The Assam government has attached the service five IAS officers with the Sports and Youth Welfare Department for designating them as Functional Heads of Khelo India Youth Games, 2020 Secretariat, Rudra Singha Sports Complex, Dispur in addition to their regular duties. The 3rd edition of the Games are scheduled to be held between January 10 to 22, 2020 in Guwahati.
The names of the officers and their functional areas are as follows :
- Debeswar Malakar, Commissioner, Guwahati Municipal Corporation has been given charge of House Keeping and Cleanliness.
- Shamsher Singh, Mission Director, Sarba Sikha Abhijan Mission and Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abijan Mission, Assam has been assigned the charge of Spectator Engagement and Host City Activation.
- Dr. Siddharth Singh, Secretary, PHED and MD, Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), Director, Neer Nirmal Pariyojan, World Bank Project, PHED, SPMU and CEO, FREMMA, has been given charge of opening ceremony and closing ceremony and other functions.
- Virendra Mittal, Transport Commissioner, State Project Director, Assam Inland Water Transport Development Society, MD, AIDC has been given charge of Transportation.
- Biswajit Pegu, Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (Metro) has been given charge of Accommodation.
