N0.1219 1201 1-EO(SM.1) Govemment of India Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training . ... New Delhi, the 5th July, 201 1 The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following:- (i) appointment of Shri Shashi Kant Shanna, IAS(BH:76), presently Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance as Defence Secretary, Ministry of Defence for a period of two years from the date of taking over the charge of Defence Secretary vice Shri Pradeep Kumar, IAS(HY:72), on his retirement on 31" July, 201 1; (ii) Shri Shashi Kant Shanna, IAS(BH:76), may be appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Defence, in the rank and pay of Secretary,, with immediate effect and till he takes over as Defence Secretary; (iii) appointment of Shri Shekhar Agganval, IAS(UP:77), presently Special Secretary, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence, as Secretary, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence in the vacancy of Shri Raj Kumar Singh, IAS(BH:75). Additional Secretary (S&V) Copy to :- 1. Cabinet Secretary(Shri Ajit Seth). 2. Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training (Ms. Alka Sirohi). 3. Secretary (Coordination & PG), Cabinet Secretariat. 4. Secretary, Department of Financial Services . 5. Secretary, Department of Defence (Shri Pradeep Kumar). 6. Secretary, Department of Defence Pruduction. 7. Secretary, Department of Ex-Semicement Welfare (Ms. Neelam Nath). 8. Secretary, Ministry of Urban DeveIopment (Shri Navin Kumar). 9. Secretary, Prime Minister's Office (Shri M.N. Prasad). 10. Chief Secretary, Govemment of Bihar, Patna. 11. Chief Secretary, Govemment of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. 12. Shri Shashi Kant Sharma. 13. Shri Shekhar Aggarwal. 14. Secretary to President of India. 15. Secretary to Vice President of India. 16. Secretary General, Lok Sabha Secretariat. 17. Secretary General, Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 18. PS to Finance Minister. 19. PS to MOS (Finance) (Shri Namo Narain Meena). 20. PS to MOS (Finance) (Shri S.S. Palanimanickam). 2 1. PS to Raksha Mantri 22. PS to Raksha Rajya Mantri. 23. PS to Home Minister. 24. PS to MOS(PP). 25. PS to Principal Secretary to PM. 26. PS to Home Minister. 27. Cabinet Secretariat (Shri M. Sarangi, Special Secretnry). 28. Director (M&C) (Shri Ravinder Singh), Dffersonnel and Training. 29. Editor, Civil Services News and Deputy Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances. 30. All Secretaries to the Govt. of India. 3 1. All Divisional heads in DOPT. 32. All Officers/Desks/Sections in EO's DivisionISr. PPS to Secretary (P)/ S to EOIEO(CM)IG.File. for onward transmision to Sr. Technical Director, NIC. DoPT. II ( S.K. Sarkar ) Additional Secretary (S&V) .