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Outgoing Secretary of Pharmaceuticals PD Vaghela, a Gujarat-cadre IAS officer of 1986 batch, was on Monday appointed because the Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for 3 years. Mr. Vaghela, who’s superannuating on September 30, will succeed RS Sharma, who was on the helm of the telecom regulator for 5 years.
As Secretary of the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), beneath the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mr. Vaghela performed a vital position within the efforts to comprise the pandemic. Before he was moved to the Centre as Secretary, Pharmaceuticals, he was Commissioner of business taxes in Gujarat. He is among the many key officers who performed a key position within the rollout of the GST in 2017.
Mr. Vaghela joins Gujarat-cadre bureaucrats heading regulatory posts like PK Pujari, Chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), and GC Murmu, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
The authorities additionally appointed 16 Joint Secretary-level officers within the Central administration.
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