The Punjab government on June 7 sent a panel of three IAS officers to the UT administration to replace Finance Secretary Vijay Namdeorao Zade (IAS:2002:PB), who is set to be relieved anytime soon.
The officers in the running for the UT Finance Secretary post are:
- Amit Dhaka (IAS:2006:PB)
- Amit Kumar (IAS:2008:PB)
- Mohammed Tayyab (IAS:2007:PB)
The UT administration will forward its preference to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for the central government’s approval.
Tenure of Zade with UT was to end on May 19, but a month’s extension was given in view of Lok Sabha election as he was also the Chief Electoral Officer, Chandigarh. He had joined the UT in May 2021.
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