Aug 2026
Neta·ResumeAppointed by order of the Personnel Ministry (ACC) announced 25 Aug 2025, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary (DH/PTI).
The ACC approved Gyanesh Bharti's return to the AGMUT cadre less than a year into his ECI tenure, and the Home Ministry appointed him Chief Secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Indian Masterminds reports the repatriation was at the Home Ministry's request with an extended cooling-off period. The ACC order was not found. Order dates are not established: the ACC approval was reported on 10 Aug 2026 and the MHA appointment on 11 Aug 2026, so month precision is used.