New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- The appointment of 31 senior civil servants at the Joint Secretary (JS) level or its equivalent has been approved by the government at the Centre. The move comes as a part of centre's major reshuffle plan, including appointment of IAS officer Bharat H. Khera as Joint Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat.
Of those appointed, two each are from the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS), Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS), one each from the Indian Postal Service (IPoS), Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), Indian Forest Service (IFoS), Indian Civil Account Service (ICAS) and Indian Defence Estate Service (IDES) while 20 are from the Indian Administrative Service.
An order ...