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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ajay Bhushan Pandey
| honorific_prefix = [[Dr.]]
| native_name = {{IAST|Ajaya Bhūṣaṇa Pāṇḍeya}}
| office = [[Finance Secretary]] of India
| predecessor = [[Rajiv Kumar (economist)|Rajiv Kumar]]
| appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| minister = [[Nirmala Sitharaman]]
| successor = [[T. V. Somanathan]]
| termstart = 3 March 2020
| termend = 28 February 2021
| office1 = [[Revenue Secretary]] of India
| predecessor1 = [[Hasmukh Adhia]]
| successor1 = [[Tarun Bajaj]]
| termend1 = 28 February 2021
| termstart1 = 1 December 2018
| office2 = 2nd Chairman of Goods and Service Tax Network
| predecessor2 = [[Navin Kumar]]
| successor2 = [[Tarun Bajaj]]
| termend2 = 28 February 2021
| termstart2 = 10 September 2017
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|02|02}}
| birth_place = [[Bihar]], India
| nationality = [[India]]n
| alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]]<br />[[University of Minnesota]]
| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]
| office3 = 1st Chief Executive Officer of [[Unique Identification Authority of India]]
| predecessor3 = Office established
| successor3 = Saurabh Garg
| termstart3 = 31 May 2016
| termend3 = 20 October 2019
}}

'''Ajay Bhushan Pandey''' (born 2 February 1961; [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Ajaya Bhūṣaṇa Pāṇḍeya'') is a 1984 batch [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer belonging to the [[Maharashtra]] cadre. He is former Finance Secretary [https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/t-v-somanathan-named-finance-secy-in-place-of-ajay-bhushan-pandey-121042900056_1.html] of India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/hasmukh-adhia-to-demit-office-after-4-eventful-years-in-finance-ministry/articleshow/66670674.cms?from=mdr|title=Ajay Bhushan Pandey named new revenue secretary|date=2018-11-18|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> He is also former chief executive officer (CEO) of the [[Aadhaar|Unique Identification Authority of India]] (UIDAI), the nodal agency of [[Government of India]] responsible for implementing [[Aadhaar]]. He also worked as as the chairman of [[Goods and Services Tax Network|GSTN]], Goods and Services Tax Network, India. from September 2017 to March 2021

He has been at helm of three major reforms India has witnessed during the last five years - Aadhaar, GST, Direct Tax Reforms.

As Finance Secretary and Revenue Secretary of India, he was responsible for preparing as many as three annual budgets for the Government of India (in the years 2019, 2020, 2021) and one vote-on-account in the year 2019. He is also known for bringing fundamental tax reforms by introducing faceless assessment and faceless appeal, automated refunds, and having them implemented them through extensive use of technology. He was instrumental in historical reduction of corporate tax in India from 30% to 22% and for new manufacturing units to 15% to encourage investments in India. He was also responsible for bringing amendments in 2019 to promote digital payments in India. The amendments mandated all businesses in India having an annual turnover of over Rs 50 crore to mandatorily provide UPI based payment facilities to its customers.

As the Chairman of GSTN, he stabilised the newly introduced GST in India within a short span of three years.

Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive Officer & Director General at the Unique Identification Authority of India (Aadhaar) from September 2015 until October 2019. Under his leadership, he expanded Aadhaar to give biometric based identity to 1.20 billion Indians. He was instrumental in drafting the Aadhaar Act in 2016 and getting it passed through Indian Parliament. He helped bring in various laws pertaining to the use and development of Aadhaar and at the same time safeguarding privacy for Indian citizens. He personally argued for two days in March 2018 before the 5-Judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court in support of Aadhaar and was successful in convincing the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of Aadhaar. He was the final decision maker of the architecture, hardware, software and implementation of Aadhaar in India.

