Senior IAS officer Ajay Kumar Bhalla was appointed Union Home Secretary on Thursday. He will have a fixed two-year tenure till August 2021, a Ministry of Personnel order said.
Bhalla, a 1984-Batch Indian Administration Service (IAS) officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is currently serving as Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Ministry of Home Affairs. He served as the Union Power Secretary before being appointed as OSD on July 24.
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Bhalla succeeds Rajiv Gauba, a 1982-batch IAS officer, who was appointed Cabinet Secretary on Wednesday.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Bhalla’s appointment.
