Haryana gets new chief secretary as Keshni Anand Arora retires

1985 batch IAS Vijai Vardhan is new chief secretary of Haryana

Chandigarh, September 30, 2020: 

Haryana Government has today appointed Mr. Vijai Vardhan, Additional Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management and Consolidation Department and Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Jails, Criminal Investigation and Administration of Justice Department as Chief Secretary, Haryana, General Administration, Personnel, Training, Parliamentary Affairs, Vigilance, Administrative Reforms Departments and Secretary In-charge of Plan Coordination on superannuation of Mrs. Keshni Anand Arora.

          Besides this, the transfer and posting orders of five other IAS officers has also been issued with immediate effect.

          Among those IAS officers who have been transferred include, Mr. Sanjeev Kaushal, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department and Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation Department, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management and Consolidation Departments and Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation Department.

          Mr. Alok Nigam, Additional Chief Secretary, Forests and Wildlife Department and Additional Chief Secretary, Medical Education and Research Department has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works (B&R) and Architecture Department and Additional Chief Secretary, Forests and Wildlife Department, and Additional Chief Secretary, Medical Education and Research Department.

          Mr. Devender Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department and Additional Chief Secretary, Skill Development and Industrial Training Department has been given additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department.

          Mr. Rajeev Arora, Chief Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works (B&R) and Architecture Department and Nodal Officer for COVID-19 has been posted as Chief Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Jails, Criminal Investigation and Administration of Justice Department and Nodal Officer for COVID-19.

          Mr. Dharamvir Singh, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Yamunanagar and District Municipal Commissioner, Yamunanagar has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Charkhi Dadri