240 govt officials promoted to Deputy Secretary
The government has promoted 240 government officials to the rank of Deputy Secretary.
The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Saturday.
Among the government officials, there are nine officials of Senior Assistant Secretary rank posted in different embassies and missions abroad.
A total of 178 officials from the admin cadre and 62 from other cadres got the promotion.
As customary, the promoted officials have been designated as Officers on Special Duty (OSD) within the Ministry of Public Administration.