Arun Kumar Gupta, a 1992-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. Saket Kumar, a 2005-batch IAS officer, has been named Additional Principal Secretary to the CM, replacing Amit Kumar Agrawal from the 2003 batch. Gupta's appointment fills a vacant post.
According to the transfer and posting orders issued late on Wednesday evening, Agrawal will now serve as the Commissioner of the Haryana Development and Panchayats Department, in addition to taking charge as Managing Director of Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited. Another Additional Principal Secretary to the CM, Ashima Brar, has been transferred to the role of Director General of the Social Justice Department.
Yash Pal, a 2011-batch IAS officer, has been appointed Deputy Principal Secretary to the Haryana CM.
Earlier, in October this year, the Haryana government had appointed former IAS officer Rajesh Khullar as the Chief Principal Secretary to the CM.
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