MUMBAI: Special secretary in the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) Neerja Sekhar has finally got the rank of secretary in the  Indian government. Excepting she has been moved to the National Productivity Council (NPC) as director general with the secretary rank, according to whispersinthecorridors.

The NPC falls under the department for promotion of industry and internal trade which in turn comes under the ministry of commerce.

Sekhar, from the 1993 IAS batch of the Haryana cadre, had been appointed additional secretary at the MIB in November 2020, replacing Atul Kumar Tiwari.

The current MIB secretary is Sanjay Jaju  (from the 1992 IAS batch) who took over the role on 5 February 2024.