Ashok Chawla appointed as finance secretary of India

(Babu Blogger said it first on Tuesday, April 28, 2009) SECRETARY of department of economic affairs (DEA) Ashok Chawla has been appointed as finance secretary of India. The post was lying vacant after Arun Ramanathan retired on April 30, 2009. Finance ministry officials have confirmed the development. He has also been given Additional charge of the Department of Financial Services since May 1, 2009

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Name: Ashok Chawla Cadre & Batch: Gujarat cadre of 1973 batch

Date of Birth: 08/01/1951

Place of Domicile: Delhi

Mother Tongue: Punjabi

Indian Languages Known: ENGLISH HINDI GUJARATI Educational Qualifications PG in English literature, First division

MA in Economics, Second division Addl Secetary, Ministry of Finance from April 25, 2005 to January 1, 2007 Special Secetary, Ministry of Finance from January 2, 2007 to January 31, 2007 Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation from February 1, 2007 to September 17, 2008 Secretary, DEA, under Finance ministry from September 17, 2008 till now Foreign Training: Nil

Brahma assumes charge as power secretary

H S Brahma assumed charge as power secretary on Tuesday. He was earlier special secretary, of National Disaster Management Authority in the ministry of home affairs. Brahma is the Andhra Pradesh cadre officer of the 1975 batch of the Indian Administrative Service.