Government appoints RS Sharma new DEITY Secretary

NEW DELHI: The government has appointed Ram Sevak Sharma, the Jharkhand cadre IAS officer, as secretary of Department of Electronics and Information Technology ( DEITY).

"The Appointments Committee of the cabinet has approved the appointment of Ram Sewak Sharma, IAS (JH 78), at present in the cadre, as Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology," an official order said.

Sharma will succeed J Satyanarayana who will retire on April 30.

Sharma held the position of director general and mission director of the unique identification authority of India (UIDAI) between August 2009 and March 2013. He played instrumental role in developing Aadhar card concept with former UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani.