Ajay Narayan Jha
| Ajay Narayan Jha | |
|---|---|
| Ajaya Nārāyaṇa Jhā | |
 Jha addressing an event at Gandhinagar, Gujarat in March 2017. | |
| Expenditure Secretary of India | |
|
Assumed office 31 October 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Arun Jaitley |
| Preceded by | Ashok Lavasa |
| Environment, Forests and Climate Change Secretary of India | |
|
In office 1 May 2016 – 10 October 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister |
Anil Madhav Dave (2016—2017) Dr. Harsh Varhan (2017) |
| Preceded by | Ashok Lavasa |
| Succeeded by | C. K. Mishra |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ajay Narayan Jha 15 January 1959 Bihar, India |
| Nationality |
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| Alma mater |
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University McGill University St. Stephen's College, Delhi University |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Profession | IAS officer |
Ajay Narayan Jha (born 15 January 1959; IAST: Ajaya Nārāyaṇa Jhā) is a 1982 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Manipur cadre. He currently is the Expenditure Secretary of India.
Education
Jha has BA (Honours) and MA in history from St. Stephen's College at University of Delhi,[1] a postgraduate degree in executive development from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University,[1] and has a certificate in French.[1]
Career
Jha has served in various key positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Manipur, like as Principal Secretary (Finance), Principal Secretary (Environment and Forests), chairman of Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency (MREDA), principal secretary to the Chief Minister of Manipur, secretary to the Governor of Manipur, and as the deputy commissioner and district magistrate of Ukhrul and Churachandpur districts in the Manipur government,[1] and as Union Expenditure Secretary, Union Environment, Forests and Climate Change Secretary, special secretary in Department of Expenditure of the Ministry of Finance, joint secretary and financial adviser in Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, and as joint secretary and financial adviser in Ministry of Law and Justice.[1]
Jha also served as consultant to United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).[1] In addition, Jha served as the secretary of Fourteenth Finance Commission, a deputy election commissioner in the Election Commission of India,[1] and as Joint Secretary (Administration) in the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, on deputation, under rule 6(2)(ii) of the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1956.[1]
Environment, Forests and Climate Change Secretary
Jha was appointed as the Union Environment, Forests and Climate Change Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in April 2016,[2][3][4] he assumed the office of secretary on 1 May 2016,[1] and demitted it on 10 October 2017.[1]
Expenditure Secretary
Jha was appointed as the Union Expenditure Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in October 2017,[5][6][7] succeeding Ashok Lavasa, he was made officer on special duty (OSD), in the rank of secretary,[5][6][7] till Lavasa's retirement. Jha assumed the office of secretary on 31 October 2017.[1]
During his tenure as the Union Expenditure Secretary, Jha has been regarded as one of the most important people in the Ministry of Finance.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Ajay Narayan Jha - Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ↑ Prasad, Gireesh Chandra (26 April 2018). "Ashok Lavasa appointed as new expenditure secretary". Live Mint. New Delhi: The Hindu. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ashok Lavasa named Expenditure Secretary". The Economic Times. New Delhi. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ↑ Surabhi (26 April 2016). "Govt makes top level bureaucratic changes". The Hindu Business Line. New Delhi. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Ajay Narayan Jha to replace Ashok Lavasa as new Expenditure Secretary". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 12 October 2017. OCLC 70274541. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Ajay Narayan Jha is new expenditure secretary". The Economic Times. New Delhi. ET Bureau. 12 October 2017. OCLC 61311680. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Ajay Narayan Jha will be the next Expenditure Secretary". The Hindu Business Line. New Delhi. Our Bureau. 11 October 2017. ISSN 0971-7528. OCLC 456162874. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ↑ "Budget 2018: Whom will Jaitley turn to for help? - Jaitley's new team". The Economic Times. 22 January 2018. OCLC 61311680. Retrieved 24 February 2018.