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Vir Vikram Yadav (IAS) joins MoEFCC as Joint Secretary

Odisha cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Vir Vikram Yadav has joined the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Friday

PSU Watch Bureau

New Delhi: Odisha cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Vir Vikram Yadav has joined the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Friday. Prior to this, he was serving as Secretary (Works) in the State Government of Odisha.

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Yadav was appointed as the Additional Secretary of MoEFCC in a significant bureaucratic reshuffle by the Central Government on April 19.

IAS Vir Vikram Yadav was appointed as the Works Secretary since April 2022 and is holding the office currently. He has served as the Food and Supplies Secretary plus Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannatha Temple Administration (SJTA). He also held the position Cooperation Secretary earlier.

In January 2025, the tenure of central deputation of IAS Roopa Mishra was extended for a period of one year. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for the extension of central deputation tenure of Roopa Mishra, said reports.

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