Tarun Bajaj takes over as Economic Affairs Secretary; replaces Chakraborty

Tarun Bajaj, an old hand at the Finance Ministry, on Friday assumed charge as the Economic Affairs Secretary.

He comes back to North Block at a time when the economy is facing headwinds due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.

Prior to taking over this post, he was the Additional Secretary in Prime Minister's Office.

Bajaj, a 1988 batch IAS officer, replaces Atanu Chakraborty, who retired on Thursday.

"Shri Tarun Bajaj takes over as the new Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), here today after superannuation of Shri Atanu Chakraborty on 30.04.2020," the Finance Ministry said in a tweet.

Before joining Prime Minister's Office in