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V. Somanathan">T. V. Somanathan</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Secretary of India">Home Secretary of India</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />31 August 2017 – 22 August 2019<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rajnath_Singh" title="Rajnath Singh">Rajnath Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Mehrishi" title="Rajiv Mehrishi">Rajiv Mehrishi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ajay_Kumar_Bhalla" title="Ajay Kumar Bhalla">Ajay Kumar Bhalla</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Government_of_India" title="Secretary to the Government of India">Urban Development</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />31 January 2016 – 22 June 2017</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Appointed by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Appointments_Committee_of_the_Cabinet" title="Appointments Committee of the Cabinet">Appointments Committee of the Cabinet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Venkaiah_Naidu" title="Venkaiah Naidu">Venkaiah Naidu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Madhusudan Prasad</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Durga_Shanker_Mishra" title="Durga Shanker Mishra">Durga Shanker Mishra</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_secretary_(India)" title="Chief secretary (India)">Chief Secretary</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />27 January 2015 – 30 January 2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Appointed by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Jharkhand" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Jharkhand">Chief Minister of Jharkhand</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Ministers_of_Jharkhand" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Ministers of Jharkhand">Chief Minister</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Raghubar_Das" title="Raghubar Das">Raghubar Das</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Sajjal Chakraborty</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Raj Bala Verma</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Rajiv Gauba</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1959-08-15</span>) </span>15 August 1959<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 65)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Punjab" title="Punjab">Punjab</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Dr. Pammi Gauba <a href="/wiki/Academician" title="Academician">Academician</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data">(Bsc) <a href="/wiki/Patna_Science_College" title="Patna Science College">Patna Science College</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Patna_University" title="Patna University">Patna University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">IAS officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Civil_servant" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil servant">Civil servant</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rajiv Gauba</b> (born 15 August 1959; <a href="/wiki/International_Alphabet_of_Sanskrit_Transliteration" title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration">IAST</a>: <span title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit transliteration"><i lang="sa-Latn">Rājīva Gaubā</i></span>) is a retired <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a> civil servant who served as the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary of India">Cabinet Secretary of India</a> from 30 August 2019 till 30 August 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a retired <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">Indian Administrative Service</a> (IAS) officer belonging to the 1982 batch of <a href="/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a> (earlier <a href="/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a>) cadre.<sup id="cite_ref-pib.gov.in_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pib.gov.in-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cab-sec-appointment-pib_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-sec-appointment-pib-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to his appointment as Cabinet Secretary, he was <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Secretary of India">Home Secretary of India</a>. His tenure as the Cabinet Secretary of India has been extended 4 times by 1 year durations by the <a href="/wiki/Appointments_Committee_of_the_Cabinet" title="Appointments Committee of the Cabinet">Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)</a> which is chaired by the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister of India</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajiv_Gauba&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gauba has a <a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">graduate degree</a> and is a <a href="/wiki/Gold_medal" title="Gold medal">gold medalist</a> in <a href="/wiki/Physics" title="Physics">physics</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BSc</a>) from <a href="/wiki/Patna_Science_College" title="Patna Science College">Patna Science College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patna_University" title="Patna University">Patna University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajiv_Gauba&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a career spanning over four decades, Rajiv Gauba has worked in several important positions in the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bihar" title="Government of Bihar">Government of Bihar</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Jharkhand" title="Government of Jharkhand">Government of Jharkhand</a>. Prior to his appointment as <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary">Cabinet Secretary</a>, i.e., the head of civil services in India, he served with distinction as the <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary_(India)" title="Home Secretary (India)">Union Home Secretary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Government_of_India" title="Secretary to the Government of India">Union Urban Development Secretary</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Chief_secretary_(India)" title="Chief secretary (India)">Chief Secretary</a> of <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Jharkhand" title="Government of Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a>. </p><p>Gauba, as a young officer and a loyal civil servant handled the Anti-Sikh riots in October/November 1984. He worked as Deputy Development Commissioner in the predominantly tribal Dumka district. Gauba had a tenure of nearly six years as <a href="/wiki/District_collector_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="District collector (India)">district magistrate and collector</a> first in <a