C S Rajan, a 1978 batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan. Rajan, earlier serving as Additional Chief Secretary (Infrastructure), has been made the Chief Secretary after the previous Chief Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, in Delhi by the Narendra Modi Government.
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He will have a tenure of 13 months as he is due to retire in December 2015. Rajan, who hails from Bangalore, has worked as ACS, Rural Development and Panchayti Raj; Principal Secretary, Industries, Public Works Department and Energy Department, Nagaur Collector, among other posts in the state government.
