Ajit Kumar Seth

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  Security to Ex-Home Minister Shinde's Family, Former Speaker Meira Kumar, Others Withdrawn

  Eight family members of former Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, two former Chief Justices of India are among more than 30 VIPs whose security cover have been withdrawn by the Central government.

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  Pradeep Kumar Sinha Takes Charge as Cabinet Secretary

  Senior IAS officer Pradeep Kumar Sinha on Saturday took over as Cabinet Secretary succeeding Ajit Seth who retired after serving in the post for four years.

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  Pradeep Kumar Sinha Appointed as New Cabinet Secretary

  Power Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha was today appointed as the next Cabinet Secretary of the government.

• Cabinet Secretary Meets Officials on Improving Ease of Doing Business

  The meeting, held yesterday, was attended by senior officials of different departments including commerce, DIPP and finance. It aimed at firming up steps to improve ease of doing business in the country.

• Monsoon Forecast Not Alarming But Government Keeping Watch: Finance Secretary

  Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram on Saturday said the forecast of below normal monsoon is not "alarming" as of now but the government is keeping a watch.

• Government Extends Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth's Tenure by Six Months

  The Narendra Modi government has extended the tenure of cabinet secretary Ajit Kumar Seth by six months. He was scheduled to retire on June 13.

• CCI to clear projects worth Rs 10 lakh crore, growth to revive: Cabinet Secretary

  Exuding confidence that India's growth will bounce back, the government on Friday said it has approved 287 stalled projects worth Rs 5.5 lakh crore and 250 such projects worth Rs 10 lakh crore would be cleared shortly.

• Government grants Maharatna status to BHEL, GAIL

  The government today granted Maharatna status to BHEL and GAIL, a development which will provide them greater financial and functional autonomy and also ensure better valuation for shares of the two public sector undertakings.

• Apex panel gives nod for BHEL, GAIL Maharatna status

  Power equipment-maker BHEL and gas utility GAIL are soon expected to get the Maharatna status as the proposals for granting the coveted tag gets high-level secretaries' panel nod, according to an official.

• Proposals to grant BHEL, GAIL 'Maharatna' status to soon go to secretaries' panel

  The proposals for grant of Maharatna status to power equipment-maker BHEL and gas utility GAIL will soon be referred to a high-level secretaries' panel, headed by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Kumar Seth, according to an official.

• Anand Sharma to meet govt, industry officials on reviving manufacturing sector tomorrow

  Worried over declining growth of manufacturing, the government has called a high level meeting of central ministries, state government officials as well as industry representatives tomorrow to chalk out strategy for reviving the sector.

• Top Govt officials meet to review swine flu preparedness

  With 689 cases of swine flu resulting in 35 deaths reported in the last two months across the country, Cabinet Secretary Ajit Kumar Seth on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Committee of Secretaries to review the preparedness to contain the incidence of H1N1 virus.

• Govt to rush teams to CIL mines for faster evacuation of coal

  Amid severe coal shortages disrupting power supply in different parts of the country, the government will rush teams to Coal India (CIL) collieries for faster evacuation of the dry fuel to overcome the crisis. "The Coal Ministry has been asked to rush teams to various collieries, including Magad in Jharkhand and Kania, Basundra and Kulda in ...

• A K Seth takes over as Cabinet Secretary

  Ajit Kumar Seth, a 1974-batch IAS officer from Uttar Pradesh cadre, assumed charge as the new Cabinet Secretary today.    The 59-year old Seth, who will head Cabinet Secretariat, the agency which coordinates functions among various union ministries, will have a fixed tenure of two years.    He replaced K M Chandrasekha...

• Ajit Kumar Seth appointed next Cabinet Secretary

  Senior IAS officer Ajit Kumar Seth was today appointed the next Cabinet Secretary succeeding K M Chandrashekhar who retires next month.     Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cleared the appointment, officials said.     Seth, a 1974 batch IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is serving as Secretary, Publi...