New Delhi, 15 January 2025: The Competent Authority has approved the proposal of Ministry of Defence for re-designation of the post of Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Defence presently held by Shri Ravish Prasad, IOFS (2010), as Director, Ministry of Defence as a measure personal to him with effect the date of assumption of charge of the re-designated post and for a period up to 19.06.2027 i.e total tenure of five years under the Central Staffing Scheme.