NEW DELHI: Govt on Tuesday appointed Chanchal Kumar, an IAS officer of Bihar cadre, as the new information and broadcasting (I&B) secretary, while designating Sanjay Lohiya as the secretary of department of financial services (DFS). In the bureaucratic reshuffle, Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed director general of civil aviation (DGCA), replacing Faiz Ahmed Kidwai.Kidwai, an MP-cadre IAS officer, has been appointed additional secretary in the personnel department. Lohiya will take over as secretary DFS when M Nagaraju retires on May 31.

Rejig sees appointment of 12 secretaries, 27 additional secretaries

Chanchal Kumar, currently in the department of north-east region, moves to I&B ministry, swapping places with Sanjay Jaju. Tuesday’s order included the appointment of 12 secretaries and 27 additional secretary level officers.Rohit Kansal, an AGMUT cadre officer of 1995 batch, has been appointed the new rural development secretary. Tourism secretary Srivatsa Krishna will be the new minority affairs secretary, while UIDAI chief executive Bhuvnesh Kumar will take charge as tourism secretary.Nagaland-cadre IAS officer Abhishek Singh, who has been promoted to the secretary rank, will take over as director general of National Testing Agency. Nivedita Shukla Verma, a 1991-batch IAS officer who is currently secretary, chemicals and petrochemicals, will take charge as secretary, department of administrative reforms and public grievances. Punjab-cadre IAS officer Tejveer Singh will be the new chemical and petro-chemicals secretary.Narendra Bhooshan, a UP-cadre officer, was named the new secretary of land resources department. The present minority affairs secretary, Chandra Sekhar Kumar, has been made CEO, National Rainfed Area Authority.Tuesday’s order also mentioned that Bharat Harbanslal Khera, a HP-cadre officer of 1995 batch, has been appointed OSD in MSME ministry, and he will take over as secretary on April 30.