NEW DELHI, Aug 21: Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba was today appointed as the next Cabinet Secretary for a tenure of two years.
Gauba, a 1982-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, will initially join as the Officer on Special Duty in the Cabinet Secretariat, before he takes over the charge of the country’s top bureaucratic from the incumbent P K Sinha.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Rajiv Gauba, IAS (JH:1982) as Cabinet Secretary with a tenure of two years from 30.08.2019 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has also approved the appointment of Rajiv Gauba as Officer on Special Duty in the Cabinet Secretariat from the date of his assumption of charge till he takes over as Cabinet Secretary,” according to an official order.
Meanwhile, the Government today appointed Ajay Kumar as Defence Secretary, Brij Kumar Agarwal as Secretary to the Lokpal and Subash Chandra as Secretary of Department of Defence Production.
Kumar, who has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Defence in the Ministry of Defence, is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre. He is currently serving as Secretary, Department of Defence Production.
Kumar will succeed Sanjay Mitra, a 1982 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, upon completion of his term.
Agarwal, a 1985 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as Secretary to the Lokpal.
Chandra, who has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Defence Production, is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
He is currently serving as Special Secretary, Department of Defence.
Chandra will succeed Kumar upon his appointment as Defence Secretary. (PTI)
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