Dynamite News Ajay Kumar Bhalla takes charge as Union Home Secretary
Senior IAS officer Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Friday took charge as the Union home secretary.
New Delhi: Senior IAS officer Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Friday took charge as the Union home secretary, officials said.
The 1984-batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer succeeds Rajiv Gauba, who has been appointed as the Cabinet Secretary.
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IN PICTURES: Ajay Kumar Bhalla takes charge as Union Home Secretary, from Rajiv Gauba in New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/Z7hzCgZaWy
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Bhalla has served as the Union power secretary, before being appointed as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Home Ministry on July 24.
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The Appointments Committee of Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved Bhalla's appointment as the new home secretary.
Bhalla will have a fixed two-year tenure. (PTI)