Dynamite News Rajiva Sinha to be the new chief secretary of West Bengal
Rajiva Sinha will be the new chief secretary of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted on Thursday.
Kolkata: Rajiva Sinha will be the new chief secretary of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted on Thursday.
The present incumbent Malay Kumar De will retire on Monday, she said.
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Our present Chief Secretary, Malay Kumar De, is going to retire on 30 September, 2019. He served the state very well. We wish him all the best. (1/2)
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— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 26, 2019
Sinha is currently the additional chief secretary to the health and family welfare department.
De, a 1985 batch IAS officer, was appointed the chief secretary in 2017 after the retirement of Basudeb Banerjee. (PTI)