The Several Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and other service cadres to the Rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India.

The Several Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and other service cadres to the Rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India.

(Rank: Addl. Secretary)

Sanjay Rastogi (IAS – OR:91)
From Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Youth Affairs & Sports
To Director General, National Archives of India (Ministry of Culture)

Anil Kumar Singhal (IAS – AP:93)
Appointed as CEO, National Rainfed Area Authority (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare)
Post temporarily downgraded to Additional Secretary level (modifying earlier 02.07.2025 order)

Sudeep Jain (IAS – TN:94)
From Additional Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
To Member Secretary, National Commission for Women (Ministry of Women & Child Development)

Dheeraj Sahu (IAS – UP:96)
From MD, SFAC (Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare)
To Additional Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy (Ministry of Education)

A. Anbarasu (IAS – AGMUT:96)
To Additional Secretary & DG (Acquisition), Department of Defence (Ministry of Defence)

Lav Aggarwal (IAS – AP:96)
To Additional Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development
Continues temporary post upgradation after Gyanesh Bharti’s posting as Election Commission official

Sunil Kumar Barnwal (IAS – JH:97)
From Additional Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education
To CEO, National Health Authority

Manish Bhardwaj (IAS – GJ:97)
From DDG, UIDAI (MeitY)
To Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority (Ministry of Home Affairs)
Notable Strategic Transfers & Temporary Upgrades

Akash Tripathi (IAS – MP:98)
From Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power
To MD, SECI (Ministry of New & Renewable Energy), upgraded to Additional Secretary level

Gyanesh Bharti (IAS – AGMUT:98)
From Additional Secretary, WCD
To Deputy Election Commissioner (Election Commission of India); post upgraded to Additional Secretary

Hirdesh Kumar (IAS – AGMUT:99)
From MD, TRIFED (Ministry of Tribal Affairs)
To CEO, NATGRID (Ministry of Home Affairs)

Diwakar Nath Misra (IAS – AM:2000)
Appointed Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Akhil Kumar (IPS – UP:94)
To MD & CEO, Digital India Corporation (MeitY)

Sandeep Sarkar
(IDAS:95)
To Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Dept. of Agricultural Research & Education

Anu P. Mathai (IES:95)
To Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (Ministry of Finance); temporarily upgraded from JS post
In-Situ Upgradation of Service-Cadre Officials

Shantanu (IAS – TR:97)
Elevated from Joint Secretary to Additional Secretary in Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Pawan Kumar Sharma (IAS – MP:99)
Elevated from Joint Secretary to Additional Secretary in Department of Defence; post restored to its Additional Secretary level