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Rajiv Kumar assumes office as the New Secretary, Department of Financial Services

| | Sep 02, 2017, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS): Rajiv Kumar, IAS, on Friday assumed office as the new Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

"Rajiv Kumar was Special Secretary and Establishment Officer, Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pension, D/o Personnel & Training in his immediate preceding posting," read a government statement.

Rajiv Kumar has widespread administrative experience in more than 30 years of service during which he held various important assignments including the Administrative postings in his home State of Jharkhand.

"Shri Kumar has also worked in the Central Government in various capacities. He was posted as Joint Secretary and then Additional Sectretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance from 19.03.2012 to 12.03.2015. Later he took over as Establishment Officer & Additional/Special Secretary, Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pension, D/o Personnel & Training from 12.03.2015 till 30.08.2017," read the statement.

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