Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba was given a year-long extension to his term, beyond August 30 2021, by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday. The extension order notification was issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) after the ACC cleared it. Gauba, a 1982-batch IAS officer, had served as Union Home Secretary from August 2017 to August 2019 before being elevated to the post of Cabinet Secretary by the Union government. He has also represented India at the International Monetary Fund.

Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba was given a year-long extension to his term, beyond August 30 2021, by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday. The extension order notification was issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) after the ACC cleared it. Gauba, a 1982-batch IAS officer, had served as Union Home Secretary from August 2017 to August 2019 before being elevated to the post of Cabinet Secretary by the Union government. He has also represented India at the International Monetary Fund.