New Delhi, May 18 -- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday saw a change in leadership as IAS officer Saurabh Vijay assumed charge as its Chief Executive Officer.

According to the Ministry of Electronics & IT, he is a 1998-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Maharashtra cadre and a civil engineer from IIT-Delhi.

Prior to joining UIDAI, he served as Principal Secretary (Expenditure) in the Finance Department of the Government of Maharashtra.

According to the ministry, he has held several key positions in the Government of Maharashtra and the Government of India, including Principal Secretary (Planning and Development Commissioner), Principal Secretary (Tourism), Secretary (Medical Education), and S...