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Anurag Rastogi Appointed as Haryana's New Chief Secretary.

Appointment | Dated: 24 Feb 2025

In February 2025, the Haryana government appointed Anurag Rastogi, a 1990-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, as the new Chief Secretary (CS) of Haryana. He succeeded Vivek Joshi, who assumed charge as Election Commissioner (EC) on February 19, 2025.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Prior to this appointment, he served as the Financial Commissioner (Revenue) and Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) for Finance and Planning. However, he will continue to hold the charge of ACS (Finance and Planning) alongside his new responsibilities.
  • - Anurag Rastogi, a native of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh (UP), began his administrative career in 1992 as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Narnaul, Haryana.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) He has served as Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) and District Collector (DC) of Panipat and Hisar in Haryana.
  • (ii) Over the years, he has held key positions as Director and Principal Secretary in multiple departments, and in 2021, he was promoted to Additional Chief Secretary (ACS).
  • (iii) The office of the Chief Secretary (CS) is excluded from the tenure system, meaning there is no fixed tenure for this position.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Who has been recently appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Haryana in February 2025?

Correct Answer: Anurag Rastogi

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