<p>New Delhi: Bhuvnesh Kumar has assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), an official release said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Kumar also continues to be an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).</p>.Finance Ministry exempts UIDAI from payment of income tax.<p>He takes over from Amit Agrawal who has been appointed as the new pharma secretary.</p>.<p>"Bhuvnesh Kumar assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday," an official release said.</p>.<p>Kumar is an IAS officer of the 1995 batch from the Uttar Pradesh cadre.</p>.<p>"A graduate and gold medalist from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, he held several important positions both at the Centre and in his cadre state," the release said.</p>.<p>Earlier, he also served as the Joint Secretary in MeitY.</p>.<p>In Uttar Pradesh, he served as the Principal Secretary in the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries.</p>.<p>Previously, he was the Secretary Finance, Secretary MSME, Secretary Technical Education and Divisional Commissioner Department of Land Revenue in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Bhuvnesh Kumar has assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), an official release said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Kumar also continues to be an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).</p>.Finance Ministry exempts UIDAI from payment of income tax.<p>He takes over from Amit Agrawal who has been appointed as the new pharma secretary.</p>.<p>"Bhuvnesh Kumar assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday," an official release said.</p>.<p>Kumar is an IAS officer of the 1995 batch from the Uttar Pradesh cadre.</p>.<p>"A graduate and gold medalist from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, he held several important positions both at the Centre and in his cadre state," the release said.</p>.<p>Earlier, he also served as the Joint Secretary in MeitY.</p>.<p>In Uttar Pradesh, he served as the Principal Secretary in the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries.</p>.<p>Previously, he was the Secretary Finance, Secretary MSME, Secretary Technical Education and Divisional Commissioner Department of Land Revenue in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. </p>