• This move was part of a bureaucratic reshuffle, which also involved in-situ promotions and the reassignment of 25 senior civil servants to key positions across various central government departments.

• What? Appointment of DG of DGFT and CMD of FCI
• Approved by: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
• DG of DGFT: Lav Aggarwal, succeeded Ajay Bhadoo
• CMD of FCI: Rabindra Kumar Agarwal, succeeded Ashutosh Agnihotri

About Lav Aggarwal:
Succession: Lav Aggarwal succeeded Ajay Bhadoo as DG of DGFT, who had been holding additional charge after Santosh Kumar Sarangi was transferred to Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in the early 2025 reshuffle.
Cadre: He is a 1996-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Andhra Pradesh (AP) cadre.
Key Role: He served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) from August 2016 to August 2022.
Previous Role: He previously held the position of Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD).
About Rabindra Kumar Agarwal:
Succession: He replaces incumbent Ashutosh Agnihotri, who has been appointed Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
Cadre: Rabindra Kumar Agarwal is a 1997-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre.
Key Role: He previously served as Deputy Director (Administration) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (Delhi).

• He also served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW).

Previous Role: Prior to heading the FCI, he served as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation and as the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies (CRCS).
About Food Corporation of India (FCI):
Establishment: FCI was set up in 1965 under the Food Corporation Act, 1964.
Role: FCI, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD), ensures food security and a stable supply of food grains in India.
Headquarters – New Delhi, Delhi