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Arun Kumar Panda is new Secretary for Ministry MSME

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In a recent level reshufffle, Arun Kumar Panda has been appointed as Secretary in the ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).

Arun Kumar Panda (IAS-batch 1984) has studied in New Delhi and Los Angeles; he completed his PhD from department of Economics, university of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA in the year 2002.

He has held several senior positions in the State Government of Orissa. He is at present the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health, government of India dealing with Drugs and food regulation in the government of India.

Presently, KK Jalan is the Secretary with the MSME Ministry.

According to an official statement, Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of “Arun Kumar Panda, lAS (OR 84), Additional Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the vacancy caused due to superannuation of the present incumbent Shri K.K.Jalan, lAS (HY 82) on 30.06.2017.”

There has been reshuffle in other key Ministries and Departments as well.

Subhash C Garg, executive director at the World Bank, will be the new department of economic affairs secretary. The post was vacant after the retirement of Shaktikanta Das.

Aruna Sundararajan will be the new telecom secretary. She is at present secretary in the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY). Ajay Prakash Sawhney will be the new MeitY secretary in place of Sundararajan.

Ajay Kumar Bhalla will be new power secretary. He is at present director-general of foreign trade. Bhalla, a 1984 batch IAS officer, will take over the new charge from P K Pujari, who retires on June 30.

Urban Development Secretary Rajiv Gauba will be next home secretary. He will succeed Rajiv Mehrishi, who completes his term on August 30.

A total of 16 secretaries have been appointed to various central government departments. The government has also changed portfolios of a few secretaries.

Durga Shanker Mishra will replace Gauba as urban development secretary. He is additional secretary in the same ministry.

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  1. Dear and Respected Secretary to Ministry of MSME _ Govt of India _ I wish to self introduce with you _ I am Ex-Defence Officer as Captain Rank SSC Commissioned Officer _ I started my Industries during my College Period itself _ Now Industrialist cum Project Promoter and Legal Advisor for MSME _ by all by I am President of All India MSME Association and Tamil Nadu _ Ramanathapuram District ( the place of THEN PRESIDENT OF INDIA DR.APJ.ABDUL KALAM NATIVE PLACE ) _ MSME Association _ RADISTIA _ you knows our District very down trodden and very most backward district in the Industrial feeder _ being the President of MSME Association _ I wish to meet you within December 2017 _ in New Delhi_ for invite you in person for our MSME ASSOCIATION SILVER JUBILEE CELEBERATION IN RAMNAD BY JANUARY 2018 _ and also Please Instrumentalised our District Bankers to encourage the New and Budding Entrepreneurs especially Women and Cluster of Industries Developments. I expect your appointment to meet you in person at New Delhi along with our Association Secretary Mrs.S.DIVYA _ Thanking you with regards Capt.Dr.VRC.Pandiyan.,I.D.S., President of RADISTIA AND AIMISMEA and PDF RESEARCHER _ CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY _ LONDON and CHAIRMAN OF M/S. CAPTAINJI PRODUCTS AND MARKETINS SERVICDES EXPORTS and M/S. CAPTAINJI AND RADISTIA CLUSTER OF INDUSTRIES _ WHATS APP NUMBER : 090037 – 63155 and WEBSITE : http://www.captainjiproducsexports.com

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