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On Thursday, The Government of India carried out a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and appointing Naresh Pal Gangwar as the new Secretary, Department of Higher Education. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) also approved several other secretary-level appointments in different ministries an its departments like T.K. Anil Kumar has been elevated as Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, etc.
The change assumes significance as the Ministry of Education continues to face intense public and political attention over the integrity of competitive examinations, particularly NEET, and broader reforms in the examination and higher education ecosystem. The ACC also approved the in-situ upgradation of four senior officers, including Registrar General and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan and NHAI Chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav, to the rank and pay of Secretary to the Government of India.