Senior IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, Ram Subhag Singh, has been appointed as new Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Chandigarh region. He assumed office on Thursday.
He replaces Haryana-cadre officer, Keshni Anand Arora, who was repatriated to her parent- cadre.
Ram Subhag Singh is presently on central deputation and worked as Joint Secretary Ministry of Defence, and then as MD, NAFED. In his previous stint with the Central Government, he worked as Private Secretary to the Ministers in the ministry of Food and External Affairs.
His posting as DDG, UIDAI, was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on appointments headed by the Prime Minister.
It is perhaps for the first time that a senior Himachal Pradesh IAS officer has been given an important assignment in Chandigarh.
The Unique Identification is a flagship programme of the Central Government. The challenge is its seamless integration with various schemes and to move towards Direct Benfit Transfers to beneficiaries for transparecy and efficiency in delivery systems.The jurisdiction of the Chandigarh office extends to five states and UT-- Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh.