Shashikant Sharma appointed defence secy
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, July 7: Shashikant Sharma, currently a Secretary in Department of Financial Services, has been appointed as Defence Secretary succeeding Pradeep Kumar, who has been chosen the next Central Vigilance Commissioner.
The announcement in this regard was made today after the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared Sharma's name for the post, Defence Ministry officials said here.
Sharma, A 1976 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer, has earlier served as the Director General (Acquisition) in the Defence Ministry and will take up his new assignment on July 31.
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