{"id":5697,"date":"2019-08-31T06:05:24","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T06:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=5697"},"modified":"2019-08-31T06:05:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T06:05:25","slug":"shri-rajiv-gauba-takes-over-as-the-new-cabinet-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/shri-rajiv-gauba-takes-over-as-the-new-cabinet-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Shri Rajiv Gauba Takes Over as the New Cabinet Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shri Rajiv Gauba took over as the new Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India after the superannuation of Shri P.K. Sinha. He is an IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre (1982 batch) and has held important assignments like Union Home Secretary, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and Chief Secretary, Jharkhand. He has also represented India at the International monetary Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shri Gauba brings to his new assignment rich and\nwide-ranging experience spanning Security, Governance and Financial verticals\nin the Central and State Governments as also in international organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was one of the key implementers of the Centre\u2019s decision\nto abrogate Article 370 and the reorganization of Jammu &amp; Kashmir, and is\nwidely credited for flawless and smooth implementation of the decision. With an\neye for details, he spearheaded the formulation and execution of these\ninitiatives in MHA. Along with a small core team, he gave final shape to\nconstitutional and legal aspects while working out administrative and security\narrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, during his stint in MHA as Additional Secretary, he\nprepared a multi- pronged action plan in 2015 to tackle LWE and steered its\nimplementation which has resulted in significantly shrinking the spread of\nMaoists\u2019 area of influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides MHA, Shri Gauba has served in the Central Government\nin wide ranging areas such as Urban Development, Defence, Environment &amp;\nForests, and Department of Electronics and Information Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Chief Secretary of Jharkhand, Shri Gauba had introduced\nmajor governance and economic reforms including lateral entry of professionals,\nrestructuring, downsizing of Ministries, and labour reforms. Jharkhand leapt\nfrom the bottom of the table to 3rd rank in Ease of Doing Business during his\ntenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shri Gauba has also served in the International Monetary\nFund representing the country for four years on the Board of IMF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shri Rajiv Gauba took over as the new Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India after the superannuation of Shri P.K. Sinha. He is an IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre (1982 batch) and has held important assignments like Union Home Secretary, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and Chief Secretary, Jharkhand. 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