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Ex-IAS officer Amit Khare who exposed fodder scam appointed Secretary to V-P

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September 15, 2025

AMIT Khare, a retired bureaucrat from the Jharkhand cadre of the IAS, who played a key role in exposing the infamous fodder scam in undivided Bihar, has been appointed Secretary to the newly elected Vice-President, CP Radhakrishnan.

- RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR @ New Delhi

Khare has previously served in several prominent positions at both the Central and State levels. The development comes a day after CP Radhakrishnan was sworn in as India's 15th V-P on September 12.

The Union Government's Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of the retired 1985-batch IAS officer from the Jharkhand cadre on Sunday.

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