P V Bhide takes over as Revenue Secretary

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New Delhi, June 1 (UNI) A new top brass today took charge in the Revenue Department of the Ministry of Finance, with P V Bhide at the helm.

It was an entire change of guard at the top with Mr Bhide assuming this morning the office of the Revenue Secretary, B M Singh as the new Chairman of CBDT and S K Shingal as the Chairman of CBEC.

Before taking over as Revenue Secretary, Mr Bhide was the Secretary of Disinvestment. He is from the 1973 batch of the Indian Administrative Service with Andhra Pradesh being his parent Cadre.

He has also served as Additional and Special Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

This is not the first stint of Mr Bhide in the Finance Ministry.

He had worked earlier as Director in the Department of Economic Affairs and was deputed to the World Bank during 1988-92 as a Technical Advisor.

Mr Singh is an IRS from 1970 Batch. He succeeds Indira Bhargava.

Nr Shingal is an IRS from the 1970 batch. He has replaced Mr V P Singh, who relinquished the charge of the post on his superannuation.

In the State Government, Mr Bhide served in various capacities, including as Finance Secretary and Energy Secretary in Andhra Pradesh. He was also the CMD of APCO and Godavari Fertilizers&Chemicals Ltd.

The post of Revenue Secretary fell vacant following former incumbant K M Chandrasekhar's recent appointment as Cabinet Secretary.

Mr Bhide had served as Joint Secretary, Disinvestment, before being appointed as Special Secretary in the Union Home Ministry.

He was a Joint Secretary in the Department of Disinvestment when Mr Arun Shourie was the Disinvestment Minister in the NDA regime.

Till yesterday, Economic Affairs Secretary D Subharao has been holding additional charge of the Revenue Department, following Mr Chandrasekhar's announcement for the new coveted post.

UNI

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