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India appoints Rajesh Kr. Chaturvedi as Chemical Secretary

Chaturvedi is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre and presently serving as Special secretary & Financial advisor at Ministry of culture & Ministry of Tourism

The Government has appointed Rajesh Kr. Chaturvedi as Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in place of P. Raghavendra Rao, who superannuates on 31 May 2020, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said.

Rajesh is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre and presently serving as Special secretary & Financial advisor at Ministry of culture and Ministry of Tourism.

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