The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday 21 July, issued a transfer and posting order of Chief Secretary of Anadman & Nicobar Islands, Jitendra Narain. He has been shifted from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to Delhi with immediate effect. 

Replacing him, Keshan Chandra, a 1995 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, has been repatriated from central deputation and appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Presently, Chandra is serving as Director, Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO).