Tarun Kumar Pithode takes charge as full-time Member Secretary of CAQM
IAS officer Tarun Kumar Pithode took charge as the full-time Member Secretary of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas on 23 October 2025.
Summary
On 23 October 2025, Tarun Kumar Pithode, a 2009-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, took charge as the full-time Member Secretary of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM). He was a Joint Secretary in the Environment Ministry. His tenure runs up to 8 September 2029 or until further orders. He succeeds Arvind Kumar Nautiyal of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (1992).
Key facts
- Appointee
- Tarun Kumar Pithode, IAS (2009, Madhya Pradesh cadre)
- Post
- Full-time Member Secretary, CAQM
- Took charge
- 23 Oct 2025
- Tenure
- Up to 8 Sep 2029 or until further orders
- Predecessor
- Arvind Kumar Nautiyal, IRSME (1992)
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Tarun Kumar Pithode took charge in October 2025 as the full-time Member Secretary of which body?
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Correct answer: A — Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas
PIB: Tarun Kumar Pithode, IAS (2009, MP cadre), took charge as full-time Member Secretary of CAQM, succeeding Arvind Kumar Nautiyal.