{"id":154543,"date":"2023-08-05T12:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T06:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=154543"},"modified":"2023-08-05T12:04:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T06:34:45","slug":"cabinet-secretary-rajiv-gauba-gets-one-year-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/cabinet-secretary-rajiv-gauba-gets-one-year-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba gets one-year extension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba gets one-year extension:<\/strong> The Central government has officially given Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba a one-year extension, making him India&#8217;s longest-serving cabinet secretary. The decision was made by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). This extension comes as a result of the <strong>relaxation<\/strong> of important rules, allowing him to continue in his position beyond August 30, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daily-current-affairs-and-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Rules of Extension<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Central Government has the authority to extend the cabinet secretary&#8217;s service in the public interest. This extension, however, cannot last more than four years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By relaxing the All India Services (Death-Cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, and Rule 56(d) of the Fundamental Rules, Rajiv Gauba\u2019s extension has been made possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rajiv Gauba: The Longest-Serving Cabinet Secretary in India\u2019s Bureaucratic History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rajiv Gauba is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the 1982 batch who assumed the position of<strong> Cabinet Secretary<\/strong> in 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Initially appointed for a two-year term, he has already been extended twice, once in 2021 and again in August 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With this latest extension, his tenure will surpass that of BD Pande, who held the position from November 2, 1972, to March 31, 1977, making Rajiv Gauba the longest-serving cabinet secretary in India\u2019s bureaucratic history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key takeaways for competitive examinations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chairperson of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet: Narendra Modi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba gets one-year extension: The Central government has officially given Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba a one-year extension, making him India&#8217;s longest-serving cabinet secretary. 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