Date: 2026-07-17Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Promotion at Junior Time Scale to the post of Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade Senior Time Scale of the Indian Trade Service ITS in the Pay Level 11 of pay matrix
**Gazette Notification Summary: Indian Trade Service Appointments (Notification No. 6/2026)**
**Issuing Authority:**
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce), Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Government of India.
**Notification Details:**
* **Notification Number:** 6/2026
* **File Number:** F. No. A-32013/4/2025-HRD 1
* **Date of Issue:** July 14, 2026
* **Date of Publication:** July 17, 2026 (The Gazette of India: Extraordinary, Part I—Section 2)
**Key Actions:**
The President of India has approved the appointment of three officers from the Junior Time Scale to the post of **Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade**. These positions are within the Senior Time Scale of the Indian Trade Service (ITS).
**Financial Details:**
The appointments are categorized under **Pay Level-11** of the pay matrix, with a salary range of **Rs. 67,700 to Rs. 2,08,700**.
**Appointed Officers:**
The following officers were appointed with an effective date of **January 1, 2026**:
1. **Smt. Aashima**
2. **Shri Sandeep Rajoriya**
3. **Shri Hemant Kumar**
**Contact and Administrative Information:**
* **Authorizing Official:** Sanjeev Shrivastava, Joint Director General of Foreign Trade.
* **Publication Office:** Uploader by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064; Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
* **Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT): The primary regulatory body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing foreign trade policy and where the appointments are made.
Indian Trade Service (ITS): The specialized Group 'A' central civil service cadre whose officers are appointed to key trade management positions.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The parent ministry overseeing international trade regulations and the administrative appointments within the Indian Trade Service.
Department of Commerce: The specific department within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for the administration of trade services and personnel.
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भाग I—खण्ड 2
PART I—Section 2
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
24, 1947
स.ं 41] िई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, िुलाई 17, 2026/आषाढ 26, 1948
No. 41] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026/ASHADHA 26, 1948 ss24, 1947
वाजणज्य और उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
(जवदेि व्यापार महाजिदेिालय)
अजधसचू िा
िई ददल्ली, 14 िुलाई , 2026
स.ं 6/2026
फा. स.ं ए-32013/4/2025-मा.स.ंजव.1. — राष्ट्रपजत कजिष्ठ समय माि के जिम्नजलजखत अजधकाररयों को वेति
मैररक्स (67700-208700 रु.) के वते ि स्ट्तर-11 में भारतीय व्यापार सेवा (आइटीएस) के वररष्ठ समय माि के उप
महाजिदेिक जवदेि व्यापार के पद पर उिके िाम के सामिे उजल्लजखत जतजि से जियुक्त करते ह:ैं
क्र. स.ं अजधकारी का िाम पद पर जियजु क्त की जतजि
1 श्रीमती आजिमा 01.01.2026
2 श्री संदीप रािोररया 01.01.2026
3 श्री हमे ंत कुमार 01.01.2026
संिीव श्रीवास्ट्तव, संयुक्त महाजिदेिक जवदेि व्यापार
5477 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.2]
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th July, 2026
No. 6/2026
F. No. A-32013/4/2025-HRD 1.— The President is pleased to appoint the following officers of Junior Time
Scale to the post of Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade, Senior Time Scale of the Indian Trade Service (ITS)
in the Pay Level-11 of pay matrix (Rs.67700-208700) with effect from the date mentioned against their names:
S.No. Name of the Officer Date of Appointment to the post
1 Smt Aashima 01.01.2026
2 Shri Sandeep Rajoriya 01.01.2026
3 Shri Hemant Kumar 01.01.2026
SANJEEV SHRIVASTAVA, Jt. Director General of Foreign Trade
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