Updated Status as on 10.03.2016 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHASTRI BHAWAN, RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI – 110 001 List of Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) and Appellate Authorities (AAs) Sl. Name No Designation Tele No. Subject-matter Appellate Authority e-mail of CPIOs 1. ADMINISTRATIONBUREAU: Administration Division: 1. Under Rajesh Kumar Singh 1. Personnel & Establishment matters of all Secretary Telefax: 011-23385400 Officers/Officials in the Main Secretariat of the (Admn) (Extn. no.- 235/703) Ministry. Room No. 236-C 2. HRM Discretionary fund. [email protected] 3. Recommendations of HRD Ministry for Padma Awards relating to Education Sector. 4. Internship Scheme. Pramod Kumar Saha 2. Under Sujit Kumar 1. All matters pertaining to service & supply which Director Secretary 011-23073109 includes procurement of various office items like 011-23073639 (S&S) Fax:011-23381355 stationery, furniture etc. in r/o the MHRD. (Extn. no.- 737) (Extn. no.- 221) 2. All matters pertaining to CR Section of MHRD. Room No. 424-C Room No. 123-C [email protected] [email protected] 3. Under G. Panneer Selvam All matters related to : Secretary 011-23385293 (RTI,IFC,Cash,Records) (Extn. no.- 460) a. IFC/RTI b. Cash c. Records Room No. 519-C [email protected] 1 4. Under Vijay Kumar Secretary 011-23386317 (Vigilance) (Extn. no.- 297) Room No. 106-C Matter related to Vigilance [email protected] Dr.Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Joint Secretary 5. Under K P J Gerald Tele: 011-23381097 Secretary 011-23384897 Room No. 107-C (PG) Fax: 011-23385754 Matter related to Public Grievances [email protected] (Extn. no.- 373) Room No. 523-C [email protected] Coordination Division: 6. Under Devender Kumar N.C. Ragtah Secretary 011-23387980 Dy. Secretary (CDN) (Extn. no.- 724) All coordination matters of Department of Higher 011-23074080 Room No. 229-C Education. (Extn. no.- 752) [email protected] Room No. 522-C [email protected] ICR: 7. Under Vikas Tripathi a. Project of History of Indian Science Philosophy & Sanjay Kumar Sinha Secretary 011-23388030 Culture (PHISPC) Director (ICR) (ICR) (Extm. no.– 432) b. All matters of ICHR, ICPR, IIAS, ICSSR, NCRI, 011-23385915 Room No. 521-C ZHMCT & AIU. 011-23074410 [email protected] c. All matters related to Deemed to be Uni. u/ S.3 of (Extn. no.-270) UGC Act, 1956/ Private Universities/ Fake Room No.220-C Wing Universities and Institutions of National [email protected] importance. 2 2. HIGHER EDUCATION BUREAU: 8. Under R P Tewari - Coordination work of University & HE; S. Shankar Secretary 011-23387342 - Anti-ragging; Dy. Secretary (U.5) (Extn. no.- 433) - Student’s Union Elections; 011-23382921 Room No. 515-B - Interest subsidy on Educational loan. (Extn. no.- 266) [email protected] Room No. 506-B [email protected] 9. Under S.K. Saha All matters relating to: – Amit Shukla Secretary 011-23384123 a. Amendment to UGC Act, Rules & Regulations Director (UGC) (U.1 & U.1A) (Extn. no.- 766) related to UGC; 011-23385365 Room No. 535-C b. Appointment of Chairman/Vice Chairman/ (Extn. no.- 725) [email protected] Members of UGC; Room No.100-A-‘D’Wing c. Service-matters of employees of UGC; [email protected] d. Release of Plan & Non-Plan Grant to UGC except grant to Central Universities; e. Representations about Major/Minor Research Projects, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship, M.Phil./Ph.D., JRF/SRF, non release of any grants by UGC etc.; f. Reservation policy of OBCs; g. Policy related to NET/SLET; h. Matters related to NAAC and Inter University Centres (IUCs). 3 10. Under Sanjeev Kumar Narayan Matters related to: Amit Shukla Secretary 011-23381460 Director Scheme of Revision of Pay Scales of Teachers in (U.II) (Extn. no.- 768) 011-23385365 Universities and Colleges; Room No. 535-C (Extn. no.- 725) 80% Central financial assistance to State [email protected] Room No.100-A-‘D’Wing Government on account of revision of pay scale of Teachers; Retirement age of Teachers and equivalent cadres; Matters relating to Punjab University and Nalanda University; Scheme of financial assistance to National Research Professorship; Matters relating to State Universities (except State level technical institutions); Legislative proposals relating to State Universities; Court Cases relating to the above subject. Under RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) Secretary Scheme; (U. Policy) Legislative proposals/Bills on Higher Education on Indian Universities/Colleges relating to HE Bureau; Comments on schemes/Draft bills of other Departments/Ministries assigned to JS (HE); Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in education in Education Sector pertaining to HE Bureau; Meta University/Innovation University; Task Forces, Committees, Round Tables pertaining to HE Bureau. 