Puneet Kumar Goel appointed Chief Secretary of Manipur

Puneet Kumar Goel replaces Prashant Kumar Singh as the new Chief Secretary of Manipur.

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The Central government on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) appointed senior IAS officer Puneet Kumar Goel (IAS:1991:AGMUT) as the new Chief Secretary of Manipur.

He replaces Prashant Kumar Singh (IAS:1993:MN), who was relieved and appointed Secretary of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST).

Singh had been serving as Manipur’s Chief Secretary since January 2025, following his deputation from the Centre where he previously held the post of Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.