Sharat Chauhan, a 1994 batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Puducherry.

Appointment

Sharat Chauhan, a 1994 batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Puducherry. Chauhan, who previously served in Arunachal Pradesh. His appointment comes as part of a series of transfers within the AGMUT cadre. The outgoing Chief Secretary, Rajeev Verma, a 1992 batch IAS officer, will assume the position of advisor to the Chandigarh administrator following his tenure in Puducherry. Verma took charge as Chief Secretary on April 29, 2022, and now transitions to a new role in Chandigarh.


      Joining Chauhan in Puducherry is A R Talwade, an IAS officer of the 2009 AGMUT batch, who has also been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh. This move underscores the reshuffling of administrative leadership within the region.

     

     

 

     


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