11. Under K P J Gerald a. Administrative matters pertaining to Group A and D.P. Singh Secretary 011-23384897 B staff of National Commission for Minority Dy. Secretary (Minority Cell) Fax: 011-23385754 Educational Institutions (NCMEI). Tele:011-23381470 (Extn. no.- 373) b. Release of grants to NCMEI. (Extn. no.- 469) Room No. 523-C c. Monitoring of Recommendations of Sachar and Room No. 324-C [email protected] Fatmi Committee, PM’s 15 point programme. [email protected] 4 3. CENTRAL UNIVERSITY BUREAU: 12. Under Ramji Pandey All Work, including appointments, nominations, S.K. Ghildiyal Secretary 011-23384412 Parliamentary Questions, RTI, Audit, Public Dy. Secretary (CU.I) (Extn. no.- 279) Grievances and complaints, VIP references, liaison Tele fax: 011-23384808 Room No. 515-B with the Universities, related to Central Universities (Extn. no.- 450) [email protected] in States/UTs with names starting with alphabet ‘A Room No. 429-C to C’, namely Andhra Pradesh (English and Foreign [email protected] Languages University, Hyderabad University, Maulana Azad National Urdu University); Arunachal Pradesh (Rajiv Gandhi University), Assam (Tezpur University, Assam University), Bihar (Central University of South Bihar, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari), Chhattisgarh (Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya), Pondicherry (Pondicherry University). 13. Under Pushkar Kumar Singh All Work, including appointments, nominations, S.K. Ghildiyal Secretary 011-23387342 budget, Parliamentary Questions, RTI, Audit, Public Dy. Secretary (CU.II) (Extn. no. – 271) Grievances and complaints, VIP references, liaison Tele fax: 011-23384808 Room No. 503-B with the Universities, related to Central Universities (Extn. no.- 450) [email protected] in Delhi (Delhi University, Jamia Millia Islamia, Room No. 429-C Jawaharlal Nehru University). [email protected] Policy matters relating to Central Universities, Reservation Policy, opening of new Universities, ICT and computerization, Cabinet/EFC/Policy notes of other Ministries/Departments. 14. Under C P Ratnakaran All Work, including appointments, nominations, D. Ramakrishna Rao Secretary 011-23381782 budget, Parliamentary Questions, RTI, Audit, Public Dy. Secretary (CU.III) (Extn. no.- 368) Grievances and complaints, VIP references, liaison Tele: 011-23384159 Room No. 502-D with the Universities, related to Central Universities (Extn. no.- 470) [email protected] in States/UTs with names starting with alphabet ‘G Room No. 316-C to K’, namely Gujarat (Central University of [email protected] Gujarat), Haryana (Central University of Haryana), Himachal Pradesh (Central University of Himachal Pradesh), Jammu & Kashmir (Central University of Jammu, Central University of Kashmir), Jharkhand (Central University of Jharkhand), Karnataka (Central University of Karnataka), Kerala (Central University of Kerala). 5 15. Under Sanjay Kumar All Work, including appointments, nominations, D. Ramakrishna Rao Secretary 011-23388641 budget, Parliamentary Questions, RTI, Audit, Public Dy. Secretary (CU.IV) (Extn. no.- 382) Grievances and complaints, VIP references, liaison Tele: 011-23384159 Room No. 227-A C-Wing with the Universities, related to Central Universities (Extn. no.- 470) in States/UTs with names starting with alphabet ‘M Room No. 316-C to P’, namely Madhya Pradesh (Indira Gandhi [email protected] National Tribal University, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya) Maharashtra (Mahatma Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya), Manipur (Manipur University) Meghalaya (North-Eastern Hill University), Mizoram (Mizoram University), Nagaland (Nagaland University) and Orissa (Central University of Orissa), Punjab (Central University of Punjab). 16. Under Umesh Kumar All Work, including appointments, nominations, Surat Singh Secretary 011-23073528 budget, Parliamentary Questions, RTI, Audit, Public Dy. Secretary (CU.V) (Extn. no.- 433) Grievances and complaints, VIP references, liaison Tele: 011-23381695 Room No. 515-B with the Universities, related to Central Universities (Extn. no.- 626) [email protected] in States/UTs with names starting with alphabet ‘R Room No. 325-C to W’, namely Rajasthan (Central Universities of [email protected] Rajasthan), Sikkim (Sikkim University), Tamil Nadu (Central University of Tamil Nadu), Tripura (Tripura Univeristy), Uttar Pradesh (Aligarh Muslim University, Allahabad University, Bahasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Banaras Hindi University), Uttarakhand (Hemawati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University), West Bengal (Visva-Bharti). 17. Under Payyavula Coordination for the entire CU Bureau, RTI, Surat Singh Secretary Bhaktavatsalam Parliamentary Questions related to Universities look Dy. Secretary (CU.VI) 011-23385935 after