href="/wiki/Nalanda" class="mw-redirect" title="Nalanda">Nalanda</a>, then <a href="/wiki/Muzaffarpur" title="Muzaffarpur">Muzaffarpur</a> and in <a href="/wiki/Gaya_district" title="Gaya district">Gaya</a>. His handling of elections won him notable praise in the difficult elections held in <a href="/wiki/Muzaffarpur" title="Muzaffarpur">Muzaffarpur</a> in 1994 & 1995 and <a href="/wiki/Gaya_district" title="Gaya district">Gaya</a> in 1996. </p><p>In 1996, Gauba moved on deputation to the Government of India, first being posted as Director in <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change" title="Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change">Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change</a>. Gauba was later appointed the Private Secretary (Chief of Staff) to the then Raksha Mantri (Union Defense Minister) Mr. George Fernandes. In this role he helped run the very strategic office at a time when India acquired nuclear capability and won the Kargil war. </p><p>For his keen grasp of international economics & policy issues, Gauba was selected for the prestigious post of Sr. Adviser to ED, India, <a href="/wiki/IMF" class="mw-redirect" title="IMF">IMF</a> based in Washington. The period 2002-03 was a crucial one for relations between India and the IMF. India agreed to participate in the Financial Transaction Plan of the IMF in late 2002 i.e., it became a creditor to the IMF and has continued to remain a creditor since then. Selection of India by IMF as member of the FTP, for the first time in 2002, sent strong signals regarding the country’s strength and resilience of its external sector to the international community. Gauba returned to the Union Government in 2009 as Joint Secretary in the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change" title="Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change">Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change</a> where he set up the National Mission on Clean Ganga. </p><p>As Additional Secretary in <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Electronics_and_Information_Technology" title="Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology">Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology</a>, Gauba oversaw the implementation of the National E-Governance Plan. Later as Additional Secretary in <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Home Affairs (India)">Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)</a>, Gauba was the architect of National Action Plan to combat Left Wing Extremism which has helped to significantly contain this major internal security challenge. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_Secretary_of_Jharkhand">Chief Secretary of Jharkhand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajiv_Gauba&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Chief Secretary of Jharkhand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gauba was appointed the <a href="/wiki/Chief_secretary_(India)" title="Chief secretary (India)">Chief Secretary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Jharkhand" title="Government of Jharkhand">Government of Jharkhand</a> by the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Ministers_of_Jharkhand" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Ministers of Jharkhand">Chief Minister of Jharkhand</a> on 20 January 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As one of the youngest Chief Secretaries, Gauba set about on an ambitious agenda which involved changing the way the governance system worked. The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Jharkhand" title="Government of Jharkhand">Government of Jharkhand</a> saw a major downsizing, bringing down the number of departments. <a href="/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a> was a state of immense potential but had belied hopes. Gauba spearheaded a number of initiatives, the most notable among them being tackling this problem through a combination of proactive policing, and developmental outreach. Young officers were posted as DMs and SPs and improve the reach of police & Government administration. CAPF and State Police camps were established in remote areas and Roads & Bridges were built to promote development. These culminated in significant shrinking of the area under LWE influence.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>As an industrial state <a href="/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a> offered immense potential. To realize this, Ease of Doing Business reforms were carried out in true earnest and in World Bank’s Ease of Bizassessment, <a href="/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a> leapfrogged to the third position from almost the bottom of the list in 2016. This was done by removing archaic legislations like Agricultural Market Cess and Boiler Room Inspections among others, and by introducing positive changes by way of Labor Reforms. Initial reforms in <a href="/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a> were viewed with skepticism yet the ethos of governance changed from a negative obstructionist approach and to a positive enabling environment. </p><p>Gauba left the state when he was appointed as a <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary to Government of India">Secretary</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Urban_Development_Secretary">Urban Development Secretary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajiv_Gauba&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Urban Development Secretary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rajiv_Gauba,_IAS_with_Venkaiah_Naidu_and_Alain_Vidalies.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Rajiv_Gauba%2C_IAS_with_Venkaiah_Naidu_and_Alain_Vidalies.jpg/220px-Rajiv_Gauba%2C_IAS_with_Venkaiah_Naidu_and_Alain_Vidalies.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Rajiv_Gauba%2C_IAS_with_Venkaiah_Naidu_and_Alain_Vidalies.jpg/330px-Rajiv_Gauba%2C_IAS_with_Venkaiah_Naidu_and_Alain_Vidalies.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Rajiv_Gauba%2C_IAS_with_Venkaiah_Naidu_and_Alain_Vidalies.jpg/440px-Rajiv_Gauba%2C_IAS_with_Venkaiah_Naidu_and_Alain_Vidalies.