New Secretary to Ministry of Power

Question:Who has been appointed Secretary, Ministry of Power on 22nd October 2019?
(a) Sanjeev Nandan Sahai
(b) Sunil Kumar
(c) Rajiv Kumar
(d) Rajneesh Kumar
Answer:(a)
Related facts:
  • On 22 October 2019, the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Sanjeev Nandan Sahai as the new Secretary to Ministry of Power.
  • Sanjeev Nandan Sahai is a 1986-batch IAS officer of the Uttarakhand cadre.
  • Sahai has been serving as Special Secretary in the ministry and will succeed incumbent Subhash Chandra Garg upon his retirement on October 31.
  • Subhash Chander Garg sought voluntary retirement after being shunted out from the post of finance secretary soon after the budget was passed by Parliament.

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