Baleshwar Rai is a 1970-batch UT cadre Indian Administrative Service

Indian Administrative Service

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 officer. He was additional secretary and Union Labour minister. He was the Chief Secretary

Chief Secretary

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 of Goa

Goa

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 for over two years. He also served as the joint secretary in the Union power ministry.
Currently he is a Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

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Leader. He belongs to Ghazipur UP.
He retired as the secretary Public Grievances and coordination Cabinet Secretariat Government Of India.