The Manipur government on Sunday (07.05.2023) appointed Vineet Joshi (IAS:1992:MN) as the new Chief Secretary of the state. He replaces Rajesh Kumar (IAS:1988:MN), who was serving a six-month extension since last December. Joshi was serving as Director General (DG) of the National Testing Agency (NTA) under the Ministry of Education.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday approved the Manipur government’s request to repatriate Joshi to his parent cadre.
According to the order issued by the Manipur government, he will also serve as state’s Chief Vigilance Commissioner and Principal Resident Commissioner of Manipur Bhawan in New Delhi.
Joshi previously served in Manipur as the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister N Biren Singh in March 2017. A year later, he was posted in Delhi after being appointed as DG, NTA.
