New Delhi, May 1 -- :Arvind Shrivastava on Thursday took charge as Secretary, Department of Revenue in Finance Ministry. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet last month appointed Shrivastava as the Secretary, D/o Revenue.

Shrivastava, a 1994-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Karnataka cadre, served as Joint Secretary and then Additional Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

Before that, Shrivastava also served as Joint Secretary, in the Budget Division of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance; Development Officer in the Asian Development Bank; Secretary, Finance Dept., Bengaluru; Secretary, Urban Development Department, Bengaluru; Managing Director in the Urban Infrastructure Deve...