Dynamite News Bureaucracy: New Chief Secretaries appointed in Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh and Puducherry
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, Naresh Kumar, who was currently serving as the chief secretary of Arunachal Pradesh, has been appointed the new chief secretary of Delhi. Kumar, a 1987 batch IAS officer, had earlier served with the Delhi Transport Corporation.
New Delhi: NDMC Chairman Dharmendra will be the new Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh, while Rajeev Verma has been appointed as the new Puducherry Chief Secretary. Puducherry's current chief secretary Ashwini Kumar is coming back to Delhi.
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