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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ajay Narayan Jha
| native_name = {{IAST|Ajaya Nārāyaṇa Jhā}}
| image = File:Ajay_Narayan_Jha,_IAS_addressing_an_event.jpg
| caption = Jha addressing an event at [[Gandhinagar]], [[Gujarat]] in March 2017.
|office = Member of the [[Fifteenth Finance Commission]] of India
|appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
|termstart= 4 March 2019
|termend =
|predecessor = [[Shaktikanta Das]]
|successor =

| office1 = [[Finance Secretary]] of India
| minister1= [[Arun Jaitley]]
| appointer1 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| predecessor1= [[Hasmukh Adhia]]
| successor1= [[Subhash Chandra Garg]]
| termstart1= 4 December 2018
| termend1= 28 February 2019
| office2 = [[Secretary to Government of India|Expenditure Secretary]] of India
| appointer2 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| minister2 = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| predecessor2 = [[Ashok Lavasa]]
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| successor2 = [[G. C. Murmu]]
| termend2 = 28 February 2019
| termstart2 = 31 October 2017
| appointer3 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| minister3 = [[Anil Madhav Dave]] (2016—2017)<br />Dr. [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Varhan]] (2017)
| office3 = [[Secretary to Government of India|Environment, Forests and Climate Change Secretary]] of India
| predecessor3 = [[Ashok Lavasa]]
| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| successor3 = C. K. Mishra
| termend3 = 10 October 2017
| termstart3 = 1 May 2016
| birth_name = Ajay Narayan Jha
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|01|15}}
| birth_place = [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| nationality = {{Flag|India|name=Indian}}
| alma_mater = [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]], [[Harvard University]]<br />[[McGill University]]<br />[[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[Delhi University]]
| occupation = [[Civil servant]]
| profession = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]]
}}

'''Ajay Narayan Jha '''(born 15 January 1959; [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: {{IAST|Ajaya Nārāyaṇa Jhā}}) is a 1982 batch [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer of [[Manipur]] cadre. He was the [[Finance Secretary]] of India for three months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/ajay-narayan-jha-is-the-new-finance-secretary|title=Ajay Narayan Jha Is The New Finance Secretary|website=www.republicworld.com|access-date=2018-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ajWk5Cc9ViX2YAtj5MIVCJ/Ahead-of-retirement-AN-Jha-appointed-finance-secretary.html?facet=amp|title=Finance Secretary till Jan 31|website=www.livemint.com}}</ref> He was appointed as the member of [[Fifteenth Finance Commission]] of India in place of [[Shaktikanta Das]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/finance-secretary-ajay-narayan-jha-gets-one-month-extension-1977639?amp=1&akamai-rum=off|title=Mr.Jha replaces Mr.Das|work=ndtv|accessdate=4 March 2019}}</ref>

== Education ==
Jha has [[Bachelor of Arts|BA (Honours)]] and [[Master of Arts|MA]] in [[history]] from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] at [[University of Delhi]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14358&PageId=|title=Ajay Narayan Jha - Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref> a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate]] degree in executive development from [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]],<ref name=":0" /> and has a certificate in [[French language|French]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Jha has served in various key positions for both the [[Government of India]] and the [[Government of Manipur]], like as [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Finance), [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Environment and Forests), chairman of Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency (MREDA), [[Principal Secretary (India)|principal secretary]] to the [[List of Chief Ministers of Manipur|Chief Minister of Manipur]], secretary to the [[List of governors of Manipur|Governor of Manipur]], and as the [[District Collector (India)|deputy commissioner and district magistrate]] of [[Ukhrul district|Ukhrul]] and [[Churachandpur district|Churachandpur]] [[List of districts of Manipur|districts]] in the [[Government of Manipur|Manipur government]],<ref name=":0" /> and as [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Expenditure Secretary]], [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Environment, Forests and Climate Change Secretary]], special secretary in Department of Expenditure of the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]], [[Joint secretary to Government of India|joint secretary]] and financial adviser in [[Department of Higher Education (India)|Department of Higher Education]] of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, and as [[Joint secretary to Government of India|joint secretary]] and financial adviser in [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Ministry of Law and Justice]].<ref name=":0" />

Jha also served as consultant to [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] (UNESCAP).<ref name=":0" /> In addition, Jha served as the secretary of [[Fourteenth Finance Commission of India|Fourteenth Finance Commission]], a deputy election commissioner in the [[Election Commission of India]],<ref name=":0" /> and as Joint Secretary (Administration) in the [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]], on deputation, under rule 6(2)(ii) of the ''Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1956''.<ref name=":0" />

=== Environment, Forests and Climate Change Secretary ===
Jha was appointed as the [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Environment, Forests and Climate Change Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) in April 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/tBP8vLXeG0UWX8bderpKXN/Ashok-Lavasa-appointed-as-new-expenditure-secretary.html|title=Ashok Lavasa appointed as new expenditure secretary|last=Prasad|first=Gireesh Chandra|date=26 April 2018|website=[[Live Mint]]|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ashok-lavasa-named-expenditure-secretary/articleshow/52002065.cms|title=Ashok Lavasa named Expenditure Secretary|last=|first=|date=27 April 2016|website=[[The Economic Times]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/ashok-lavasa-named-new-expenditure-secretary/article8524487.ece|title=Govt makes top level bureaucratic changes|author1=Surabhi|date=26 April 2016|newspaper=[[Business Line|The Hindu Business Line]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref> he assumed the office of secretary on 1 May 2016,<ref name=":0" /> and demitted it on 10 October 2017.<ref name=":0" />

=== Expenditure Secretary ===
Jha was appointed as the [[Secretary to Government of India|Union Expenditure Secretary]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]] (ACC) in October 2017,<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ajay-narayan-jha-to-replace-ashok-lavasa-as-new-expenditure-secretary-4885964/|title=Ajay Narayan Jha to replace Ashok Lavasa as new Expenditure Secretary|date=12 October 2017|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=24 February 2018|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=70274541}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ajay-narayan-jha-is-new-expenditure-secretary/articleshow/61047403.cms|title=Ajay Narayan Jha is new expenditure secretary|date=12 October 2017|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=24 February 2018|agency=ET Bureau|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=61311680}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/ajay-narayan-jha-will-be-the-next-expenditure-secretary/article9901395.ece|title=Ajay Narayan Jha will be the next Expenditure Secretary|date=11 October 2017|access-date=24 February 2018|newspaper=[[Business Line|The Hindu Business Line]]|agency=Our Bureau|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|issn=0971-7528|oclc=456162874}}</ref> succeeding [[Ashok Lavasa]], he was made [[Officer on Special Duty|officer on special duty]] (OSD), in the rank of secretary,<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> till Lavasa's retirement. Jha assumed the office of secretary on 31 October 2017.<ref name=":0" />

During his tenure as the Union Expenditure Secretary, Jha has been regarded as one of the most important people in the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/budget-2018-whom-will-jaitley-turn-to-for-help/ajay-narayan-jha/slideshow/62603015.cms|title=Budget 2018: Whom will Jaitley turn to for help? - Jaitley's new team|date=22 January 2018|website=[[The Economic Times]]|oclc=61311680|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14358&PageId= Executive record sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India]

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