Hasmukh Adhia Takes Charge as Financial Services Secretary

New Delhi: Hasmukh Adhia on Friday took charge as the Secretary of the Department of Financial Services in the Ministry of Finance.

Mr Adhia succeeds G S Sandhu, who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention.

"Hasmukh Adhia, has taken over as Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, here today," an official release said.

Mr Adhia is an Indian Administrative Services officer of 1981 batch from Gujarat cadre.

He was appointed as the Secretary, Financial Services by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Monday.

Mr Adhia's appointment is the third secretary-level change in the Finance Ministry after former Revenue Secretary Rajiv Takru was shifted to Department of North Eastern Region and former Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram was first shifted to Tourism Ministry and later to Minority Affairs Ministry.

The transfers come amid the Finance Ministry readying work for Budget 2015-16.

Mr Adhia was Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Gujarat.

Prior to this, he was Principal Secretary Education Department from April 2008 to January, 2013, and Principal Secretary to the then Chief Minister of Gujarat from May 2004 to May 2006.

He had also held the positions of Industries Commissioner, managing director at Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation, and vice chairman and managing director at Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation.