Senior IAS officer and Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh, Dharmendra (IAS:1989:AGMUT), will now lead Delhi’s bureaucracy as Chief Secretary. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday (31.08.2024) issued orders appointing Dharmendra to the top bureaucratic post of Delhi. He replaces incumbent CS Naresh Kumar (IAS:1987:AGMUT), whose extended tenure is expiring today. He will take charge of the post on September 1.
On August 30, we reported that his posting was just an order away, and the MHA had decided to assign him the CS post.
Dharmendra has been serving as Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh since April 19, 2022. Before that, he was posted in Delhi as Chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council. He has held important responsibilities in various departments of the Delhi government. Apart from serving as Divisional Commissioner cum Secretary in the Revenue Department of the Delhi government, he has also handled various responsibilities in Urban Development, Delhi Municipal Corporation, etc. He has also served as Joint Secretary in various ministries and departments of the Central Government.
Although several names were mentioned as potential contenders for the top post, only two emerged as frontrunners. In addition to Dharmendra, Puneet Kumar Goel (IAS:1991:AGMUT), the Chief Secretary of Goa, was a key contender.
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