PATNA: State’s chief secretary Tripurari Sharan was granted three months’ service extension on Friday. The 1985-batch Bihar cadre IAS officer was scheduled to retire from the government job on June 30 this year on completion of 60 years of age. Now, his service period has been extended till September 30, 2021.
“The service of Triapurari Sharan, chief secretary of Bihar, is being extended for three months (from July 01, 2021 to September 30, 2021) under the Rule 16(1) of the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958,” a notification issued by the state government’s general administration department reads.
The central government’s department of personnel and training (DoPT) gave its consent to the service extension of Sharan on June 24, the notification said.