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The right desk for your problem
| For | Published desk | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JS (External Affairs) to the President | Ms. Vidisha Maitra | 23792199 23015321 | [email protected] |
| JS [PMO] | Manharsinh L. Yadav | 23016308 | |
| PS to PM | Vivek Kumar | 23012312 | |
| Dir | Dr. Vipin Kumar | 23014844 | |
| PS to PM | Ms. Nidhi Tewari | 23012312 | |
| DS | Ambarish Vemuri | 23010565 | |
| JS | Mohit Yadav | 23039301 | |
| US [FT (NAFTA)] | Rav Praveen Singh | 23039523 | [email protected], [email protected] |
| JS (IC) | Dr. Amit Telang | 24014497 | [email protected] |
| OSD (IC/Vig.) | A. Amarnath | 24011209 | [email protected] |
| DS [IC] | Ms. Yashika Mehta | 24011213 | [email protected] |
| Addl. PS to Minister | Mahesh Chawla | 21410773 | [email protected] |
| Joint Secretary (ER) | P.S. Karthigeyan | 022-22862559 | [email protected] |
| OSD(ICC) | Dr. K.M Praphullachandra Sharma | 011-24015040 011-24015041 | [email protected] |
| Secy to Gov. of Maharashtra | Rajesh Ravindra Gawande | 22821037 | [email protected] |
| Head of Branch Secretariat | P. K. Ashok Babu | 044-28251323 | [email protected] |
| Under Secretary | Srinivasan Iyer | 044-28272200 | [email protected] |
| Head of Branch Secretariat | Cherakung Zeliang | 0361-2309155 0361-2309156 | [email protected] |
| Head of Branch Secretariat | Ms. J. Snehaja | 040-27811030 | [email protected] |
| Head of Branch Secretariat | Ms. Neelam Rani | 033-22802686/ 22879701 | [email protected] |
| HoBS, Mumbai | Swapnil Devidas Thorat | 26520016/17 | [email protected] |
| Director General | Ms. K. Nandini Singla | 23378103 / 23370471 | [email protected] |
| Dy. Director General | Ms. Manisha Swami | 23370649 | [email protected] |
| Acting DDG [ICWA] | Upender Singh Rawat | 23311208 | [email protected] |
| Joint Secretary [Research] | Dr. Sushil Kumar | 23310312 | [email protected] |
| Joint Secretary (ICWA) | Abhijit Chakraborty | 23319055 | [email protected] |
| Director (ICWA) | Dr. Irshad Ahmad | 23312333 | [email protected] |
| US (ICWA) | P. Jeyapazham | 23310326 | [email protected] |
| AO (CPC) | Anuj Singhal | 20862089, 24018171 | [email protected] |
| AO [CWG Housing] | Ms. Preeti Karotiya | 23088331 | [email protected] |
| AO | Ms. Meenu Arora | 25085310 | [email protected] |
| AO [Hostel] | Sandeep Sharma | 23344937 | [email protected] |
| AO | Radhelal | 23387946 | |
| DEAN [SSIFS] | Raj Kumar Srivastava | 26181345 | [email protected] |
| DS [FT & NRG] | Dr. Amrita Banerjee | 26181218 | [email protected] |
| US [OT & RG] | Sathish Balakrishnan | 26170248 | [email protected] |
| US [Admin] | Pradeep Kumar L. | 26181235 | [email protected] |
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