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.
Shri Bajaj, a 1988 Batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Haryana Cadre, previously held charge as Addition… https://t.co/hfbdG5k8BS
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Before joining Prime Minister’s Office in 2015, Bajaj was joint secretary in economic affairs department, looking after multilateral funding agencies division.
He 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 insurance division.
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