The West Bengal government on Saturday (31.08.2024) appointed senior IAS officer Manoj Pant (IAS:1991:WB) as Chief secretary of the state. He replaced Bhagwati Prasad Gopalika (IAS:1989:WB), whose tenure ended on Saturday.
The appointment order of Pant as Chief Secretary came less than 24 hours after he was handed over the responsibility of the Irrigation and Waterways Department. Earlier, he was the Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department.
Gopalika was scheduled to retire on May 31, got an extension of three months.
Additionally, Prabhat Kumar Mishra (IAS:1993:WB) will replace Pant in the Finance department. Earlier, he was Additional Chief Secretary, Irrigation & Waterways Department with additional charge of posts of Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Investigation and Development Department and Project Director, ADMI Project.
Dushyant Nariala (IAS:1993:WB), Principal Secretary, Disaster Management & Civil Defence Department, has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Waterways Department.
Furthermore, Roshni Sen (IAS:1993:WB), Additional Chief Secretary, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Aquatic Resources and Fishing Harbour Department with additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), WBIDC, has been given additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Investigation & Development Department and Project Director, ADMI Project ,
