Anurag Verma appointed new Chief Secretary of Punjab

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: June 29 2023

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The Punjab government appointed 1993-batch IAS officer Anurag Verma as Chief Secretary.
Verma, who has been serving as the state’s home secretary, succeeds the 1989 batch IAS officer V K Janjua, who retires on June 30.
He is the 42nd Chief Secretary of Punjab.
Verma has superseded 10 IAS officers, of whom four are on central deputation, and two have already been chief secretaries.
The new chief secretary would also hold the additional charge of principal secretary personnel as well as vigilance and would retire on July 31, 2029.
He has served as the deputy commissioner of Bathinda, Ludhiana and Jalandhar districts.

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Anurag Verma appointed new Chief Secretary of Punjab