New Delhi: Speculation is rife in bureaucratic circles that Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh (Retd. IAS:1986:UK) may get another one-year extension on November 30, 2026. If approved, it would be his fifth extension in the post.
The speculation comes amid the need for continuity in the administrative and floor management of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, particularly during the Winter Session and the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament.
Singh received his fourth extension on November 30, 2025, when the Central Government extended his tenure as Secretary General until further orders.
Earlier, he was given a two-year extension on November 30, 2021, followed by one-year extensions in 2023 and 2024.
Singh retired as Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand on July 31, 2020. He joined the Lok Sabha Secretariat as Secretary on September 1, 2020, and was appointed Secretary General in December 2020.
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