Rajesh Verma, IAS Officer From Odisha, Appointed As Secretary To President Murmu

The Cabinet Appointments Committee named Rajesh Verma as President Droupadi Murmu's secretary on August 18. Verma is the Secretary, of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He is a 1987-batch Odisha cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer. Verma will succeed incumbent Kapil Dev Tripathi, an IAS officer from the 1980 batch. Prior to his appointment to the federal deputation, Verma worked as the principal secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.