The top-level government appointments, extensions and other changes executed on Wednesday were part of a third major bureaucratic reshuffle in the Narendra Modi-led government. The first big reshuffle came in August, with new secretaries being named for five ministries. This was followed by another in September which saw eight secretary-level changes and close to 50 joint secretary-level announcements in a day. A look at prominent bureaucratic reshuffles since August
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