Ajay Bhushan Pandey appointed as the new Finance Secretary
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Pandey replaces current Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment.
Pandey, a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Maharashtra cadre, had earlier worked as chief executive officer of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the organization behind the Aadhaar.
Pandey's elevation comes at a time when the GST collections
The vacancy was necessitated following the superannuation of Rajiv Kumar, financial services secretary, last month.
Kumar, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, was in July last year designated as the finance secretary.
The senior-most bureaucrat among all secretaries in the Finance Ministry is designated as the finance secretary.
Atanu Chakraborty, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, is at present secretary, Department of Economic Affairs.
Tuhin Kant Pandey, a 1987 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, is secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management. His batchmate from Tamil Nadu cadre, T V Somanathan is secretary, Department of Expenditure.
Debasish Panda, also from the same batch, is financial services secretary. #casansaar (Source - PTI, LiveMint Website)
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