ACC approves appointments for multiple Foreign and Captive posts

New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointments of several officers for filling up Foreign and Captive posts of the Government of India on Wednesday. Here is the list:

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Ashutosh Jindal, a 1995 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Tripura cadre, has been appointed to the post of Minister (Economic) in the Economic Wing, Embassy of India, Washington DC, USA. He has been appointed to the post in place of Ravi Kota (IAS), by temporarily upgrading the post to Additional Secretary-level, for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier, by curtailing the tenure of his Central deputation as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat under the Central Staffing Scheme.

Nikunj Kumar Srivastava, a 1998-batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed to the post of Senior Adviser to the Executive Director of World Bank, Washington DC, USA. He has been appointed to the post in place of Rajeev Topno (IAS), by temporarily upgrading the post to Additional Secretary level, for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Hrisheekesh Arvind Modak, a 2008-batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre, has been appointed to the post of Adviser to the Executive Director of World Bank, Washington DC, USA. He has been appointed to the post in place of Rajender Kumar (IAS), for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Anshika Arora, a 2010-batch Indian Economic Service (IES) officer, has been appointed to the post of Counsellor (Services), Permanent Mission of India (PMI), World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva. She has been appointed to the post in place of Sangeeta Saxena (IES), on completion of her approved tenure to this post on July 18, for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Ashutosh Salil, a 2010-batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, has been appointed to the post of Adviser (Industry & Engineering), Embassy of India, Brussels. He has been appointed to the post in place of N Ashok Kumar (IAS), for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Prasanth Chandran, a 2007-batch Indian Economic Service (IES) officer, has been appointed to the post of Director in Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretariat, Dhaka. He has been appointed to the post in place of Naresh Kumar (IFS), for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier. 

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