Avinash Kumar to be appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Jharkhand

Jharkhand/Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has appointed IAS officer Avinash Kumar as the new Chief Secretary of the state. The Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Official Languages ​​issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday. Avinash Kumar is a 1993 batch IAS officer.

According to the notification, Avinash Kumar was posted as the Additional Chief Secretary of the Energy Department in Ranchi. He also held the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, Development Commissioner, Chairman and Managing Director of Energy Development Corporation Limited, Managing Director of Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, and Chief Resident Commissioner of Jharkhand Bhawan, New Delhi. Kumar has been transferred and appointed as the Chief Secretary of Jharkhand. In addition to his duties, Kumar will also hold the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister and Chief Resident Commissioner of Jharkhand Bhawan, New Delhi, until further orders.

Similarly, Ajay Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary of the Health, Medical, Education and Family Welfare Department, has been given the additional charge of Development Commissioner of Jharkhand in addition to his duties.