Rajiv Mehrishi on 31th oct 2014 become Union Finance Secretary replacing Arvind Mayaram .
1. He holds Masters Degree in history and a degree in
management from UK. He is a 1978-batch Indian Administrative Services
(IAS) officer of Rajasthan cadre.
2. Before being appointed Rajasthan chief secretary on
December 2013, he was secretary ministry of overseas affairs and
special secretary in the union agricultural ministry. Mehrishi has
served on many positions in the state government. He was joint secretary
in the cabinet secretariat.
3. Mehrishi is said to be the brains behind key labour reforms in Rajasthan.
4. He has been a vocal critic of various schemes
launched during the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance
(UPA) government.
5. He shares his birthday with tennis player Roger Federer (August 8), and was born in Rajasthan in 1955.
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