Government replaces higher education secretary amid CJP protest

Government replaces higher education secretary amid CJP protest 

The central government has appointed Naresh Pal Gangwar as the new Higher Education Secretary, replacing Vineet Joshi, who assumed the position a year ago in January.

The decision was taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Thursday.

Gangwar, a 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Rajasthan cadre, was previously serving as Secretary in the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.