Former HRD Secretary Khare appointed advisor in PMO – Delhi | India News | National,Politics

New Delhi, Oct 12 : Former Human Resource Development Secretary Amit Khare was on Tuesday appointed as advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Prime Ministers Office (PMO).

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Khares appointment on contract basis on terms and conditions as applicable to re-employed officers of Secretary level.

An IAS officer of the 1985 batch from Bihar/Jharkhand cadre, Khare was instrumental in bringing to light the infamous fodder scam in Bihar in the 1990s.He was also Information & Broadcasting Secretary.

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