After six straight budgets together with a vote on account (7, February 2024), Rajasthan had a unique set of ‘finances architects’ led by Principal Secretary Vaibhav Galriya – 5 years youthful to Akhil Arora, who had ready budgets on the earlier six consecutive events.
The typical age of ‘finances architects’ is 44 years with Nathmal Didel, Particular Secretary, 35 being the youngest and Amita Sharma, who has been promoted from accounts providers, is the eldest at 54 years. The captain Vaibhav Galriya is of 51 years. The finance minister Diya Kumar, who can be the deputy chief minister, too is of 55 years of age.
The finances has lined all facets together with the quintessential political messaging. The scale of the finances this 12 months has gone up by nearly 10% from earlier 12 months to Rs 6,10,956 crore. From offering well being cowl, social safety to infrastructure resurrection – the finances addressed each side of city dwelling. Then the finances did not neglect the agricultural governance additionally with deal with agriculture and jobs in rural sector together with opening BPOs.
Although the announcement of latest authorities jobs has been withheld, the federal government introduced constituting a excessive energy committee for suggestions on eighth pay fee.
The crew:
Vaibhav Galriya, 51, has proved his mettle in a number of departments together with City Improvement, Public Works Division, Medical and Well being in his earlier assignments. His magical contact continued within the Finance division additionally. By each yardstick, his maiden finances has all of the substances for a balanced financial development. He was ably supported by crew of younger bureaucrats who’re additionally new to the division.
Tina Soni, 46, who’s serving as secretary (expenditure)is simply three months previous within the division. She was on central deputation the place she carried out exceptionally nicely within the fertiliser division as Joint Secretary. On her return to dwelling cadre, she was first given appointment as Divisional Commissioner Bharatpur earlier than transferring her to the finance division in November 2025.
Rajan Vishal, 44, is serving as Secretary (Finances). He additionally joined the division together with Tina Soni in November 2025. Previous to that, he was serving as Secretary Agriculture and Horticulture. As Secretary Finances, he has an essential process to compile and provides ending touches to budgetary calls for collected from numerous advisory our bodies and sections of society. He had his process minimize out to arrange a doc who would please all sections and likewise act as political assertion of the federal government which has simply accomplished two years. His earlier function as Agriculture Secretary will need to have had come helpful whereas finalising agriculture proposals.
Kumar Pal Gautam, 41, is serving as Secretary Income. He’s the one IAS officer within the crew who was a part of final finances. Gautam has an essential process at hand to generate revenues to gasoline this mega sized finances. He has proved it previous and has been performing extraordinarily nicely producing revenues whereas doubling up as Commissioner, Business Taxes and Director Normal, Income Intelligence and Financial Offences. By the way, throughout his tenure, Rajasthan had highest ever GST collections and had highest ever restoration from raids.
Nathmal Didel, 35 is the youngest officer within the crew. He’s serving as Particular Secretary Taxation. He did good job by not levying any contemporary tax and on the similar time launching amnesty schemes to recuperate previous dues. The discount in taxes on autos bought exterior states is a welcome step and on the similar time discount on registration costs on mortgage paperwork may also present reduction to common public. Tweaking with taxes in a restricted scope wants utmost consideration and pure percussion. This time Didel has handed with flying colors.
Bharti Dixit, 38, is serving as Joint Secretry Expenditure – I supporting ably to Tina Soni. Dixit is taken into account as diligent officer with good observe document. His tenure as Collector in Ajmer and Jhalawar continues to be remembered. As Joint Secretary, Dixit had a troublesome process to compute expenditure and maintain it inside hanging vary as to fulfill the income strains.
Amita Sharma, 54, is the eldest member on the board. She is the previous hand within the finance division being promoted to IAS from state accounts providers in August final 12 months. She is serving as Joint Secretary Expenditure II. She has nearly 30 years of expertise engaged on totally different posts in finance division.
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