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1340" data-file-height="675" /></a><figcaption>Gauba (centre-right), as the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Government_of_India" title="Secretary to the Government of India">Urban Development Secretary</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Urban_Development_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Urban Development (India)">Minister of Urban Development</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venkaiah_Naidu" title="Venkaiah Naidu">Venkaiah Naidu</a> (centre-left) and the French <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Transport_(France)" title="Minister of Transport (France)">Minister of Transport</a>, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (<a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State (France)">minister of state</a>-rank), <a href="/wiki/Alain_Vidalies" title="Alain Vidalies">Alain Vidalies</a> (left)</figcaption></figure> <p>Gauba was appointed as the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Government_of_India" title="Secretary to the Government of India">Union Urban Development Secretary</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Appointments_Committee_of_the_Cabinet" title="Appointments Committee of the Cabinet">Appointments Committee of the Cabinet</a> (ACC) on 1 April 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gauba drove interventions aimed at addressing the huge infrastructure deficit in Indian cities/urban areas with focus on water supply, sewerage network and green spaces. As Urban Development Secretary, he helped conceptualize and implement a series of major initiatives for urban transformation such as the Smart Cities Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission and AMRUT Mission. </p><p>Gauba also led key initiatives of the Ministry, such as the preparation of the report of The High-Powered Committee On Decongesting Traffic In Delhi – which studied New Delhi’s traffic scenario in-depth and provided a four-pronged strategy for resolution – and it was under his tenure that the Ministry prepared the critical National Policy on Fecal Sludge and Septage Management. </p><p>One of the major projects under Gauba was the massive redevelopment project of seven general pool residential accommodations in India’s capital city New Delhi which sought to renew then 12,970 existing homes with 25,667 dwelling units, at an estimated project cost of INR 32,835 crores (operation costs for 30 years). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Home_Secretary_of_India">Home Secretary of India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajiv_Gauba&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Home Secretary of India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Union_Home_Secretary,_Shri_Rajiv_Gauba_and_the_Deputy_Minister_of_Home_Affairs_of_Republic_of_Myanmar.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/The_Union_Home_Secretary%2C_Shri_Rajiv_Gauba_and_the_Deputy_Minister_of_Home_Affairs_of_Republic_of_Myanmar.JPG/220px-The_Union_Home_Secretary%2C_Shri_Rajiv_Gauba_and_the_Deputy_Minister_of_Home_Affairs_of_Republic_of_Myanmar.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/The_Union_Home_Secretary%2C_Shri_Rajiv_Gauba_and_the_Deputy_Minister_of_Home_Affairs_of_Republic_of_Myanmar.JPG/330px-The_Union_Home_Secretary%2C_Shri_Rajiv_Gauba_and_the_Deputy_Minister_of_Home_Affairs_of_Republic_of_Myanmar.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/The_Union_Home_Secretary%2C_Shri_Rajiv_Gauba_and_the_Deputy_Minister_of_Home_Affairs_of_Republic_of_Myanmar.JPG/440px-The_Union_Home_Secretary%2C_Shri_Rajiv_Gauba_and_the_Deputy_Minister_of_Home_Affairs_of_Republic_of_Myanmar.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1528" /></a><figcaption>Gauba with the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs of Myanmar, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Aung_Thu_(military_officer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aung Thu (military officer) (page does not exist)">Aung Thu</a> in October 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>Gauba was appointed as the <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary_(India)" title="Home Secretary (India)">Union Home Secretary</a> by the ACC on 22 June 2017,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> succeeding <a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Mehrishi" title="Rajiv Mehrishi">Rajiv Mehrishi</a>. He served as an officer on special duty in the rank of <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Government_of_India" title="Secretary to the Government of India">secretary</a>, till <a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Mehrishi" title="Rajiv Mehrishi">Mehrishi's</a> retirement,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he formally took charge on 31 August 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During Gauba’s tenure, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> undertook historic step of abrogation of the Article 370 and reorganization of J&K State. Gauba closely monitored and managed the on-ground situation. One of the major actions to ensure these changes were implemented was the banning of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, which has been at the forefront of separatist activities and violence since 1988. Gauba’s greatest success was the peaceful abolition of Art 370 and his management of the on-ground situation in Kashmir. </p><p>Gauba as Union Home Secretary ensured effective implementation of the LWE strategy that he had conceptualized earlier. The renewed focus on mitigating and then combating the LWE menace across the country. Gauba is credited for significantly rationalizing the weapons and equipment procurement process for Central Armed Police Forces (CPRF, BSF), removing bulging procedural layers and empowering Commandant level officers with financial powers. </p><p>Gauba was appointed as <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary of India">Cabinet Secretary</a> in August 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-cab-sec-appointment-pib_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cab-sec-appointment-pib-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He handed over charge of <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Secretary of India">Home Secretary</a> to <a href="/wiki/Ajay_Kumar_Bhalla" title="Ajay Kumar Bhalla">Ajay Kumar Bhalla</a> (IAS) on 22 August 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cabinet_Secretary_of_India">Cabinet Secretary of India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajiv_Gauba&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cabinet Secretary of India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rajiv Gauba took over as Cabinet Secretary from <a href="/wiki/Pradeep_Kumar_Sinha" title="Pradeep Kumar Sinha">Pradeep Kumar Sinha</a> on 30 August 2019 and served there till 30 August 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-pib.gov.in_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pib.gov.in-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His tenure of five years as <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary of India">Cabinet Secretary of India</a> is the longest in history. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rajiv_Gauba&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His wife Pammi Gauba<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is Dean & Head of the Department, Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gauba has a son and a daughter.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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