In a significant development, senior IAS officer Sanjay Gupta (IAS:1988:HP) has been given the additional charge of Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh. In the latest order issued on Wednesday (October 1, 2025), the state government posted him as Additional Chief Secretary, Town & Country Planning and Housing, while entrusting him with the additional charge of Chief Secretary.
This comes just a day after Gupta was shifted on September 30 to the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board as Chairman, with additional charge of CMD, Ropeways and Rapid Transport System Development Corporation Ltd. That transfer had been made to accommodate former Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena (IAS:1990:HP), who retired on the same day and was immediately appointed Chairman, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) for a three-year term.
Following Gupta’s reassignment on October 1, his previous responsibilities were redistributed:
- Onkar Chand Sharma (IAS:1994:HP), ACS Tribal Development, has been given the additional charge of CMD, Ropeways and Rapid Transport System Development Corporation Ltd.
- Kamlesh Kumar Pant (IAS:1993:HP) will now function as ACS, Revenue-cum-Financial Commissioner, Revenue; ACS, Forest, Home & Vigilance; Financial Commissioner, Appeals; and Chairman, HP State Pollution Control Board.
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