In a significant development, the Punjab government on Wednesday (09.10.2024) implemented a major administrative reshuffle, appointing senior IAS officer KAP Sinha (IAS:1992:PB) as the new Chief Secretary of the state. He replaces Anurag Verma (IAS:1993:PB).
Sinha will hold the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Personnel, Vigilance and General Administration.
Sinha previously held the position of Special Chief Secretary, Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Horticulture and Soil and Water conservation.
Meanwhile, Verma will now preside over the same array of portfolios as Additional Chief Secretary. He had assumed the charge of Chief Secretary on July 1, 2023.
Sinha is the third Chief Secretary in the AAP government’s two-and-a-half-year-tenure.
