<p>Tarun Bajaj, an old hand at the Finance Ministry, on Friday assumed charge as the Economic Affairs Secretary.</p>.<p>He comes back to North Block at a time when the economy is facing headwinds due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Prior to taking over this post, he was the Additional Secretary in Prime Minister's Office.</p>.<p>Bajaj, a 1988 batch IAS officer, replaces Atanu Chakraborty, who retired on Thursday.</p>.<p>"Shri Tarun Bajaj takes over as the new Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), here today after superannuation of Shri Atanu Chakraborty on 30.04.2020," the Finance Ministry said in a tweet.</p>.<p>Before joining Prime Minister's Office in 2015, Bajaj was Joint Secretary in Economic Affairs Department, looking after multilateral funding agencies division.</p>.<p>He worked as Joint Secretary and Director in Department of Financial Services.</p>.<p>As a Joint Secretary in Department of Financial Services for four years, he was looking after insurance division. </p>
<p>Tarun Bajaj, an old hand at the Finance Ministry, on Friday assumed charge as the Economic Affairs Secretary.</p>.<p>He comes back to North Block at a time when the economy is facing headwinds due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Prior to taking over this post, he was the Additional Secretary in Prime Minister's Office.</p>.<p>Bajaj, a 1988 batch IAS officer, replaces Atanu Chakraborty, who retired on Thursday.</p>.<p>"Shri Tarun Bajaj takes over as the new Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), here today after superannuation of Shri Atanu Chakraborty on 30.04.2020," the Finance Ministry said in a tweet.</p>.<p>Before joining Prime Minister's Office in 2015, Bajaj was Joint Secretary in Economic Affairs Department, looking after multilateral funding agencies division.</p>.<p>He worked as Joint Secretary and Director in Department of Financial Services.</p>.<p>As a Joint Secretary in Department of Financial Services for four years, he was looking after insurance division. </p>