Tarun Kapoor appointed as adviser to PM Modi

New Delhi: Former petroleum secretary Tarun Kapoor has been appointed as adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi among many top-level bureaucratic appointments. Kapoor, a 1987-batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, superannuated on November 30, 2021.

"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved appointment of Kapoor as adviser to the Prime Minister, in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), in the rank and scale of secretary to Government of India, initially for two years from the date of joining," the government said in an order on Monday.

Gyanesh Kumar, a 1988-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, has been appointed as secretary, Ministry of Cooperation.


Alkesh Kumar Sharma, currently secretary (Coordination), in the cabinet secretariat will take over as secretary in the ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity).

Pradip Kumar Tripathi, secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), goes as secretary, (Coordination) in the Cabinet Secretariat.

S Radha Chauhan, a 1988-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre will be the new DoPT secretary in place of Tripathi.

SKG Rahate, additional secretary in the ministry of power has been appointed as secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice.