New Delhi: The government has approved the appointment of Anil Kumar Adepally (IFoS) as Private Secretary to the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. According to an order from the Department of Personnel (DoPT), Adepally has been appointed to the post at the level of Director for a period up to May 20, 2023 (i.e. for the balance period of his five years central deputation tenure under the Central Staffing Scheme) with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post or on co-terminus basis with the Minister or till he ceases to function as Private Secretary to the Minister or until further orders, whichever is the earlier.
Anil Kumar Adepally is an Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officer of the AGMUT cadre. He was previously serving as Director in the same Ministry. The appointment of Adepally has been cleared after the curtailment of his tenure as Director of the Ministry under the Central Staffing Scheme.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the Nodal Ministry for overall policy planning and coordination of programmes for the development of Scheduled Tribes and other backward classes. The Ministry was set up in 1999 after the bifurcation of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with the objective of providing a more focused approach towards the integrated socio-economic development of the Scheduled Tribes (the most underprivileged section of the Indian Society) in a coordinated and planned manner.
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