India, Nov. 21 -- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has cleared a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle affecting multiple ministries, including the Department of Telecommunications.

As part of the changes, Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Mittal, a 1992-batch IAS officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre, replaces Pankaj Jain, who moves to the Eighth Central Pay Commission as Member Secretary. Jain is scheduled to superannuate on 31 December 2025.

Amit Agrawal, currently Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, has been named the new Telecom Secretary. A 1993-batch IAS officer from the Chhattisgarh cadre, Agrawal took charge of the pharmac...