One Secretary, Two Ministries — Sudhansh Pant Steps In to Run Statistics While Saurabh Garg Is Away
Sudhansh Pant will hold additional charge of Statistics Secretary until May 31 while Saurabh Garg is on leave; he is a 1991-batch IAS officer.
Sudhansh Pant, Secretary in the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, has been assigned additional charge of Secretary in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation until May 31, covering the absence of incumbent Secretary Saurabh Garg. A 1991-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, Pant's temporary dual role reflects the standard administrative practice of entrusting senior officers with interim responsibilities to ensure uninterrupted functioning of key ministries.
