The Centre on Sunday appointed retired IAS officer Amit Khare, who is also widely noted for his role in exposing the infamous ‘Fodder Scam’ of Bihar, as Secretary to new Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Amit Khare, IAS (Retd.), 1985 batch, Jharkhand Cadre, as Secretary to the Vice-President of India,” an official order said.
As per the order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training on September 14, Khare’s appointment will be on a contract basis, in the rank and pay of Secretary, for a period of three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post.
Prior to this appointment, Khare has been serving as Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi since October 12, 2021, handling matters related to the social sector in the Prime Minister’s Office.
He has also held several key positions in the central and state governments during his distinguished career in public service.
Khare served the Government of India for six years as Joint Secretary, Higher Education (August 2008-August 2014), where he dealt with UNESCO, Education Policy, and Book Promotion & Copyrights.
He also worked as Secretary, HRD, Government of Jharkhand, and as Vice Chancellor of Ranchi University.
As Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, Finance-cum-Planning, Jharkhand, he introduced wide-ranging reforms such as pre-budget consultations, performance budgeting, gender budgeting, sectoral budgeting, financial inclusion, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), and implementation of various Central and State sector schemes.
He joined the Government of India as Secretary, Information & Broadcasting, on May 31, 2018 and subsequently served as Secretary, School Education & Literacy, and Secretary, Higher Education.
Khare was part of the core team that formulated and implemented the National Education Policy, 2020.
Khare is a graduate of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, and holds a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from IIM Ahmedabad.