Urban Governance
India’s urbanisation is progressing at an unprecedented pace, with the number of statutory towns growing significantly in recent years.
The government on Friday granted another extension to Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla for a period of one year.
In an order, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said: “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in service of Ajay Kumar Bhalla, lAS (AM:84) as Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs for a further period of one year beyond August 22, 2023 up to August 22, 2024.”
The 1984 batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre was first appointed as the Home Secretary on August 22, 2019 for a fixed two year tenure till August 2021.
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However, the government gave him an extension twice subsequently.
Bhalla has served as the Union Power Secretary before becoming Home Secretary.
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