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Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar To Take Over As New Chief Election Commissioner
Rajiv Kumar, former finance secretary, will take over as the new chief election commissioner on May 15. He takes over the top post from Sushil Chandra. Chandra's tenure will end on May 14. Rajiv Kumar is an Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1984 batch. He has served in a number of ministries at the federal level as well as in his home states of Bihar and Jharkhand.
Tags: Chief Election Commissioner, Finance secretary, sushil chandra, IAS Officer
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Ajay Seth Appointed as the Secretary of Economic Affairs
As directed by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister, Ajay Seth, a 1987-IAS batch officer, has been appointed as the Secretary of Economic Affairs, on April 16. He replaced Tarun Bajaj who will now work as the Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. Earlier, Ajay Seth held the office of Managing Director for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation. Also, he was associated with the Department of Expenditure and… read-more
Tags: Economy, Revenue Department, Prime Minister, Finance secretary
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Rise In E-way Bills, GST Collection Hint Economic Growth: Finance Secretary
Over 5.74 crore e-way bills were generated in September, informed Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan while saying that it indicates an "affirmative sign of economic growth". He stated that, on September 30, about 26 lakh e-way bills were generated, a record since the inception of the facility. He added that the e-way bills have grown by 9.3% and the GST collections have increased by 4% as compared to September 2019.
Tags: Finance secretary, Indian Economy, Covid-19, GST
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