Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the quiet performer slated to head revenue department

Pandey shares a trait that has carried many of his colleagues to critical positions in this government. He is not flamboyant nor does he make himself vocal

For once the rumour mills of Lutyens Delhi were proved right. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), was appointed as revenue secretary to replace Hasmukh Adhia, who retires at the end of November. 

Indian Administrative Service officers replace one another in the top posts of the government of India and to that extent, the appointment of Pandey, a Maharashtra cadre officer, is not surprising. That the government has not appointed his replacement at the UIDAI is interesting. As of now, Pandey will continue to head the office in which his performance in making Aadhaar the