Senior IAS officer Govind Mohan appointed as next Home Minister
Senior IAS officer Govind Mohan has been appointed as the next Home Minister on Wednesday, succeeding Ajay Kumar Bhalla, an official order said.
Govind, currently serving as Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, will join the Ministry of Home Affairs as a Special Duty Officer.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Govind Mohan, IAS (Sikkim: 1989), Secretary, Ministry of Culture, as Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Home Affairs with immediate effect.
“The Officer shall take over the post of Minister of State for Home, Deputy Minister of State for Home Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla, IAS (Assam-Meghalaya : 1984) on completion of his tenure on 22.08.2024,” the order said.
Rahul Navin appointed as ED director
Rahul Navin, acting chief of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), was on Wednesday appointed full-time director of the federal anti-money laundering agency.
An order by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) said that the appointment of Navin, a 1993-batch officer of the Income Tax Department of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), has been made “for a period of two years from the date on which he assumed charge of the post or till further orders, whichever is earlier”.
Navin, 57, joined the ED as Special Director in November 2019. He was appointed acting director of the ED after the term of his predecessor Sanjay Kumar Mishra ended on September 15 last year.
Navin is an expert in international tax matters. During his time as head of the European Affairs Department, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren were arrested in separate money laundering cases.
The ED investigates financial crimes under two criminal statutes: the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA). In addition, the ED investigates the civil provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
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First publication: Aug 15, 2024 | 12:48 AM IST