The Union Ministry of Law and Justice Thursday introduced Rajiv Kumar, the present Election Commissioner, will take over as the following Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) from May 15. Kumar will take cost from CEC Sushil Chandra, who is because of retire.
“In pursuance of clause (2) of Article 324 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Rajiv Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner with effect from the 15th May, 2022. My best wishes to Shri Rajiv Kumar,” mentioned Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju.
Kumar took cost because the Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on September 1, 2020. Prior to assuming cost within the Election Commission, Kumar had been the chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board. He joined because the PESB chairman in April 2020.
Kumar, an officer of the 1984 batch of the Indian Administrative Service of the Bihar/Jharkhand cadre, superannuated from the IAS in February 2020.
Born on February 19, 1960, Kumar acquired a slew of educational levels together with BSc, LLB, PGDM, and a grasp’s in Public Policy, and has over 37 years of expertise working for the federal government throughout ministries on the Centre and state cadre throughout the social sector, surroundings and forests, human assets, finance, and the banking sectors.
Kumar has additionally been the Director, Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), SBI, NABARD; Member, Economic Intelligence Council (EIC); Member, Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC); Member, Bank Board Bureau (BBB); Member, Financial Sector Regulatory Appointments Search Committee (FSRASC), Civil providers Board amongst many different such Boards and Committees.
Kumar has been credited for being instrumental in conceiving and implementing mergers and acquisitions within the monetary sector. Streamlining of the National Pension System (NPS) was additionally effected underneath him benefitting roughly 18 lakh central authorities staff.
