Haryana State PCS

• 01 Dec 2021

Haryana's New Chief Secretary and New Financial Commissioner Appointed

Why in News

• On November 30, 2021, senior IAS officer Sanjeev Kaushal was appointed by the Haryana government as the new chief secretary of the state and another senior officer, P.K. Das has been made the new Finance Commissioner.

Key Points

• Sanjeev Kaushal, a 1986 batch senior IAS officer of Haryana, has been made the new Chief Secretary of the state due to the retirement of outgoing Chief Secretary Vijayvardhan.
• Sanjeev Kaushal will be the 35th Chief Secretary of Haryana and fifth Chief Secretary of the government of Manohar Lal Khattar.
• Besides the Chief Secretary, Sanjeev Kaushal has been entrusted with the responsibility of General Administration Department, Parliamentary Affairs Affairs, Vigilance, Administrative Reforms Department and Planning Coordination Departments.
• Besides the Chief Secretary, Sanjeev Kaushal has been entrusted with the responsibility of General Administration Department, Parliamentary Affairs Affairs, Vigilance, Administrative Reforms Department and Planning Coordination Departments.
• PK Das has been given the responsibility of Additional Chief Secretary in the Chakbandi Department.
• Till now, Sanjeev Kaushal was working as Financial Commissioner of the State and Additional Chief Secretary of Revenue and Disaster Management Department and PK Das as Additional Chief Secretary of Electricity Department.