Dynamite News Tarun Bajaj takes over as Economic Affairs Secretary
Tarun Bajaj, an old hand at the Finance Ministry, on Friday assumed charge as the Economic Affairs Secretary.
New Delhi: Tarun Bajaj, an old hand at the Finance Ministry, on Friday assumed charge as the Economic Affairs Secretary.
He comes back to North Block at a time when the economy is facing headwinds due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Prior to taking over this post, he was the Additional Secretary in Prime Minister's Office.
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Shri Tarun Bajaj takes over as the new Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), here today after superannuation of Shri Atanu Chakraborty on 30.04.2020. pic.twitter.com/HtkKrmjBNK
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Bajaj, a 1988 batch IAS officer, replaces Atanu Chakraborty, who retired on Thursday.
"Shri Tarun Bajaj takes over as the new Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), here today after superannuation of Shri Atanu Chakraborty on 30.04.2020," the Finance Ministry said in a tweet.
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Before joining Prime Minister's Office in 2015, Bajaj was Joint Secretary in Economic Affairs Department, looking after multilateral funding agencies division.
He worked as Joint Secretary and Director in Department of Financial Services.
As a Joint Secretary in Department of Financial Services for four years, he was looking after insurance division. (PTI)