In a first, Union government on Friday appointed nine private sector specialists in various fields as joint secretaries in various ministries under its lateral recruitment policy. appointments were cleared by Appointment Committee of Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. nine joint secretaries from among private sector experts have been appointed for a period of three years or till furr orders, whichever is earlier, said a government tification.

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Private Sector specialists appointed to key bureaucratic posts

y have been deputed to various ministries "in Level 14 of pay matrix as per Seventh Central Pay Commission", said tification, adding ir appointments will be effective from day y assume charges. Those who were appointed are: Kakoli Ghosh (Ministry of Agriculture), Amber Dubey (Civil Aviation), Arun Goel (Commerce), Rajeev Saksena (Ecomic Affairs), Sujit Kumar Bajpayee (Environment, Forests). Ors are: Saurabh Mishra (Financial Services), Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale (New and Renewable Energy), Suman Prasad Singh (Road Transport and Highways) and Bhushan Kumar (Shipping).

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Joint Secretaries in government organizations

posts of joint secretaries are manned by officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Forest Service (IFoS)) and Indian Revenue Service (IRS) among ors who are selected through a three-phased rigorous selection process undertaken by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension had invited applications for posts of joint secretary-rank officers through "lateral entry" mode in June last year. lateral entry mode, which relates to appointment of specialists from private sector in government organizations, is considered as an ambitious step of Modi government to bring in fresh talent in bureaucracy.

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