Economic Affairs Secy Tarun Bajaj to take charge of revenue department

Bajaj, an old hand at the Finance Ministry, assumed charge as Economic Affairs secretary in last May

Amid the Budget exercise in Parliament, the Centre has decided to not grant an extension to finance secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey who was also holding additional charge of revenue department in the finance ministry. Meanwhile, it has given additional charge of the post to the current economic affairs secretary Tarun Bajaj. 

Pandey, who retires today (February 28), took charge of the revenue secretary in December 2018 and as the finance secretary in March 2020. His exit comes at a time when finance Bill 2021 is to be discussed in Parliament after March 8. Pandey was instrumental in bringing far reaching reforms