Centre gives fourth extension to Ayush Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha
New Delhi: The government has extended the tenure of Ayush Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha by one year, marking his fourth extension in the role. His tenure was due to end on June 28, 2025 and has been extended till June 28, 2026 by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Tuesday.
According to the PTI report, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in the tenure of Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, on contract basis for a period of one year beyond June 28, 2025, up to June 28, 2025, on existing terms and conditions, said an order issued by the Personnel Ministry.
Kotecha is among the select group of lateral entry appointees who were picked by the Centre as specialists for government departments.
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In another departure from the convention of appointing a bureaucrat to the top post, the Centre had in 2017 appointed him as the Secretary of the Ministry of Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy).
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