The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday (17.01.2024) appointed Veera Rana (IAS:1988:MP) as the state’s new Chief Secretary (CS). Alongside her role as CS, Rana has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of serving as the Chairperson of the MP Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE).
Veera Rana took on the role of acting Chief Secretary following the retirement of the incumbent Iqbal S Bains (IAS:1985:MP).
Remarkably, Ranan holds the distinction of being only the second woman to assume this esteemed position within the state’s bureaucracy. IAS officer Nirmala Buch (IAS:1960:MP), who served in the early 1990s, paved the way as the first woman to hold the position of Chief Secretary in Madhya Pradesh.
In another key appointment, Sanjay Bandopadhyay (IAS:1988:MP), recently repatriated to his parent cadre, has been named Chairman of the MP Employees Selection Board, formerly known as Vyapam.
