The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following :
1. Shri Amitabh Kumar, IRS (IT:87), as Joint DG (JS level), Ministry of Shipping (Mumbai) from the date of assumption the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Deepak Shetty, IRS (C&CE:84).
2. Dr. AJV Prasad, IAS (HP:86), on compulsory wait in the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals until further orders.
3. Shri Samir K Biswas, IAS (MH:90), as Joint Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for the balance period of his five years central deputation tenure upto 08.10.2019 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Dr. AJV Prasad, IAS (HP:86).
4. Shri A K Meena, IAS (OR:93), as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for the balance period of his five years central deputation tenure upto 19.04.2016 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Navin Kumar Chaudhary, IAS (JK:94).
5. Ms. Rosy Sharma, (CSS:98), as DDG, CAPART (JS level), Department of Rural Development from the date of assumption of the charge of the post upto her superannuation on 30.09.2018 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri M L Meena, IAS (WB:83).
6. Shri Manoj Pant, IFS (JK:86), as Joint Secretary, Department of Health Research from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for the balance period of his five years central deputation tenure upto 05.05.2017 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri H Nagesh Prabhu, IFS (KL:84).
7. Ms. Sumita Mukherjee, IRAS (87), as Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser, CSIR, D/o Scientific & Industrial Research from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for a period of five years or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Ms. Anu J. Singh, IRS(IT)(85).
8. Shri Dvijendra Kumar Sharma, IFS (MT:88), as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for the balance period of his five years central deputation tenure upto 26.01.2017 or until further orders, whichever is earlier, vice Shri Sushil Kumar, IAS (MT:87).