Shri Anil Kumar Agarwal, Director General, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation as Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.
• Ms. Rita A Teaotia, IAS, Special Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology as Secretary, Department of Commerce.
• Dr.Anup K Pujari, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Mines as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
• Shri Balvender Kumar, IAS, Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority as Secretary, Ministry of Mines.
• Shri Pradeep Kumar Pujari, IAS, Special Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture as Secretary, Ministry of Power.
• Shri Ameising Luikham, IAS ,Secretary, North Eastern Council, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region as Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises.
•  Shri Satyanarayan Mohanty, IAS, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development as Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission
• Shri Vinay Sheel Oberoi, IAS, Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development as Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.
• Shri V.Somasundaran, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation as Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development.
• Shri Rajiv Nayan Choubey, IAS, Special Secretary, Ministry of Power as Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation.
• Shri Devendra Chaudhary, IAS, Special Secretary, Ministry of Power as Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances and Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.