In a recent development, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the promotion of 26 IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the central government.

These officers, from the 1995 to 1999 batches, will now assume crucial roles in the administration.

The list of the newly empaneled officers includes Sudhir Kumar Lohani (1995, Odisha), Dheeraj Sahu (1996, Uttar Pradesh), V Candavelou (1997, AGMUT), Shanmuga Sundaram MK (1997, Uttar Pradesh), Ranjeet Singh Deol (1998, Maharashtra), Akash Tripathi (1998, Madhya Pradesh), N Gulzar (1999, Andhra Pradesh), Ashutosh Agnihotri (1999, Assam-Meghalaya), Ajay Bhadoo (1999, Gujarat), Amandeep Garg (1999, Himachal Pradesh), KN Srikar (1999, Karnataka), Subodh Yadav (1999, Karnataka), Ashok Kumar Singh (1999, Kerala), M Beena (1999, Kerala), Kunal Kumar (1999, Maharashtra), Richa Bagla (1999, Maharashtra), Bhawna Garg (1999, Punjab), Nilkanth S Avhad (1999, Punjab), Mugdha Singa (1999, Rajasthan), Ashish Chatterjee (1999, Tamil Nadu), Brajendra Navnit (1999, Tamil Nadu), Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi (1999, Telangana), Amit Singh Negi (1999, Uttarakhand), Ravinder (1999, Uttar Pradesh), and Puneet Yadav (1999, West Bengal).