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Modi replaces Finance Secretary as part of major reshuffle of bureaucrats

by IBNS 16 Oct 2014, 11:59 am

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS): In its first major shake-up of bureaucracy, Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on Thursday replaced Union finance secretary Arvind Mayaram to the tourism ministry, reports said.

A top bureaucrat from Rajasthan who pushed dramatic free market reforms in recent months, Rajiv Mehrishi replaced Mayaram.

Mayaram was appointed by the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. He used to have twin roles in the Modi’s government as both finance and economic affairs secretary.

Sources said that as many as 20 bureaucrats were moved of which many of them at the level of secretary - the senior most rank in the country’s civil service.