Rajiv Kher to be new Commerce Secretary
Updated: Jan 15, 2014 01:38:59pm
Kher replaces S R Rao who will retire from January 31, 2014. Kher was earlier the Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce.
The new Commerce Secretary who has spent a long time in the Commerce Ministry is well-versed with India’s bilateral and multilateral trade issues. He has handled important assignments of dealing with the WTO matters as also on business relations with the neighbouring countries.
Meanwhile, J Sathyanarayana, has been given extension as Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology upto the date of his superannuation – April 30, 2014.
S S Garbyal, will be Director General (Forests) and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests. (KNN Bureau)