Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth Gets Additional Charge Of Secretary – Revenue
This follows Sanjay Malhotra being made Governor of Reserve Bank of India, whose tenure begins on December 11
Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth has been assigned the additional role of Secretary of the Revenue Department, effective immediately, as per a government order issued on Tuesday. This decision follows the appointment of the current Revenue Secretary, Sanjay Malhotra, as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Malhotra’s three-year term as RBI Governor begins on December 11.
The order stated: “The Competent Authority has approved the assignment of additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Revenue, to Ajay Seth, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, with immediate effect, until the appointment of a regular incumbent or further orders, whichever comes first.”
Ajay Seth, a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Karnataka cadre, has been serving as the Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs since April 2021. He holds a B Tech in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA, with over 30 years of experience in public finance and social sector administration. His expertise includes budgeting, tax policy, foreign investments, bilateral and multilateral financial cooperation, development financing, and public-private partnerships.
The order to this regard is given below for the benefit of the viewers of www.indianpsu.com –
