New Delhi: Kumar Ravikant Singh (IAS) has been appointed as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Finance (Revenue) Pankaj Chaudhary. According to an order from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), he has been appointed to the post at the level of Deputy Secretary for a period up to June 1, 2023 (i.e. for the balance period of his five years central deputation tenure) with effect from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or on co-terminus basis with the Minister or till he ceases to function as Private Secretary to the Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

The government has also approved the curtailment of his tenure as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Financial Services.

Singh is a 2008-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. He was posted as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Financial Services (DFS) under the Ministry of Finance. Previously he has held as Private Secretary to Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in the Rural Development Department.

Further, the government has also approved the appointment of Amol Madhukar Ket (IRS) as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for the Ministry of Panchayati Raj Kapil Moreshwar Patil in the 
Ministry of Panchayati Raj at the level of Deputy Secretary with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post on co-terminus basis with the Minister or till he ceases to function as Private Secretary to the Minister or until further orders, whichever event occurs the earliest.

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