Punjab News: Punjab is going to get new Chief Secretary soon. Vijay Kumar Janjua, currently posted as Chief Secretary, is going to retire on June 30. In such a situation, lobbying has intensified among the top officers to become the new Chief Secretary. Anurag Verma is said to be leading in the race for the new Chief Secretary. He has emerged as a strong contender. At the same time, KAP Sinha is also not far behind in the race for the new Chief Secretary. Anurag Verma is an IAS officer of 1993 batch while KAP Sinha is an IAS officer of 1992 batch. Not only this, both are considered close to CM Bhagwant Mann.
Will VK Janjua be given extension?
The discussion is also about giving extension to VK Janjua. But so far the Center has not given any indication of giving extension, nor has any such formal information come to the fore yet. VK Janjua was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Punjab on 5 July 2022. IAS officer VK Janjua was made the Chief Secretary after Anirudh Tiwari was removed. Earlier, Janjua Jail and Additional Special Chief Secretary were posted on the post of Election.
These names are also included in the race of Chief Secretary
Let us tell you that apart from Anurag Verma and KAP Sinha, the names of 1990 batch IAS officers VK Singh, Anirudh Tiwari, Vini Mahajan, Anjali Bhavra, Ravneet Kaur are also included in this race. Except Ravneet Kaur, the tenure of all other officers is left from 2024 to 2027. On the other hand, Ravneet Kaur is going to retire on October 31 this year. Senior officers who want to get the post of Chief Secretary have started running. official chief minister Bhagwant Mann From Delhi to the central government, they are engaged in maintaining their contacts.
