Who is Amit Khare? Ex-IAS, architect of National Education Policy, now Secretary to new VP

Ex-bureaucrat Amit Khare, who was notorious for his short stint in the National Education Policy and the 'fodder scam,' is now voted as the Secretary to newly elected Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan for a term of three years.

Amit Khare, who is a former bureaucrat, has been appointed Secretary to the new Vice President, C.P. Radhakrishnan. The appointment committee of the Cabinet gave the clearance for three years. The contract appointment with the grade and pay scale of a Secretary has been made as per the official order as issued by the Department of Personnel and Training.

Khare has held a number of key roles in his entire career. He has held the posts of Secretary for Information & Broadcasting, Secretary for School Education and Literacy, and Secretary for Higher Education in the central administration. Besides holding a role in the education sector as well as information, Khare is also known to have exposed the 'fodder scam' of Bihar.

Khare's education

Khare is post-graduate in Business Administration from IIM Ahmedabad and a St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumnus. He has done schooling in 1977 from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hinoo.

New Vice President – C. P. Radhakrishnan

Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was sworn into office as India's 15th Vice President on Friday at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu swore him in office during a ceremony in the presence of high-ranking government officials. Radhakrishnan was the NDA nominee, polled 452 votes in the Sept 9 election to defeat Opposition nominee B. Sudershan Reddy, who got 300 votes. He was the Governor of Maharashtra before he was nominated.