<span style="color: #222222;">1988 batch IAS officer Tarun Bajaj today assumed charge as the Economic Affairs Secretary. Prior to this, he was the Additional Secretary in Prime Minister's Office.<br />''<br />''Mr. Bajaj replaces Atanu Chakraborty, who retired on Thursday.<br />''<br />''Before joining Prime Minister's Office in 2015, Bajaj was Joint Secretary in Economic Affairs Department, looking after multilateral funding agencies division.<br />''<br />''He also worked as Joint Secretary and Director in Department of Financial Services.</span><br />