New Finance Secretary of India in 2016?

Q.  Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary in 2016?
- Published on 07 Feb 17

a. Ashok Lavasa
b. Ratan Watal
c. Rajiv Mehrishi
d. Shanktikanta Das

ANSWER: Ashok Lavasa
 
Ashok Lavasa is current Finance Secretary. (1980 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer)
He replaced Ratan Watal.

The Finance Secretary is the Permanent Secretary-level civil servant, who plays a leadership role in the bureaucracy of the Finance Ministry, Govt. of India.

The Ministry of Finance is composed of five departments -
  • the Department of Economic Affairs,
  • the Department of Revenue,
  • the Department of Expenditure,
  • the Department of Financial Service,
  • The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (formerly k/as Department of Disinvestment).
Ministry of Finance

Formed: 29 October, 1946
Headquarters: Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi
Key Documents: Union Budget, Economic Survey
Current Finance Minister: Arun Jaitley

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