Govt reshuffles top bureaucrats in ministries: Education secretary shifted out

Vineet Joshi, a 1992-batch officer whom Gangwar will succeed, has been transferred to the post of secretary in the Department of Panchayati Raj, according to an earlier HT report. Follow live updates on the CJP protest here.

Gangwar, a 1994-batch Rajasthan cadre officer, is currently serving as the secretary of the animal husbandry and dairying department. He will replace 1992-batch officer Vineet Joshi.

Gangwar has a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communications from IIT, Roorkee, according to his bio on worldbank.org. He also has a Master’s degree in Communication and Radar Engineering from IIT, Delhi.