As many as nine IAS officers of 2003 batch have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or equivalent posts in Government of India. The officers are: Saurabh Rao and Sanjeev Kumar of Maharashtra; Dnyaneshwar B Patil of MP; Anupam Kumar of Bihar; Ritu Sain and
Pardeshi Siddhartha Komal of Chhattisgarh; Neeraj Semwal of AGMUT; Jayashree S Bhoj of Maharashtra and Asangba Chuba Ao of Bihar cadre.