Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle in WB, Bandyopadhyay Appointed As Chief Secretary

Indian Masterminds Bureau
Published on 1 Oct 2020, 11:32 am IST
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Ahead of the 2021 assembly polls in West Bengal, three senior IAS officers have been appointed with new charge. Alapan Bandyopadhyay made the Chief Secretary, HK Dwivedi as Home Secretary and Manoj Pant as Finance Secretary.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

In a major administrative rejig in West Bengal, the state has got a new Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, and Finance Secretary ahead of 2021 assembly polls.

Alapan Bandyopadhyay has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary replacing the incumbent Rajiv Sinha, who retired on 30 September 2020. Bandyopadhyay was serving as the Home Secretary and will now take charge as the Chief Secretary from 1 October.

This comes after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to announce the appointment of these IAS officers.

I'm pleased to announce that Alapan Bandyopadhyay, now Addnl Chief Secy (Home & Information) is appointed as the new Chief Secretary of WB.
H K Dwivedi, hitherto Finance Secy, will be new Home Secy & Manoj Pant takes charge of Finance w.e.f. 1st Oct. Best wishes to entire team.— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 28, 2020

Whereas, Rajiv Sinha has been appointed as the Chairman of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) for a period of 3 years from 1 October 2020.

I would also like to announce that outgoing Chief Secretary of West Bengal Shri Rajiva Sinha, has now been appointed the Chairman of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation for a period of 3 years w.e.f 1st October.

I thank him for his tireless service to GoWB.— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 28, 2020

H K Dwivedi who was currently serving as the Finance Secretary has also been appointed as the new Home Secretary. Whereas, Manoj Pant, Land Reform Secretary and secretary of the refugee relief and rehabilitation department has been given a new charge of the Finance Secretary.

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