Nilam Sawhney appointed Central Vigilance Commission secretary

NEW DELHI: Senior IAS officer Nilam Sawhney has been appointed as secretary, Central Vigilance Commission, replacing Alok Kumar who has been made Additional Secretary in Niti Aayog.

Sawhney, a 1984 batch IAS officer, is presently serving in her cadre-- Andhra Pradesh.

She has been appointed in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary for a period of four years from the date of assumption of charge of the post, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.

Sawhney replaces her batch-mate Alok Kumar who has been appointed as Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog for the balance period of his central deputation tenure i.e. upto December 13, 2016, it said.

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) chairperson Jalaj Shrivastava has been appointed as Additional Secretary in Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.

Shrivastava, a 1984 batch IAS officer of union territories cadre, has been appointed for a period of four years from the date of assumption of charge of the post, it said.

The government has also issued orders for postings of few other Additional Secretary level officers.

Ajay Kumar Bhalla, also from the same batch, has been moved out of Coal Ministry and appointed as Additional Secretary in Department of Commerce.

Bhalla, who was working as Additional Secretary in the Coal Ministry, has been appointed for the balance period of his central deputation tenure i.e. upto June 30, 2017, the order said.

Anuradha Mitra has been appointed as Financial Adviser (Acquisition) & Member (Defence Procurement Board) and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence, it said.

Amarjeet Sinha, a 1983 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, has been appointed as Additional Secretary in Department of Rural Development.

Sinha, presently Additional Secretary in Department of Higher Education, has been appointed for the balance period of his central deputation tenure i.e. upto September 14, 2018, the order said.

R Buhril has been appointed as Advisor, Inter State Council Secretariat under Ministry of Home Affairs in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.

Buhril is presently Protector General of Emigrants in Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.

The Centre has cancelled the order of appointment of T Vijayakumar, a 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, as Additional Secretary in Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD).

His batch-mate Nutan Guha Biswas has been appointed as new Additional Secretary in MoWCD for a period of four years from the date of assumption of charge of the post.

Ashok M R Dalawai has been appointed as Additional Secretary in Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.

Dalawai, who is presently Deputy Director General in UIDAI, has been appointed for the balance period of central deputation tenure i.e. upto April 29, 2017.