The Manipur government on Sunday appointed Dr Vineet Joshi as the new chief secretary of the state which has been rocked by violence for the past few days, an official order said.
Joshi, a 1992 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Manipur cadre, replaced Dr Rajesh Kumar.
Joshi who was on central deputation was serving as Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the repatriation of Joshi to his parent cadre on the request of the Government of Manipur, a Personnel Ministry order dated May 6 said.
"The governor of Manipur is pleased to appoint Dr Vineet Joshi as chief secretary" with immediate effect, according to an order of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (personnel division) of the state government.
Violent Clashes broke out in the northeastern state after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the 10 hill districts on May 3 to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
So far, over 20,000 people have been rescued from the violence-hit areas and were moved to military garrisons.
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