The Haryana government has appointed Mr. Arun Kumar Gupta, a 1992-batch IAS officer, as the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. This is one of the several IAS appointments to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
Mr. Saket Kumar, a 2005-batch IAS officer, has been named Additional Principal Secretary to the CM, replacing Mr. Amit Kumar Agrawal (2003 batch). Mr. Agrawal has been reassigned as Commissioner of the Development and Panchayats Department and Managing Director of Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited.
Additionally, Ms. Ashima Brar (2004-batch IAS officer), previously Additional Principal Secretary to the CM, will now serve as Director General of the Social Justice Department. In another move, Mr. Yash Pal, a 2011-batch IAS officer, has been appointed Deputy Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.
