Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Ajaya Bhūṣaṇa Pāṇḍeya
Finance Secretary of India
In office 3 March 2020 – 28 February 2021
Appointed by	Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Minister	Nirmala Sitharaman
Preceded by	Rajiv Kumar
Succeeded by	T. V. Somanathan
Revenue Secretary of India
In office 1 December 2018 – 28 February 2021
Preceded by	Hasmukh Adhia
Succeeded by	Tarun Bajaj
2nd Chairman of Goods and Service Tax Network
In office 10 September 2017 – 28 February 2021
Preceded by	Navin Kumar
Succeeded by	Tarun Bajaj
1st Chief Executive Officer of Unique Identification Authority of India
In office 31 May 2016 – 20 October 2019
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Saurabh Garg
Personal details
Born	(1961-02-02) 2 February 1961 (age 63) Bihar, India
Alma mater	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur University of Minnesota
Occupation	IAS officer

Ajay Bhushan Pandey (born 2 February 1961; IAST: Ajaya Bhūṣaṇa Pāṇḍeya) is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to the Maharashtra cadre. He is former Finance Secretary [1] of India.^[1] He is also former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the nodal agency of Government of India responsible for implementing Aadhaar. He also worked as the chairman of Goods and Services Tax Network from September 2017 to March 2021. Currently, he is Chairman of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA).

Education

Pandey gained a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur).^[2] He earned a Master of Science degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in computer science from the University of Minnesota^[2] under Jaideep Srivastava.^[3]

Career

Pandey has served as Principal Secretary (Information Technology), the managing director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation, secretary to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Deputy Commissioner (Sales Tax) and as the district magistrate and collector of a district in the Maharashtra government;^[2] and as the chairperson of the Goods and Services Tax Network, director general and mission director in UIDAI, deputy director general in UIDAI, and as a deputy secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Indian government.^[2]

Chief Executive Officer of the Unique Identification Authority of India

Pandey was appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Unique Identification Authority of India by the prime minister-headed Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in May 2016,^[4][5][6][7] he assumed office on 31 May 2016.^[2]

In June 2017, after Pandey's promotion, the status of CEO of UIDAI was upgraded to be equivalent to a secretary to the Government of India from additional secretary to the Government of India.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Chairperson of the Goods and Service Tax Network

Pandey was given the additional charge of chairperson of the Goods and Services Tax Network by the ACC in September 2017.^[12][13][14] He assumed office on 10 September 2017.^[2]

References

1. "Ajay Bhushan Pandey named new revenue secretary". The Economic Times. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
2. "Dr. A B P Pandey - Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
3. "DMR Group Members". Data Analysis and Management Research Group at UMN. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
4. Golya, Kshitiz (21 July 2016). "Ajay Bhushan Pandey appointed as CEO of UIDAI". Live Mint. New Delhi: HT Media Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
5. "Govt appoints Ajay Bhushan Pandey UIDAI CEO". The Times of India. New Delhi. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
6. "Govt appoints Ajay Bhushan Pandey UIDAI CEO". Business Standard. New Delhi. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
7. "Govt appoints Ajay Bhushan Pandey UIDAI CEO". The Financial Express. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
8. "UIDAI CEO elevated to position of secretary". Deccan Chronicle. New Delhi. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
9. "UIDAI CEO elevated to position of secretary". India Today. New Delhi. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
10. "UIDAI CEO elevated to position of secretary". Outlook. New Delhi. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
11. "UIDAI chief Ajay Bhushan Pandey appointed interim GSTN chairman". The Financial Express. New Delhi. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
12. "UIDAI head A.B. Pandey given additional charge as GSTN Chairman". Business Standard. New Delhi. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
13. "UIDAI chief to head GST Network". Press Reader. New Delhi: The Asian Age. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
14. "UIDAI chief A.B. Pandey appointed interim GSTN chairman". Live Mint. New Delhi: HT Media Ltd. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

External links

• Executive record sheet as maintained by the Department of Personnel and Training of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of the Government of India
• Executive profile at Bloomberg