Amrit Lal Meena, a 1989 batch IAS officer, who has been serving as coal secretary in centre, has been appointed as Bihar chief secretary. Meena will replace Brijesh Mehrotra, the current Chief Secretary of Bihar, who is retiring on Saturday.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the “repatriation” Amrit Lal Meena, serving as the Secretary, the Ministry of Coal, to Bihar as a new Chief Secretary of the state “on the request” of the Nitish Kumar government, according to an official order on Friday (August 30).
A native of Rajasthan, Meena is close to chief minister Nitish Kumar as well as prime minister Narendra Modi. He is scheduled to retire on August 31, 2025.
Meena had gone on deputation to central government in September 10, 2021. He had served as special secretary of international and internal trade till October 19, 2022. Then he moved to coal ministry as OSD and assumed charge of secretary on November 1, 2022.
Bihar gets new DGP
The Home Department on Friday (August 30) appointed Alok Raj as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Bihar. Raj is a 1989 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.
Alok Raj is currently serving as the Director General of the Vigilance Investigation Bureau in the Bihar Police.
According to the notification, Alok Raj will remain the Director General of Bihar Police until further orders.
Alok Raj will remain the DGP until the Assembly elections. He will hold the position until December 31, 2025, meaning he will serve as Bihar's DGP through the elections. Alok Raj's name had already been considered for the DGP position, as he is currently the most senior IPS officer in the state.
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