Ajay Kumar Bhalla IAS | |
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| Home Secretary of India | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Gauba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1960[1] Jalandhar,Punjab |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
Ajay Kumar Bhalla (born 26 November 1960) is the current Home Secretary of India. He assumed the office on 23 August 2019, succeeding Rajiv Gauba. He is a senior IAS officer of 1984 batch,[2][3] from Assam Meghalaya cadre. He served as Home Secretary of India for around five years there till 30 August 2024.[4] He hails from Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
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- ^ "IAS Officer Ajay Kumar Bhalla Appointed Next Union Home Secretary". News18. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ PTI (2023-08-04). "Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla gets fourth extension, to remain in service till Aug. 22 next year". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-20.