The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has announced appointment of Rashmi Verma as Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. Verma is currently holding the charge of Special Secretary, Department of Revenue in Finance Ministry, and will replace Sanjay Kumar Panda when he superannuates on December 31, 2015.
Rashmi Verma is an IAS officer of 1982 Bihar cadre. Post Graduate in Political Science with an MBA degree from University Hull, Verma is expected to play a key role in streamlining the much awaited new textile policy, issues revolving around fund clearance under TUFS and transparent operations of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC).
Industry experts are of the opinion that the Textiles Secretary should get minimum three years term to implement new initiatives and to see the results, which did not happen in the case of earlier appointed textiles secretaries. Ahead of the Budget 2016-17, the government also made a few changes in the finance ministry, transferring the disinvestment secretary and a special secretary in the revenue department, effective next month.
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