Categories: Appointments

PPK Ramacharyulu appointed Rajya Sabha secretary general

Rajya Sabha Chairman, M Venkaiah Naidu has appointed Dr PPK Ramacharyulu, who is the secretary in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat since 2018, as the secretary general. He succeeds Desh Dipak Verma, who demitted office as secretary-general after serving the top post for four years. Ramacharyulu is the first insider to have risen from the ranks of the secretariat to the top post in the about 70 years of the Rajya Sabha.

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About the Dr PPK Ramacharyulu:

Ramacharyulu joined the Rajya Sabha Secretariat in 1983 after serving in the Lok Sabha Secretariat for a year. Ramacharyulu had served as special secretary, Andhra Pradesh Legislature. Ramacharyulu has about 40 years of experience of handling various aspects of the functioning of Parliament.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • Rajya Sabha Chairperson: M. Venkaiah Naidu;
  • Rajya Sabha Founded: 3 April 1952;
  • Rajya Sabha Term limits: 6 years.

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