Senior bureaucrat Rahul Singh has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), succeeding Nidhi Chhibber. The appointment is part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle announced by the Centre on Wednesday. Singh, a 1996-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Bihar cadre, is currently serving as the Additional Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
Chhibber, the outgoing CBSE chairperson, has been appointed as Advisor to the Niti Aayog. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved Singh’s appointment as CBSE chairperson, according to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry. The reshuffle also includes the appointment of A P Das Joshi, a 1994-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, as the new Additional Secretary in DoPT, replacing Singh.
Furthermore, Rajeev Kumar Mital, currently serving as the Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor in the Department of Atomic Energy, has been appointed as the Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Gyanesh Bharti will take over as the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Women and Child Development, while Deepak Narain has been named as the Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
(With inputs from PTI)
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