Overview
- Neeraj Mittal moves from telecommunications to head Petroleum and Natural Gas, replacing Pankaj Jain who becomes Member Secretary of the Eighth Central Pay Commission.
- Amit Agrawal is appointed Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, and Manoj Joshi takes charge of the Department of Pharmaceuticals.
- Tourism Secretary V Vidyavathi shifts to the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, and Srivatsa Krishna is named the new Tourism Secretary.
- Atish Chandra is designated Officer on Special Duty in Agriculture from February 1, 2026, and will assume full charge as Agriculture Secretary on February 28, 2026 upon Devesh Chaturvedi’s superannuation.
- Sunil Paliwal becomes Chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India in the rank and pay of Secretary, and the ACC also appoints Anju Rathi Rana as Member Secretary of the 23rd Law Commission while extending Rajiv Mani’s tenure in the Legislative Department to July 31, 2028.