Shri Vijay Bhushan Pathak,Ias New Chief Secretary…

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Bureaucrats Magazine – Vijay Bhushan Pathak New Sikkim CS Vijay Bhushan Pathak New Sikkim CSSenior IAS officer Vijay Bhushan Pathak was on Thursday appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Sikkim, according to a notification issued by the Department of Personnel (DOP).

Bureaucrats Magazine – Gangtok, September 3 (IPR): Senior IAS officer Shri Vijay Bhushan Pathak formally took charge of his office as the new Chief Secretary of Sikkim at Tashiling Secretariat this morning.Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Shri R. Telang, along with Secretaries from various departments and the staff of the Chief Secretary’s office welcomed the new Chief Secretary by offering khadas.

Bureaucrats Magazine – It maybe mentioned here, 1990 batch IAS Officer of Sikkim cadre, Shri Vijay Bhushan Pathak, who was serving as the Additional Chief Secretary-cum Development Commissioner, Planning & Development Department with additional charge of Finance Department, was appointed as Chief Secretary, Government of Sikkim by the State government following the retirement of Shri S.C. Gupta, IAS (SK-1986) from the post on August 31, 2022.

Bureaucrats Magazine – As per an office order issued by the Department of Personnel, Government of Sikkim dated 31.08.2022, Shri Pathak shall continue to hold the charge of Finance Department and shall relinquish the charge of Development Commissioner, Planning & Development Department

Bureaucrats Magazine – Senior IAS officer Vijay Bhushan Pathak was on Thursday appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Sikkim, according to a notification issued by the Department of Personnel (DOP).The 1990-batch IAS officer replaces S C Gupta, who superannuated from the post on Wednesday.In another notification, the DOP said Additional Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Yadav has been appointed as Chief Administrative Advisor to the Government of Sikkim.

Bureaucrats Magazine – The State government on Thursday appointed 1990-batch IAS officer Vijay Bhushan Pathak as the new chief secretary.Pathak, who was serving as additional chief secretary-cum-development commissioner of Planning & Development department with additional charge of Finance department, replaces S.C. Gupta, who superannuated from the post on Wednesday.  

Bureaucrats Magazine – He will continue to hold the charge of Finance department and relinquish the charge of Planning & Development department with DOP secretary Rinzing Chewang Bhutia holding the additional charge of Planning & Development department.

Bureaucrats Magazine – Pathak has superseded two officers both of whom have been given newly-created senior administrative posts.Additional chief secretary Arun Kumar Yadav, a 1987-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as chief administrative advisor to the State government. As per a DOP notification, the status of the new post is equal to that of the chief secretary.“All important policy matters files shall be channelized through the chief administrative advisor,” the notification reads.

Bureaucrats Magazine – Yadav was in charge of Labour department.Likewise, 1987-batch IAS officer G.P. Upadhyaya has been appointed as cabinet secretary. Upadhyaya was in charge of Tourism & Civil Aviation and Commerce & Industries in the capacity of additional chief secretary.

Bureaucrats Magazine – M.L. Srivastava, additional chief secretary and head of Forest & Environment department, will hold additional charge of Tourism & Civil Aviation department, while Jitendra Singh Raje, who has joined State cadre on deputation, will take charge of Commerce & Industries department.Likewise, there has been some reshuffle among other top brass in the State.   

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