The Haryana government has formalized the establishment of its newly-created department- the Department of Future – by appointing two IAS officers to it. The department, believed to be first-of-its-kind in India, will be manned by 2001-batch IAS officer Amneet P Kumar as Commissioner and Secretary, and 2011-batch IAS officer Aditya Dahiya as its Director.
The official order concerning the twin appointments was issued on Thursday (01.05.2025).
As per order, both Kumar and Dahiya will continue to hold their existing roles. While Kumar is serving as the Commissioner and Secretary of the fisheries and archives departments, Dahiya is currently the Special Secretary to the personnel, training and parliamentary affairs department.
Though the true objective of the Department of Future remains to be defined, as per the announcement of Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini in his budget speech, this novel department will serve as Haryana’s strategic think-tank that will analyse global trends, forecast risks and formulate policies to ensure sustained growth of the state.
As per sources, the prime focus of this department would be to prepare Haryana for emerging challenges and tap opportunities in the area of climate change, technological integration, demographic shifts, and economic transitions.
Though there are countries like Singapore, Finland and the UAE which are said to have similar departments focusing on future planning, Haryana deserves appreciation for being the first Indian state to have taken this pioneering initiative.
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