In a key development, the Centre has appointed Chetan PS Rao (IRS-IT:2002) as Principal Economic Affairs Officer (D-I) in New York, USA, under the United Nations assignment.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (May 4, 2026), he will take up the long-term foreign assignment for a period of 364 days from the date of assumption of charge of the post, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
To enable him to join the new assignment, his central deputation tenure as Member (Finance), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has been curtailed.
Notably, Chetan PS Rao had been appointed to the DDA in September 2025 for a tenure of five years.
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