Amit Agrawal Appointed Secretary, Department of Telecommunications
Why in the news
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved a round of secretary-level changes on 21 November 2025, including a new head for the Department of Telecommunications.
Key facts
- Amit Agrawal, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, takes over as DoT Secretary.
- He replaces Neeraj Mittal, who led the department from September 2023.
- Mittal moves to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
- Pankaj Jain, the earlier petroleum secretary, becomes Member Secretary of the Eighth Central Pay Commission.
Other changes in the reshuffle
| Officer | New role |
|---|---|
| Amit Agrawal | Secretary, Department of Telecommunications |
| Neeraj Mittal | Secretary, Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| Pankaj Jain | Member Secretary, Eighth Central Pay Commission |
| Manoj Joshi | Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (replacing Agrawal) |
| Srivatsa Krishna | Tourism Secretary, succeeding V Vidyavathi |
| V Vidyavathi | Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities |
Exam angle
- Appointment items usually ask who replaced whom, so learn the predecessor pairs.
- Agrawal’s earlier post was in Pharmaceuticals, where Manoj Joshi replaced him.
- Centre-level secretaries are cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.