India, March 31 -- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved a major reshuffle at the Secretary level of bureaucracy, transferring and posting more than a dozen Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers across key central government ministries and departments. These included Chanchal Kumar becoming Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

The order, issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on March 31, 2026, effects immediate changes across ministries ranging from Information & Broadcasting to Rural Development, Tourism, Finance, and Education.

Nivedita Shukla Verma, a 1991-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been mo...