Rajiv Gauba
Rajiv Gauba | |
|---|---|
| Rājīva Gaubā | |
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| Home Secretary of India | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Mehrishi |
| Urban Development Secretary of India | |
| In office 31 January 2016 – 22 June 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | Madhusan Prasad |
| Succeeded by | Durga Shanker Mishra |
| Chief Secretary of Jharkhand | |
| In office 27 January 2015 – 30 January 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Chief Minister of Jharkhand |
| Preceded by | Sajjal Chakraborty |
| Succeeded by | Raj Bala Verma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rajiv Gauba 15 August 1959 Bihar, India[1] |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Alma mater | Patna University |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Profession | IAS officer |
Rajiv Gauba (born 15 August 1959; IAST: Rājīva Gaubā) is a 1982 batch IAS officer belonging to Jharkhand cadre. He currently is the Home Secretary of India.
Education
Gauba has a graduate degree and is a gold medallist in Physics (BSc) from Patna University.[1][2][3]
Career
Gauba has served in key positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Jharkhand, including as the Chief Secretary of Jharkhand, Resident Commissioner of Jharkhand, and as the district magistrate and collector of Gaya, Nalanda and Muzzaffarpur districts — before the bifurcation of Bihar — in the Jharkhand government,[1][2] and as the Union Home Secretary, Union Urban Development Secretary, additional secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, additional secretary in the Ministry of Communications, joint secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and as the private secretary to the Minister of Defence in the Union Government.[1][2]
Gauba also served as the Adviser to the Executive Director in the International Monetary Fund (IMF).[1][2]
Chief Secretary of Jharkhand
Gauba was appointed the Chief Secretary of the Government of Jharkhand by the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 20 January 2015.[4][5] Gauba demitted the office of chief secretary when he was appointed as a secretary in the Government of India.
Urban Development Secretary
Gauba was appointed as the Union Urban Development Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 1 April 2016.[3][6][7]
Home Secretary
Gauba was appointed as the Union Home Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 22 June 2017,[8][9][10][11] succeeding Rajiv Mehrishi. He served as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the rank of Secretary, till Mehrishi's retirement,[8][9][10][11] he formally took charge on 31 August 2017.[12][13][14][15][16]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Rajiv Gauba - Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Brief Profile - Rajiv Gauba" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Shri Rajiv Gauba takes over as Secretary (Urban Development)". Press Information Bureau of India. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rajiv Gauba new chief secretary of Jharkhand". The Economic Times. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rajiv Gauba Appointed New Chief Secretary Of Jharkhand". The Sen Times. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rajiv Gauba is new Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development". Business Line. The Hindu. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rajiv Gauba is new Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development". Business Line. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Ahuja, Rajesh (21 June 2017). "Urban development secretary Rajiv Gauba to be next home secretary". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Rajiv Gauba replaces Rajiv Mehrishi as home secretary". The Times of India. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Rajiv Gauba to Replace Rajiv Mehrishi as Home Secretary". The Wire. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Secretary-level bureaucratic reshuffle: Rajiv Gauba to replace Rajiv Mehrishi as Union Home Secretary". Indian Express. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Shri Rajiv Gauba takes over as Union Home Secretary". Press Information Bureau of India. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rajiv Gauba takes charge as Union Home Secretary". The Hindu. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Shri Rajiv Gauba takes over as Union Home Secretary". Business Standard. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rajiv Gauba takes charge as Union home secretary". The Times of India. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rajiv Gauba Takes Charge As Union Home Secretary, Rajiv Mehrishi Retires". NDTV. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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