Finance Secretary
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R.S GUjaral is finance secretary of India .In India
, the Permanent Secretary
- level civil ser
By default, the FS tends to be the seniormost of the five, where seniority is defined by the year of entry into the civil service and not age. Sometimes, none of the five is labelled FS.
or IAS, but some of the most interesting of them have been career economists. The last finance secretary of India was Mr. Arun Ramanathan, an IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu Cadre. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
, Bimal Jalan
and Vijay Kelkar
were some of the best-known finance secretaries, and all of them were career economists who were not IAS.
Edmund James Sinkinson BCS LLD born Kendal, UK, 16 July 1849, was Financial Secretary to the Government of India. He died at Darjeeling 1 Jan 1891 (see memorial window in Kendal Parish Church)
sushma nath is the first woman secretary. At present Sunil Mitra is the finance secretary.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, the Permanent Secretary
Permanent Secretary
The Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
- level civil ser
By default, the FS tends to be the seniormost of the five, where seniority is defined by the year of entry into the civil service and not age. Sometimes, none of the five is labelled FS.
Finance Secretaries
Most finance secretaries have been members of the Indian Administrative ServiceIndian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
or IAS, but some of the most interesting of them have been career economists. The last finance secretary of India was Mr. Arun Ramanathan, an IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu Cadre. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Montek Singh Ahluwalia is an Indian economist and civil servant. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Republic of India. He was previously the first Director of the Independent Evaluation Office at the International Monetary Fund.-Early life and education:Montek...
, Bimal Jalan
Bimal Jalan
Bimal Jalan is a former Governor of India's Reserve Bank anda nominated member of the Upper House of India's Parliament, the Rajya Sabha during 2003-2009.- Education and career :...
and Vijay Kelkar
Vijay Kelkar
Vijay L. Kelkar is an Indian economist and academic, who is currently the Chairman of the Forum of Federations, Ottawa & India Development Foundation, New Delhi and was Chairman of the Finance Commission until January, 2010. He was earlier Advisor to the Minister of Finance , and is known for his...
were some of the best-known finance secretaries, and all of them were career economists who were not IAS.
Edmund James Sinkinson BCS LLD born Kendal, UK, 16 July 1849, was Financial Secretary to the Government of India. He died at Darjeeling 1 Jan 1891 (see memorial window in Kendal Parish Church)
sushma nath is the first woman secretary. At present Sunil Mitra is the finance secretary.