Shri Arvind Shrivastava, takes charge as the Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, today.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on 18^th April 2025 appointed Shri Shrivastava as the Secretary, D/o Revenue.

Previously, Shri 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.

Before that, Shri Shrivastava has 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 Development & Finance Corporation, Karnataka.

Appointment of Secretary, Department of Revenue: senior IAS officer assumes charge following Appointments Committee approval and prior central finance roles. Appointment of Secretary, Department of Revenue effected by executive decision: the Appointments Committee approved the selection and the appointee assumed charge. The appointee is a senior Indian Administrative Service officer with prior central roles in the Prime Minister's Office and Budget Division, state-level finance and urban development leadership, a managing directorship in an urban infrastructure finance corporation, and experience at a multilateral development bank.