MP’s Influence At Centre Grows As Anurag Jain Takes Over As NITI Aayog CEO
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): MP has become more powerful in the central government after former chief secretary of the state Anurag Jain joined as chief executive officer of Niti Ayog on Monday. Jain becomes the first IAS officer from the state to join as CEO Niti Ayog. Ergo, MP's influence in the central government will deepen after his appointment to the important position. Officers from the MP…
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: The political influence of Madhya Pradesh (MP) within the central government is set to intensify following the appointment of Anurag Jain as the Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog, according to recent developments. Jain, a former chief secretary of the state, marks the first IAS officer from MP to assume such a high-profile position. This move is expected to deepen MP's sway in national affairs.
Officers from the MP cadre have previously held key secretarial positions in various central government departments. Recently, a 1993 batch IAS officer, Deepti Gaur Mukherjee, was appointed as secretary to the Higher Education Department, while a 1994 batch officer, Pallavi Jain Govil, joined as secretary to the Corporate Affairs Ministry.
The central government has also appointed a 1992 batch officer, Pankaj Agarwal, as secretary to the Power Department, a 1994 batch officer, Vivek Agarwal, as secretary to the Department of Culture, and a 1991 batch officer, Manoj Govil, as secretary to the Cabinet Secretariat.
Additionally, Ashish Shrivastava, a 1992 batch IAS officer, serves as secretary to the Inter-State Council under the Home Ministry, while VL Kantha Rao, also from the same batch, has been reassigned from the Jal Shakti Ministry to the Raj Bhasha department under the Home Ministry. The shift of Neelam Shami Rao to the Ministry of Textiles and Akash Tripathi to the Power Ministry, both from the 1998 batch, further strengthens the presence of MP officers in central government roles.
Moreover, Nikunj Shrivastava, a 1998 batch officer, serves as a senior adviser to the World Bank's executive director, while Chandra Mohan Thakur, a deputy secretary to the Prime Minister's Office, rounds out the list of influential MP officials. Supporting them are PSs (personal secretaries) to central ministers such as Neeraj Kumar Singh, Pankaj Jain, Vijay Datta, Praveen Singh Adhayach, Fateh Rahul Haridas, Bakki Kartikeyan, and Harsh Dikshit.
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