In a major bureaucratic shakeup, Girish Chandra Murmu, IAS officer Gujarat 1985 batch, who is presently posted as the OSD, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has taken over as the Secretary, Department of Expenditure.

IAS officer West Bengal 1983 batch, Bhaskar Khulbe tenure who is presently posted as the Secretary (ACC Appointments) in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is likely to be extended by three months. Khulbe is due to be superannuated by March 31, 2019.

—India Legal Bureau