Defence Secretary gets extension in service till Oct 2024

Article Posted on : - Feb 24, 2023

Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane.

NEW DELHI (PTI): Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane was on Thursday given extension in service till October next year, a Personnel Ministry order said.

A 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, Giridhar Aramane took over as the Defence Secretary on November 1, 2022.

He was due to retire in June after completing 60 years of superannuation.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in service of Aramane as Secretary, Department of Defence, beyond the age of superannuation, for a period up to 31.10.2024, the order said.

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