Tapan Ray To Replace Shaktikanta Das As Economic Affairs Secretary
Shaktikanta Das had held the Economic Affairs secretary post since August 29, 2015.
Additional Charge For Tapan Ray
- Will replace Shaktikanta Das as Economic Affairs Secretary from June 1
- Currently he is secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
- Prior to that, he was additional secretary in Department of Electronics and Information Technology
- Ray is an IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre
Tapan Ray, secretary in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, will replace Shaktikanta Das, as the Economic Affairs Secretary from June 1.
Ray has been assigned the additional charge on superannuation of Shaktikanta Das, a statement from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet said
Shaktikanta Das whose extended tenure ends on May 31, had held the Economic Affairs secretary post since August 29, 2015. He was to retire at the end of February, but his term was extended for another three months to ensure that the advancement of the Union Budget 2017-18 passes smoothly.
The DEA is a nodal agency in the Ministry of Finance which deals with formulating the country's economic policies, including the annual budget.
An Indian Administrative Services officer of the Gujarat cadre, Ray was appointed the corporate affairs secretary at the same time when Das had taken over his role in the economic affairs department. Ray is a mechanical engineer, a law graduate, a post graduate in public policy and international affairs and also holds multiple diplomas in German language, international law and international business.
Before becoming the corporate affairs secretary, Ray held the post of additional secretary in the Department of Electronics and Information Technology.