NEW DELHI : Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan, who was due to superannuate on April 30, was given a three-month extension as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the central government on Sunday amid the coronavirus crisis.
The decision assumes significance as the Health Ministry is at the forefront of checking the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the three-month extension in Sudan's service, beyond the date of her superannuation, i.e.
April 30, a Personnel Ministry order said. She will continue to function as the Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare during the period, it said.
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