Dehradun: Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Shatrughna Singh has been appointed as Uttarakhand Chief Secretary, putting an end to a fortnight long stand-off between the Centre and the state government over the appointment.
"A government order on Shatrughna Singh's appointment as the new Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand was issued late last night," Principal Secretary (Personnel) Radha Raturi said today.
The Centre and the state government had locked horns over the reappointment of Rakesh Sharma to the post of Chief Secretary following his retirement on October 31. Mr Sharma's reappointment was rejected by the Centre, which asked the state government to replace him immediately.
A letter from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to the state government dated November 3 had said it was a cadre post to which reappointment of a non-cadre official could not be made when suitable officers were available in the cadre for appointment to the post.
His tenure as Chief Secretary will last till December 2016.
Apart from assisting and advising the state government in implementation of projects and framing of policies, Mr Sharma will also be authorised to attend meetings of the state Cabinet, the official added.
"A government order on Shatrughna Singh's appointment as the new Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand was issued late last night," Principal Secretary (Personnel) Radha Raturi said today.
The Centre and the state government had locked horns over the reappointment of Rakesh Sharma to the post of Chief Secretary following his retirement on October 31. Mr Sharma's reappointment was rejected by the Centre, which asked the state government to replace him immediately.
A letter from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to the state government dated November 3 had said it was a cadre post to which reappointment of a non-cadre official could not be made when suitable officers were available in the cadre for appointment to the post.
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His tenure as Chief Secretary will last till December 2016.
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Apart from assisting and advising the state government in implementation of projects and framing of policies, Mr Sharma will also be authorised to attend meetings of the state Cabinet, the official added.
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