by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group
Rajiv Gauba Takes Over as Cabinet Secretary
PK Sinha Goes to PMO as OSD
Harish Gupta
New Delhi, Aug. 30
Rajiv Gauba, OSD in the Cabinet Secretariat today took over as the new Cabinet Secretary. He takes over after the superannuation of P.K. Sinha who served for more than four years, a record of sort in the government. Sinha's tenure was upto September 12. But in a major decision, the government decided to cut short his extended tenure and appointed Gauba as the new Cab. Sec. Gauba is an IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre (1982 batch) and was Home Secretary until brought to the Cabinet Secretariate earlier this month.
It has also been announced that P K Sinha will be new OSD in the PMO.
He was one of the key officer of the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 and the reorganization of Jammu & Kashmir, and is widely credited for flawless and smooth implementation of the decision. With an eye for details, he spearheaded the formulation and execution of these initiatives in MHA. Along with a small core team, he gave final shape to constitutional and legal aspects while working out administrative and security arrangements.
Earlier, during his stint in MHA as Additional Secretary, he prepared a multi- pronged action plan in 2015 to tackle LWE and steered its implementation which has resulted in significantly shrinking the spread of Maoists’ area of influence.
Gauba has also served in the International Monetary Fund representing the country for four years on the Board of IMF.
