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The Government has now transferred Financial Services Secretary G S Sandhu. He will be replaced by Hasmukh Adhia.
According to an order posted on the website of Department of Personal and Training, Sandhu, a 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Rajasthan cadre will be new Chairman of National Authority for Chemical Weapon Convention. Sandhu is the second Secretary among five Secretaries in the Finance Ministry who has been shifted after Arvind Mayaram in last few days. Mayaram was Finance and Economic Affairs Secretary. In fact, Mayaram was transferred twice in 15 days and finally shunted to less important Minorities Affairs Secretary.
Sandhu will be replaced by 1981 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Gujarat cadre officer Adhia. Adhia is presently posted in Gujarat.
After this reshuffle, the General Budget for 2015-16 will be presented by new team of Secretaries with Rajiv Mehrishi as Economic Affairs Secretary (who is also likely to be nominated as new Finance Secretary because of his seniority), Expenditure Secretary Ratan Watal, Revenue Secretary Shaktikantha Das, Financial Services Secretary Adhia and Disinvestment Secretary Aradhana Jauhri with Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian.
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