== Education ==
Pandey is a [[Undergraduate education|graduate]] ([[Bachelor of Technology|BTech]]) in [[Electrical]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] (IIT Kanpur).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14560&PageId=|title=Dr. A B P Pandey - Executive Record Sheet|last=|first=|date=|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref> He also has [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] ([[Master of Science|MS]]) and [[doctorate]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) degrees in computer science from the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Mr Pandey has served in various positions for both the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Maharashtra]], like as [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Information Technology), the managing director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation, secretary to the [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], Deputy Commissioner (Sales Tax) and as the [[District collector (India)|district magistrate and collector]] of a [[List of districts of Maharashtra|district]] in the [[Government of Maharashtra|Maharashtra government]];<ref name=":0" /> and as the chairperson of the Goods and Services Tax Network, director general and mission director in UIDAI, deputy director general in UIDAI, and as a deputy secretary in the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] in the [[Government of India|Indian government]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Chief Executive Officer of the Unique Identification Authority of India ===
Pandey was appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the [[Unique Identification Authority of India]] by the [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]]-headed [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) in May 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Ltjvg99wAfMXiBoVTwQUDK/Ajay-Bhushan-Pandey-appointed-as-CEO-of-UIDAI.html|title=Ajay Bhushan Pandey appointed as CEO of UIDAI|last=Golya|first=Kshitiz|date=21 July 2016|website=Live Mint|publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-appoints-Ajay-Bhushan-Pandey-UIDAI-CEO/articleshow/53320668.cms|title=Govt appoints Ajay Bhushan Pandey UIDAI CEO|last=|first=|date=21 July 2016|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-appoints-ajay-bhushan-pandey-uidai-ceo-116072100763_1.html|title=Govt appoints Ajay Bhushan Pandey UIDAI CEO|last=|first=|date=21 July 2016|website=[[Business Standard]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/govt-appoints-ajay-bhushan-pandey-uidai-ceo/324646/|title=Govt appoints Ajay Bhushan Pandey UIDAI CEO|last=|first=|date=21 July 2016|website=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref> he assumed office on 31 May 2016.<ref name=":0" />

In June 2017, after Pandey's promotion, the status of CEO of [[Aadhaar|UIDAI]] was upgraded to be equivalent to a [[secretary to the Government of India]] from [[additional secretary to the Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/companies/230617/uidai-ceo-elevated-to-position-of-secretary.html|title=UIDAI CEO elevated to position of secretary|last=|first=|date=23 June 2017|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/uidai-ceo-elevated-to-position-of-secretary-948418-2017-06-22|title=UIDAI CEO elevated to position of secretary|last=|first=|date=22 June 2017|website=[[India Today]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/uidai-ceo-elevated-to-position-of-secretary/1082120|title=UIDAI CEO elevated to position of secretary|last=|first=|date=22 June 2017|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/uidai-chief-ajay-bhushan-pandey-appointed-interim-gstn-chairman/847301/|title=UIDAI chief Ajay Bhushan Pandey appointed interim GSTN chairman|last=|first=|date=8 September 2017|website=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref>

=== Chairperson of the Goods and Service Tax Network ===
Pandey was given the additional charge of chairperson of the Goods and Services Tax Network by the ACC in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/uidai-head-a-b-pandey-given-additional-charge-as-gstn-chairman-117090801228_1.html|title=UIDAI head A.B. Pandey given additional charge as GSTN Chairman|last=|first=|date=8 September 2017|website=[[Business Standard]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-asian-age/20170909/282492888853481|title=UIDAI chief to head GST Network|last=|first=|date=9 September 2017|website=Press Reader|publisher=[[The Asian Age]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/s338Bmh0R50Ef6Ez5rJuCI/UIDAI-chief-AB-Pandey-appointed-interim-GSTN-chairman.html|title=UIDAI chief A.B. Pandey appointed interim GSTN chairman|last=|first=|date=7 September 2017|website=Live Mint|publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]]|publication-place=New Delhi|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref> He assumed office on 10 September 2017.<ref name=":0" />

==[https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ajay-bhushan-pandey-appointed-as-the-new-finance-secretary-11583235369350.html References]==
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== External links ==
* [https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14560&PageId= Executive record sheet as maintained by the Department of Personnel and Training of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of the Government of India]
* [https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=47612737&privcapId=106594272 Executive profile at Bloomberg]

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