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Amit Khare to be Appointed as New I&B Secretary

Published on May 21, 2018
The Union Government has appointed senior IAS officer Amit Khare as secretary in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
Amit Khare to be appointed as new I&B Secretary
  • He would succeed incumbent N K Sinha who will superannuate on 31st May 2018.
  • Amit Khare is credited with having exposed the fodder scam in Bihar and Jharkhand.
  • He exposed the multi-crore fodder scam involving the then Chief Minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav which eventually led to the resignation of Lalu Prasad Yadav.
  • This lead to one of the biggest raids in the country which brought into limelight Mr. Amit Khare.
  • He is currently serving as the development commissioner in Jharkhand.
  • Apart from him other bureaucratic reshuffles include –
a) Anup Wadhwan will be the new secretary in the Commerce Ministry
b) M M Kutty will be the new Petroleum secretary
c) Binoy Kumar will be the new Steel secretary
d) Rina Ray will serve as Secretary, the Department of School Education & Literacy.
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