Tarun Bajaj takes over as Economic Affairs Secretary

1988 batch IAS officer Tarun Bajaj today assumed charge as the Economic Affairs Secretary. Prior to this, he was the Additional Secretary in Prime Minister's Office. Tarun Bajaj replaces Atanu Chakraborty, who retired on Thursday.

Before joining Prime Minister's Office in 2015, Bajaj was Joint Secretary in Economic Affairs Department, looking after multilateral funding agencies division. He also worked as Joint Secretary and Director in Department of Financial Services.