Rajiv Kumar to be new Chief Election Commissioner of India

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Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar would take charge as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on May 15 after the incumbent Sushil Chandra retired on May 14.

• Kumar has been a member of Election Commission of India since September 1, 2020.

• Prior to that, he served as the chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board.

• 1984-batch IAS officer of the Bihar/Jharkhand cadre, Kumar retired from the civil service in February 2020 from the post of Union Finance Secretary.

• Kumar has also been the Director, Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), SBI, NABARD. 

• Kumar has been credited with being instrumental in conceptualising and implementing mergers and acquisitions in the financial sector.

• With his effort, the National Pension System (NPS) was streamlined, benefiting about 18 lakh central government employees.

• In pursuance of clause (2) of Article 324 of the Constitution, the President shall appoint Rajiv Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner.