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Saurabh Vijay takes over as CEO, UIDAI
Saurabh Vijay assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). He is an IAS officer of the 1998 batch of the Maharashtra cadre.
A civil engineer from IIT-Delhi, he held several positions in Government of Maharashtra and in Government of India.
He was Principal Secretary (Expenditure) in the Finance Department, Government of Maharashtra, prior to joining UIDAI. His earlier assignments in the cadre include Principal Secretary Planning and Development Commissioner of Maharashtra, Principal Secretary Tourism, Secretary Medical Education, Secretary Higher and Technical Education, among others.
He has served on central deputation in significant national and international roles, including as Director at the President’s Secretariat in New Delhi, and Advisor to the Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka at World Bank in Washington D.C.
A civil engineer from IIT-Delhi, he held several positions in Government of Maharashtra and in Government of India.
He was Principal Secretary (Expenditure) in the Finance Department, Government of Maharashtra, prior to joining UIDAI. His earlier assignments in the cadre include Principal Secretary Planning and Development Commissioner of Maharashtra, Principal Secretary Tourism, Secretary Medical Education, Secretary Higher and Technical Education, among others.
He has served on central deputation in significant national and international roles, including as Director at the President’s Secretariat in New Delhi, and Advisor to the Executive Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka at World Bank in Washington D.C.
