Tripurari Sharan names new Bihar Chief Secretary for term ending in June 0 0 11 minutes read Patna: Senior IAS officer Tripurari Sharan was named as the new Chief Secretary of Bihar on Saturday, but his term will be for a period of only two months, according to a government notification. Sharan followed Arun Kumar Singh, who died in COVID the previous day. Sharan, a 1985 batch IAS officer, will retire from service on June 30 this year. He was currently holding the responsibility of Chairman of the Revenue Council. According to the notification issued by the General Administration Department, Sanjeev Kumar Sinha (1986 batch) will replace Sharan in the Revenue Council. Arun Kumar Singh, a 1985 batch IAS officer, died of COVID in a private hospital here on Friday.