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Download Solution PDFWho has been appointed as Secretary to President Droupadi Murmu in August 2022?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Rajesh Verma.
Key Points
- Odisha cadre IAS officer Rajesh Verma has been appointed as the Secretary to President Droupadi Murmu.
- He replaces the incumbent Kapil Dev Tripathi, a 1980-batch IAS officer.
- Verma is currently serving as Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs & has also served as principal secretary to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.
- Droupadi Murmu took oath as the 15th President of India on 25 July 2022.
Additional Information
- Important Appointments:
- Sanjay Arora, director general of the ITBP and a 1988-batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the new Delhi Police Commissioner.
- IFS officer of the 1994 batch Pranay Kumar Verma has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
- Govt of Bangladesh has appointed Mustafizur Rahman as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.
- The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel has appointed Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay as Chairman and managing Director (CMD) of Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
- Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam joined as Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog on 25.02.2023. An Indian Administrative Service Officer of the 1987 batch (Chhattisgarh).
- New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries has appointed Dr D J Pandian as the Director-General of its India Regional Office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).
- Senior Diplomat Ruchira Kamboj has been appointed as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.
Last updated on Jul 8, 2025
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