Punjab Government on Monday appointed 1993-batch IAS officer Anurag Verma as the state’s new Chief Secretary, superseding 11 officers — out of which seven are serving in the state, while four are currently on central deputation.
Verma, who is presently holding the charge of Additional
With suspense mounting on whether Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua will get an extension or not, lobbying for the post has started. Janjua will retire on June 30.
Singh is an Indian Administrative Service officer of 1989 Batch from Kerala cadre. He has held many important positions in the Union Government as Commissioner - DDA, Joint Secretary - Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Joint Secretary - Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare and Chief Vigilance Officer – Food Corporation of India