The government on Monday appointed 1982-batch West Bengal cadre IAS officer Sanjay Mitra as the next secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. He will replace Vijay Chhibber, who superannuates on December 31.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet also cleared the appointment of Rashmi Verma as Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. Verma is currently holding the charge of Special Secretary, Department of Revenue in Finance Ministry, and will replace Sanjay Kumar Panda when he superannuates on December 31. Other decisions include giving additional charge of CEO, NITI Aayog to IAS officer Amitabh Kant.