The Gujarat government Friday (27.11.2020) appointed senior IAS officer Pankaj Kumar (IAS:1986:GJ) as the new Chief Secretary of the state. Kumar will replace Anil Mukim (IAS:1985:GJ), whose current term set to end on August 31 . Kumar is currently the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department.
A notification issued by the General Administration department of the state government Friday said Kumar will take over as the Chief Secretary with effect from August 31.
Mukim was appointed as Chief Secretary in November 2019. The government had given him a six-month extension in August 2020 and a second extension in February 2021.
