Barely a month after appointing senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram as the full-time chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Centre on Thursday modified the arrangement, assigning him only the “additional charge” of the post, while he continues as additional secretary in the Union home ministry. Senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram was appointed as the full-time chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) An order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training’s (DoPT) Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on July 2 said Lokhande, an IAS officer of the 2001 AGMUT cadre serving as additional secretary in the Department of Home under the Union home ministry, will hold the additional charge “until appointment of regular incumbent to the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.” Lokhande has been serving as additional secretary in the home ministry since April 1, 2026. The latest order marks a departure from the ACC’s June 2 notification, which had approved Lokhande’s appointment as “Chairperson, CBSE” in the rank and pay of …