Archive · 24 Jul 2026
NDMC Chairman Transferred to Ministry of Mines
Keshav Chandra, who was the head of the New Delhi Municipal Council, has been moved to a new job as the Secretary in the Ministry of Mines.
This change is part of a big reorganization of government workers.
He will replace Piyush Goyal, who is now going to be the head of the National Human Rights Commission.
Both changes were approved by a special committee in the government.
Keshav Chandra, the Chairperson of the New Delhi Municipal Council, has been transferred.
He has been appointed as the Secretary in the Ministry of Mines.
The transfer is part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
Chandra, a 1996-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, will succeed Piyush Goyal.
Goyal has been appointed Secretary General of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
- Who
- Keshav Chandra, a 1996-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer
- What
- Transfer to the position of Secretary in the Ministry of Mines
- When
- July 23
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- As part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
Government Reorganization
Career Progression
Bureaucratic Reshuffle
Government Reorganization
The transfer is part of a routine bureaucratic reshuffle to optimize government functioning.
Career Progression
The transfer represents a significant career advancement for Keshav Chandra.
- Transferred Official
- Keshav Chandra
- Previous Position
- Chairperson, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
- New Position
- Secretary, Ministry of Mines
- Batch
- 1996-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer
- Replaced Official
- Piyush Goyal
- Replacement Position
- Secretary General, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
- Approval Authority
- Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
- Date of Transfer
- July 23