Rajeev Kher has been appointed Secretary in Department of Commerce. Kher, a 1980-batch IAS officer is presently Special Secretary, Department of Commerce under Ministry of Commerce and Industry The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) named Kher to replace current Secretary S R Rao, who retires on January 31, according to an official statement.
The ACC also extended the tenure of J Sathyanarayana as Secretary in the Department of Electronics and Information Technology beyond March 13 to April 30, the date of his superannuation.
The term of V S Madan, DG and Mission Director of the Unique Identification Authority of India, has been extended for one year beyond April 28.
Besides, S S Garbyal, a 1977-batch Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officer, has been appointed Director General (Forests) and Special Secretary in Ministry of Environment and Forests.