Former Patna DM Amit Khare appointed as secy to vice-president

Patna: Former Patna DM Amit Khare was on Sunday appointed as secretary to the new vice-president C P Radhakrishnan. His appointment will be for a period of three years from the date he assumes the new assignment.Khare, 1985-batch Bihar/Jharkhand cadre IAS officer, has been serving as advisor to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi since Oct 12, 2021, handling matters related to the social sector in the Prime Minister’s Office. He was also part of the core team that formulated and implemented the National Education Policy, 2020.“The appointments committee of the cabinet has approved the appointment of Amit Khare, IAS (Retd), 1985-batch, Jharkhand cadre, as the secretary to the vice-president of India,” a notification said on Sunday.According to the notification issued by the Centre’s department of personnel and training, Khare’s appointment will be on a contract basis, in the rank and pay of secretary, for a period of three years.Khare, who served as Patna DM twice, is also known for his role in exposing the fodder scam in united Bihar. He held several key positions in the central and state govts in Bihar and Jharkhand during his long career in public service. Khare also served as Darbhanga DM from 1993 to 1995, before taking charge of the West Singhbhum deputy collector at Chaibasa (now in Jharkhand) where he unearthed the multi-crore fodder scam in 1996, leading to the conviction of two former Bihar CMs Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra.Khare joined as secretary, information & broadcasting, on May 31, 2018 and subsequently served as secretary, school education and literacy, and secretary, higher education.