Ajay Kumar Bhalla is New Home Secretary of India

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New Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla.

Senior officer of Indian Administrative Service , Ajay Kumar Bhalla is new Home Secretary of India. Currently serving as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in Union Home Ministry, Mr Bhalla is a 1984-batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer.

The Appointments Committee of the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Mr Bhalla’s appointment Mr Bhalla was Union Power Secretary before being appointed as an officer on special duty on July 24. He will replace Rajiv Gauba. Mr. Gauba has been appointed Cabinet Secretary but at present he will take charge of OSD in Cabinet secretariat.