Bureaucrats Magazine – Mishra, a 1984-batch UP cadre IAS officer, was due to retire December 31; his tenure has been extended for a period of six months until June 2024
Bureaucrats Magazine – The Union Government has extended the term of Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra for the third time and appointed Union Health Secretary Sudhansh Pant as the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan, one of the three states where the BJP won a resounding victory in the recent Assembly polls.
Bureaucrats Magazine – The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Saturday evening, just days after the Conference of Chief Secretaries was held in Delhi, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bureaucrats Magazine – Mishra, a 1984-batch UP cadre IAS officer, was due to retire December 31; his tenure has been extended for a period of six months until June 2024
Bureaucrats Magazine – Pant, a 1991-batch officer posted as Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in August, was repatriated to his cadre state prior to his appointment as Chief Secretary.Sources said Pant’s repatriation indicated the likelihood of similar changes in the bureaucracy in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the two other states where the BJP won the elections earlier this month.
Bureaucrats Magazine – According to sources, senior bureaucrats on central deputation who had performed well would be repatriated to their cadre states to take over as Chief Secretaries. In addition to effective administration, they will be expected to ensure the effective implementation of central welfare schemes with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections around the corner.
Bureaucrats Magazine – The Centre, sources said, is also likely to effect a similar bureaucratic reshuffle in Delhi over the coming days, with “significant posts” in departments under the Delhi government as well as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) among others expected to be part of the rejig.
