Ajay Bhushan Pandey is a
Maharashtra cadre IAS officer. He belongs to 1984 batch of IAS. He was recently
made the Finance Secretary to the Government of India.
Biography/Wiki
Ajay Bhushan Pandey has
extensive experience in finance. He was the Revenue Secretary before becoming
Finance Secretary. In the contemporary economic scenario, his vast experience
may come handy for Nirmala Sitharaman to turn the tide in favor of Indian
economy.
Career
Ajay Bhushan Pandey was
also the CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). It may be
noted that he was at the helm of UIDAI for close to 9 years. He along with
Nandan Nilekani had made this a success.
He is also currently
Chairman of GSTN – GST Network. When the GST collection is going southward, his
experience with GST may also be quite helpful.
Personal
Profile
Date of Birth: 2nd February, 1962
Age: 59 Years
Father:
Mother:
Birth Place: Bihar
Religion: Hinduism
Caste: Bhumihar Brahmin
Educational
Qualification:
B. Tech. (Computer
Science) from IIT – Kanpur.
He also holds MS and
Doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota. He had gotten these degree
after taking sabbatical leave from IAS.
Family
and Relationship:
Married
Siblings:
Interesting
and Lesser Known Facts:
- Ajay Bhushan Pandey was also the Secretary to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
- He is credited for the success of Aadhaar, more than Nandan Nilekani.
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