batch Bihar cadre IAS Bhanu Pratap Sharma, has been shifted to department of personnel and training (DoPT) as its secretary.

2. CK Mishra, 1983 batch Bihar cadre lAS, currently additional secretary in the health ministry, has been elevated as health secretary. Mishra is the senior most among the 1983 batch secretary-empanelled IAS, which means he has to be appointed as secretary before any of his secretary-empaneled batch mate can be appointed.

3. Aruna Sundararajan, 1982 batch Kerala cadre IAS and secretary in the ministry of steel, has been appointed as secretary in the ministry of electronics and IT.

4. Aruna Sharma, 1982 batch MP cadre IAS and present secretary in electronics and IT ministry, has been transferred to the ministry of steel as its secretary.

5. Dr Amarjit Singh, 1982 batch Gujaratcadre IAS, will be new secretary in ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation. He will join as OSD immediately, and will take over secretary of the ministry when incumbent Shashi Shekhar retires on December 31, 2016.

6. Dinesh Singh, 1982 batch UP cadre lAS and special secretary in the ministry of statistics and programme implementation will be new secretary in the department of land resources. He is joining as OSD immediately and will take over as secretary once incumbent VS Madan retires on August 31, 2016.

7. Dr Amarendra Kumar Dubey, 1982 batch Kerala lAS, currently special secretary in the coal ministry, will be new secretary in the ministry of youth affairs and sports. He will join the ministry as OSD immediately and will take over the