Centre effects major secretary-level reshuffle

Senior bureaucrat Punya Salila Srivastava has been appointed as the new Health Secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Friday (August 16, 2024).

Ms. Srivastava, who is currently Special Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, will initially take over as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Department of Health and Family Welfare, according to a Personnel Ministry order.

She will take over as the Health Secretary after incumbent Apurva Chandra superannuates on September 30, it said.