Ajai Seth assumes charge as new Economic Affairs Secretary
April 16, 2021
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Ajai Seth on Friday took charge as the new Economic Affairs Secretary in the Finance Ministry. He has been appointed in place of Tarun Bajaj who has been given full time charge of Revenue Department.
Seth is a 1987 Batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Karnataka Cadre. Prior to coming to North Block, he was Managing Director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited.
According to executive record sheet of IAS officer, he is back in Central posting after a gap of 13 years. His last posting in Centre was as Adviser with Asian Development Bank Manila (2004-08). Prior to that, he was Director in the Economic Affairs Department.
Senior IAS officer Ajay Seth takes over as new Economic Affairs Secretary
A 1987-batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, Seth replaces Tarun Bajaj, who moved as Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.
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NEW DELHI: Ajay Seth, a 1987-batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, on Friday assumed charge as Secretary (Economic Affairs) at a time when the economy which was showing signs of recovery is being threatened by the second wave of COVID-19.
Seth replaces Tarun Bajaj, who moved as Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. Ajay Seth takes charge as the new Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, in New Delhi today, the Finance Ministry said in a tweet.
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Tarun Bajaj appointed as new revenue secretary, Ajay Seth to join as DEA secy
Bajaj has been appointed as revenue secretary after superannuation of Ajay Bhushan Pandey. Ajay Seth will now take over as new secretary for DEA
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Tarun Bajaj, secretary, DEA
The central government has appointed Tarun Bajaj as the new revenue secretary. Bajaj was appointed as the revenue secretary after the superannuation of Ajay Bhushan Pandey. Ajay Seth will now take over as the new secretary for DEA.
Bajaj, a 1988 batch IAS officer, is currently working as secretary to the department of economic affairs. He was appointed to the post on April 30, 2020. Before taking over the post of economic affairs secretary, Bajaj was the additional secretary in the Prime Minister s Office.
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the union government on Tuesday approved the appointment of Tarun Bajaj as new revenue secretary under the Ministry of Finance. Bajaj was serving as secretary to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) since April 30, 2020. Tarun Bajaj took additional charge of Secretary, Department of Revenue, after the superannuation of Ajay Bhushan Pandey. Pandey, who is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Maharashtra cadre, retired on February 28. He was given the charge of Revenue Secretary in the Finance Ministry in November 2018. Prior to taking over as Economic Affairs Secretary, Bajaj served as Additional Secretary in Prime Minister s Office.