Rajiv Mehrishi Appointed New Home Secretary, L C Goyal Takes VRS

IN a surprise move, outgoing Finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, who was due to retire on Monday, was appointed Union Home Secretary, replacing L C Goyal who had completed only around seven months of a fixed tenure of two years at the job. While the government said it had accepted Goyal’s request for voluntary retirement, an official statement on Monday evening said the Prime Minister has approved his appointment as chairman and managing director of India Trade Promotion Organization. Read here