IFoS Officer Takhat Singh Ranawat Appointed as PS to Minister HD Kumaraswamy
2007-batch Karnataka cadre IFoS officer T S Ranawat appointed as Private Secretary to Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy till November 2026.
Takhat Singh Ranawat, a 2007-batch Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officer from the Karnataka cadre, has been appointed as Private Secretary to HD Kumaraswamy, the Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel. The appointment is in addition to his current responsibilities and will be effective through November 24, 2026, covering the remaining duration of a five-year tenure as Private Secretary, or until the minister's tenure ends — whichever is earlier. The posting places a senior forest service officer in a key ministerial liaison role at the national level.
