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Government appoints Rajiv Kumar as finance secretary

The government on Tuesday appointed Rajiv Kumar, secretary in the department of financial services, as finance secretary in the ministry of finance.

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By CNBC-TV18 July 30, 2019, 8:05:13 PM IST (Updated)

Government appoints Rajiv Kumar as finance secretary
The government on Tuesday appointed Rajiv Kumar, secretary in the department of financial services, as finance secretary in the ministry of finance.


The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the designation of Kumar as the new finance secretary, according to an official order.

Kumar is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

The designation of Kumar as the finance secretary comes in the backdrop of transfer of Subhash Chandra Garg as the power secretary. Garg has already sought voluntary retirement from service.

(With inputs from PTI)
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