NEW DELHI, Sept 16:
Senior IAS officer Vijay Laxmi Joshi has been appointed as Secretary in Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Joshi, a 1980 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, is presently working as Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
She will take over the charge from Pankaj Jain, a 1978 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre, who retires on September 30, said an official order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
Joshi has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in the rank and pay of Secretary with immediate effect, it said.
In another appointment, Tapan Ray has been appointed as Additional Secretary in Department of Electronics and Information Technology. (PTI)
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