14 November 2026
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Chandigarh (UT) Administration Assigns Additional Roles To Several IAS Officers

Ms. Anindita Mitra (2007-batch Punjab cadre IAS officer) was appointed Secretary in the Department of Water Resources, Estate/Housing and Urban Planning
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Shortly after relieving Mr. Vijay Namdeorao Zade (2002-batch Punjab cadre IAS officer) from the charge of Finance Secretary, the Chandigarh (UT) Administration issued fresh orders assigning several IAS officers with additional charges along with their incumbent duties.

  • Ms. Anindita Mitra (2007-batch Punjab cadre officer) was appointed Secretary in the Department of Water Resources, Estate/Housing and Urban Planning.
  • Mr. Rajeev Verma (1992-batch AGMUT cadre officer) was given charge of Home and Police/Prisons.
  • Mr. Ajay Chagti (2010-batch AGMUT cadre officer) was appointed Secretary in the Department of Local Government and Urban Development, and Chairperson of Chandigarh Industrial & Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.
  • Mr. Vinay Pratap Singh (2011-batch Haryana cadre officer) was made Secretary in the Departmnet of Transport, Labour & Empowerment.
  • Mr. Abhijit Vijay Chaudhary (2012-batch AGMUT cadre officer) was appointed Secretary in the Department of Law & Justice, Environment & Forest, and Special Secretary of Home and Police/Prisons.
  • Ms. Hargunjit Kaur (2013-batch Punjab cadre officer) was appointed Secretary in the Department of Finance, Treasury & Forest, Planning, Statistics and Engineering.
  • Mr. Hari Kallikkat (2018-batch AGMUT cadre officer) was given charge of IT, Coordination & Protocol.

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