New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Arvind Shrivastava, a 1994 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Karnataka cadre, on Thursday assumed charge as the secretary of the Department of Revenue under the Union Finance Ministry.

A Ministry of Finance release said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appointed him as the Revenue Secretary on April 18.

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Shrivastava has previously served as Joint Secretary and then Additional Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office.

Prior to that, Shrivastava has also worked as a Joint Secretary, in the Budget Division of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance; Development Officer in the Asian Development Bank; Secretary, Finance Department, Bengaluru; Secretary, Urban Development Department, Bengaluru; Managing Director in the Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation, Karnataka. (ANI)

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