In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Union government has approved the appointment of Tarun Bajaj as the new revenue secretary under the ministry of finance.
Bajaj was serving as secretary to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) since April 30, 2020. He took additional charge as secretary, department of revenue, after the superannuation of Ajay Bhushan Pandey.

Pandey, who is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Maharashtra cadre, retired on February 28. He was given the charge of revenue secretary in the finance ministry in November 2018.

Prior to taking over as economic affairs secretary, Bajaj served as additional secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office.

Bajaj, a 1988 batch Haryana-cadre IAS officer, worked as joint secretary and director in department of financial services. As a joint secretary in department of financial services for four years, he was looking after the insurance division.

The appointment committee of the cabinet has also approved the appointment of Ajay Seth, a 1987 batch Karnataka-cadre IAS officer, as the new secretary for DEA. Along with this, there were also other changes in the top bureaucracy notified by the ministry of personnel. Seth’s appointment as economic affairs secretary raises questions as to who will be designated as the finance secretary.