Pujari gets additonal charge of DoT

NEW DELHI: Power Secretary Pradeep Kumar Pujari has been given the additional charge of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

"The competent authority has approved the assignment of additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, to Pradeep Kumar Pujari IAS (GJ: 1981), Secretary, Ministry of Power, with immediate effect and until further order," said an Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

Last week, JS Deepak was removed from the post (telecom secretary) to be made an officer on special duty (OSD) in the Department of Commerce with “immediate effect”.

Deepak would become India’s permanent ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva from June 1, after the tenure of the current ambassador Anjali Prasad concludes on May 31.