Nilam Sawhney appointed as new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh

Nilam Sawhney (IAS:1984:AP) has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh. An order was issued by the General Administration Department on Wednesday appointing Sawhney to the top post.

Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Neerabh Kumar Prasad, was holding the additional charge as the Chief Secretary since the government shunted out L.V. Subrahmanyam on November 4.

Sawhney is the first woman Chief Secretary of the truncated state of Andhra Pradesh.