TIOL-DDT 2675 · Tuesday, 1 September 2015 · story 8 of 9

Karma Yoga Expert is New Revenue Secretary - Top Babus Shuffled

Legal Corner Icon — the image was hosted by the publisher and was not captured.THERE has been an overhaul of top Secretaries of the Government of India.

The Revenue Secretary Shaktikanta Das is the new secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) in place of Rajiv Mehrishi who was to retire yesterday, but got a surprise appointment as the new Home Secretary.

The new Revenue Secretary is Dr. Hashmukh Adhia - a Ph.D in Yoga. He conducts classes on Karma yoga, management, relaxation etc. Normally he starts his lectures with a short yoga exercise. Maybe in the next conference of Chief Commissioners, he will first induce the top revenue officers to a peaceful state of mind and then talk about revenue.

Dr.Adhia is a gold medalist from IIM and has authored two books on Human Resource Management in Government.

He was Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Gujarat for three years from 2003 to 2006. And you know who was the CM.