<p>Senior IAS officer Sindhushree Khullar has been given two years extension as the Secretary of the Planning Commission.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Khullar, a 1975-batch officer of Union Territory cadre, will be appointed on contract basis after her retirement on March 31, a statement by Department of Personnel and Training said.<br /><br />Khullar also holds the charge of Mission Director for the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) Scheme, aimed at providing subsidies to beneficiaries by transferring them into their bank accounts.<br /><br />Another IAS officer Koppula Raju has been appointed as Additional Secretary in National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi.<br /><br />Raju, a 1981-batch officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, presently Joint Secretary in the NAC, tasked to provide inputs and support in the formulation of government policy and in its legislative business.<br /><br />Raju's new assignment, on his promotion, was approved by Appointments Committee of Cabinet led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.<br /><br />The ACC has also approved the appointment of Kusumjit Sidhu, a 1979-batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in Ministry of Commerce and Industry while U K Sangma, a 1978-batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.<br />Sangma is presently Secretary in North Eastern Council.</p>
<p>Senior IAS officer Sindhushree Khullar has been given two years extension as the Secretary of the Planning Commission.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Khullar, a 1975-batch officer of Union Territory cadre, will be appointed on contract basis after her retirement on March 31, a statement by Department of Personnel and Training said.<br /><br />Khullar also holds the charge of Mission Director for the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) Scheme, aimed at providing subsidies to beneficiaries by transferring them into their bank accounts.<br /><br />Another IAS officer Koppula Raju has been appointed as Additional Secretary in National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi.<br /><br />Raju, a 1981-batch officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, presently Joint Secretary in the NAC, tasked to provide inputs and support in the formulation of government policy and in its legislative business.<br /><br />Raju's new assignment, on his promotion, was approved by Appointments Committee of Cabinet led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.<br /><br />The ACC has also approved the appointment of Kusumjit Sidhu, a 1979-batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in Ministry of Commerce and Industry while U K Sangma, a 1978-batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.<br />Sangma is presently Secretary in North Eastern Council.</p>