{
  "id": 13461858,
  "title": "Centre brings about major bureaucratic reshuffle: Prakash Rajpurohit made Dy Election Commissioner | Check complete list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/centre-brings-about-major-bureaucratic-reshuffle-prakash-rajpurohit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T16:13:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/centre-brings-about-major-bureaucratic-reshuffle-prakash-rajpurohit-made-dy-election-commissioner-check-complete-list-11791645412849.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Centre has announced a major bureaucratic reshuffle, with senior bureaucrat Prakash Rajpurohit appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner. Rajpurohit, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Rajasthan cadre, will hold the position until April 8, 2030, succeeding Sanjay Kumar. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared the appointments of 27 civil servants to joint secretary-level and equivalent positions as part of the administrative changes. Vivek Khare, an Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer, has been appointed Joint Secretary at the National Testing Agency (NTA).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Prakash Rajpurohit appointed Deputy Election Commissioner, Vivek Khare as NTA Joint Secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/prakash-rajpurohit-appointed-deputy-election-commissioner-vivek-khare",
        "published": "2026-10-10T14:00:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Prakash Rajpurohit named deputy election commissioner in bureaucratic reshuffle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/prakash-rajpurohit-named-deputy-election-commissioner-in-bureaucratic",
        "published": "2026-10-10T15:21:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}