Gujarat cadre IFS Bharat Lal appointed Joint Secretary to President of India

New Delhi: Indian Forest Service(IFS) officer of 1988 batch officer Shri Bharat Lal who is the Resident Commissioner of Gujarat Bhawan in Delhi and very close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ever since Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat has been appointed as Joint Secretary to the President Shri Ram Nath Kovind.

Renown columnist, commentator, distinguished fellow, Observer Research Foundation in Delhi Ashok Malik has been appointed Press Secretary to the President.

Sanjay Kothari (Haryana cadre 1978 retired IAS officer) presently Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board has been appointed Secretary to the President.

All three appointments are approved by the Appointment Committee of Cabinet for initial period of two years.

In another development, Senior diplomat and external affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the PMO. He has been appointed in place of Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who has been already named as India’s ambassador to Paris.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Baglay’s appointment to the post for three years, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training said. Consul General of India in Frankfurt (Germany) Raveesh Kumar will be the next Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson.

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