Former commerce secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai today took over as the new Union Home Secretary after the superannuation of Madhukar Gupta.

The 59-year-old Pillai, a 1972-batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, was Officer on Special Duty in the Home Ministry before he took over his new assignment.

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Pillai, who had a stint in the Home Ministry earlier as a joint secretary, will have a tenure of two years.

Gupta, whose tenure ended on March 31 this year, was granted a three-month extension till today in view of the Lok Sabha polls.

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