Economic Affairs Secretary Ashok Chawla has been appointed as Finance Secretary in the ministry of finance with effect from Tuesday.
The post of Finance Secretary fell vacant following retirement of Arun Ramanathan, who was also Secretary of Financial Services.
Chawla, who is a Gujarat cadre IAS officer of the 1973 batch, will take over as Finance Secretary from Tuesday, finance ministry sources said.
Chawla has also worked as Secretary in the ministry of civil aviation.