Uday Varma returns to I&B as secretary

NEW DELHI: Uday Kumar Varma, who had earlier served as special secretary in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, was today appointed secretary in the same Ministry, succeeding Raghu Menon who retired at the end of September.

Varma is a senior Indian Administrative Service Officer from Madhya Pradesh belonging to the 1976 batch. He was presently serving as secretary in the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Ministry. 

Indiantelevision.com had earlier reported that Varma was tipped to succeed Menon as I&B secretary.

After Menon demitted office on superannuation, culture secretary Jawhar Sircar was given additional charge of the post.

Varma?s appointment has been cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.