- Ajay Seth took additional charge as Revenue Secretary.
- On March 1, 2025, the government assigned the additional charge of the Revenue Secretary to Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Ajay Seth.
- This decision followed the departure of Tuhin Kanta Pandey, who has been appointed as the new SEBI Chairperson.
- Seth will hold the additional responsibility until regular appointment is made or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
- Ajay Seth, a 1987 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, is serving as the DEA secretary since 2021.
- On March 1, 2025, Tuhin Kanta Pandey took over as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) at the market regulator’s headquarters in Mumbai.
