Anurag Jain appointed Joint Secretary in PMO

NEW DELHI: Senior IAS officer Anurag Jain was today appointed as Joint Secretary in Prime Minister's Office.

Jain, a 1989 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, is presently working as Joint Secretary in Department of Financial Services under the Finance Ministry here, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.

He may be relieved to take up his new assignment on January 1, it said.

Jain has been appointed for the balance period of his central deputation, i.e. till June 28, 2016, the DoPT said.

He has held various posts in the state including Collector, Bhopal and Secretary to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.