JK News Today
New Delhi, May 03:
The government on Monday appointed retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and former Petroleum Secretary Tarun Kapoor as an advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A 1987-batch Himachal Pradesh cadre, he has been the former Petroleum Secretary. Kapoor has been appointed to the post initially for a period of two years from the date of joining or until further orders, whichever is earlier, a Ministry of Personnel order stated.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved Kapoor’s appointment along with two other appointments in the Prime Minister`s Office on the Additional Secretary level.
Kapoor has been a member of the Indian Administrative Service with over 33 years’ experience at the State and National levels.
