New Delhi, 15 March 2024: The Competent Authority has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Defence for redesignation of the post of Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Defence presently held by Shri Koottil Variam Ajith, Indian Supply Service (2009), as Director, Ministry of Defence as a measure personal to him with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the re-designated post and for a period up to 27 January 2027 (total tenure of five years under the Central Staffing Scheme).