Shaktikanta Das appointed as Revenue Secretary

     Shaktikanta Das, a 1980 batch IAS officer, was today appointed as the Revenue Secretary, replacing Rajiv Takru (from Gujarat Cadre).

     Das, 57, who is currently Fertilizer Secretary, would assume charge by Monday or Tuesday.

   Takru, 59, who has been Revenue Secretary  since March, has been appointed Secretary to the Department of North Eastern Region (DONER)

    Das was appointed as Fertilizer Secretary on December 26 last year. Prior to that, he was Special Secretary at Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance.

    This is the first major top bureaucratic change in the Finance Ministry since Narendra Modi government came to power three weeks ago.

   The Finance Ministry, which is currently preparing Modi government’s first budget, has Arvind Mayaram as Finance Secretary, R P Wattal as Expenditure Secretary, Ravi Mathur as Disinvestment Secretary and G S Sandhu as Financial Services Secretary.

    CESA congratulates and welcome SHRI SHAKTIKANT DAS on his new assignment & hope the various pressing issues of our Cadre will be redressed.

     Shri Shaktikant Das An Oriya, History post graduate 1980 Batch from Tamilnadu Cadre. Prior to this appointment he has served in the north block as Joint Secretary Finance Expenditure in 2008 and Finance affairs upto 30/12/2013.

       He had never gone foreign for any training, A successful Cool & Strong officer & known for his innovative style of functioning.

    With Best Wishes.

                                                                  --CESA MUMBAI.