New Delhi: Pradeep Kumar Sinha, who was appointed as cabinet secretary on May 2015 for a fixed two-year term was today given a one- year extension to the post, an official order said on Monday.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved his extension to the top post till June 12 next year, the order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.
This is his second extension after he took over the new assignment from June 13, 2015.
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Before his appointment to the post, he was the power secretary.
He had earlier served as the shipping secretary and had also held several other important positions in the Union government and in his cadre state, Uttar Pradesh.