Pune, Aug 4 (PTI) Pune Collector Naval Kishore Ram has been appointed deputy secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for a period of four years, as per orders issued by the Centre's Department of Personnel and Training.

Ram, a 2008 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was at the forefront of the fight against the COVID- 19 outbreak in Pune district, which, as on Monday, had 92,880 cases.

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Ram confirmed the development and said he had received the transfer order and would be joining his new posting soon.

He took over as Pune district collector in April, 2018.

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