The West Bengal government on Wednesday (15.02.2023) appointed senior IAS officer Nandini Chakraborty (IAS:1994:WB) as Principal Secretary in the Tourism Department. She was relieved of her duties on Sunday by West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose amid speculation that a new team comprised of senior state and central IAS officers would be constituted by him
It is pertinent to mention that Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state assembly Suvendu Adhikari alleged that Chakraborty was misguiding the Governor.
Sunil Kumar Gupta (IAS:1987:WB) was the Principal Secretary to former Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. After Dhankhar became Vice President, Gupta too went on a central deputation and was appointed as his Secretary. Thereafter, Chakraborty was appointed as Principal Secretary to the Governor during the term of the interim Governor, La Ganesan. After Ananda Bose took charge during the closing quarters of 2022, she continued in his post.
Prior to her appointment in Raj Bhawan, she was in the Tourism Department.
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