Tuhin Kanta Pandey, who is the current finance secretary, took charge as the Secretary, Department of Revenue (DoR), the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.
Senior IAS officer Arunish Chawla has been reassigned from his position as revenue secretary to head the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).
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Pandey is a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Odisha cadre. He has been the Secretary of three Departments, Department of Investment & Public Asset Management (DIPAM), since October 24, 2019, Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) since August 1, 2024 and Department of Personnel and Training since November 4,2024.
Both the DIPAM and DPE function under the Ministry of Finance
Pandey holds a Masters in Economics from Panjab University, Chandigarh and an MBA from the University of Birmingham (UK).
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Wednesday appointed Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the Secretary, D/o Revenue, Ministry of Finance. The Order also stated that Pandey will continue to be designated as the Finance Secretary.
In the Union Government his previous positions include Joint Secretary, Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog), Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat and Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce.
While in the State Government of Odisha, he served as administrative head in the Departments of Health, General Administration, Commercial Taxes, Transport and Finance.
He also served as Executive Director of Odisha State Finance Corporation and Managing Director of Odisha Small Industries Corporation.
Before serving as Secretary in the DIPAM, Pandey has held many significant positions in the Union Government and State Government of Odisha, in addition to serving a stint in the Regional Office of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO).
