Arvind Shrivastava, took charge as the Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, today (01/05/2025).

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on 18th April 2025 appointed Shri Shrivastava as the Secretary, D/o Revenue.

Previously, Shri Shrivastava, a 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Karnataka cadre, served as Joint Secretary and then Additional Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office.

Before that, Shrivastava has also served as Joint Secretary, in the Budget Division of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance; Development Officer in the Asian Development Bank; Secretary, Finance Dept., Bengaluru; Secretary, Urban Development Department, Bengaluru; Managing Director in the Urban Infrastructure Development & Finance Corporation, Karnataka.

Before his promotion, Shrivastava served as an Additional Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), overseeing personnel and general administration since March 25, 2021, according to official records. Prior to that, he held the position of Joint Secretary in the PMO from September 4, 2019.

Earlier in his career, he served as a Joint Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) under the Ministry of Finance from May 10, 2018, until his transfer to the PMO.

Before joining the central government, Shrivastava held several key positions in Karnataka, including Development Officer at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Secretary in the Finance Department, Secretary in the Department of Urban Development, and Managing Director of the Urban Infrastructure Development & Finance Corporation.

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