R P Mandal appointed as Chief Secretary, Chhattisgarh

R P Mandal (IAS:1987:CG) was on Thursday appointed as Chief Secretary in the Chhattishgarh government. The appointment of Mandal came following the retirement of Sunil Kujur (IAS:1986:CG) from service today. Mondal will have a brief tenure of seventeen months as State Chief Secretary.

He is presently posted as Additional Chief Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development with additional charge of Development Commissioner and Director General Thakur Pyarelal Panchayat and Rural Development Institute (SIRD), Raipur as well as Forest department.