Senior IAS officer T Jacob has been appointed as Secretary, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Jacob, a 1984 batch Tamil Nadu cadre officer, was earlier serving as Additional Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training.

Amitabh Verma, Chairman, Inland Waterways of India under the Ministry of Shipping, has been repatriated to his parent cadre Bihar with immediate effect, an official order said.

Nutan Guha Biswas, currently serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Women and Child Development, has been appointed as Chairperson, Inland Waterways of India in the rank of a Secretary.