Commerce Secretary G K Pillai was today named as the new Home Secretary and will take over from Madhukar Gupta who retires on June 30. 

The name of 59-year-old Pillai was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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Gupta, whose tenure ended on March 31 this year, was granted an extension of three months because of the general elections.

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