UP News: The tenure of Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra is ending on June 30. Now it remains to be seen whether Durga Shankar Mishra will get an extension or some other senior officer will be appointed to this post. The picture will be clear by June 30 evening.
The status of sending a letter to the centre for extending Durga Shankar Mishra’s service is not clear yet and neither is the status of ‘clearance’ from the vigilance department before extending his service. If Durga Shankar Mishra does not get extension, then in such a situation, 1988 batch IAS officer Manoj Kumar Singh is the biggest contender for the post of Chief Secretary.
Who is Manoj Kumar Singh
Senior IAS Manoj Kumar Singh is currently in charge of many important departments. He has played an important role in implementing many government schemes. Currently, he is in charge of many important posts like IIDC, APC and Additional Chief Secretary Panchayati Raj, CEO UPDA. Apart from this, there is also a lot of discussion about Arun Singhal, who is posted as Secretary in the Government of India.
It is known that Durga Shankar Mishra is a 1984 batch IAS officer. Just before retiring in December 2021, he was given an extension of service and made the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh. After this, in December 2022, he again got a one-year extension. Even when his tenure was ending in December 2023, he was given In view of the Lok Sabha elections, a six-month extension was given.
Durga Shankar Mishra’s tenure is ending on Sunday. That is why there is a lot of discussion whether she will get an extension once again. Apart from this, 1988 batch IAS officer Radha S Chauhan will retire on Sunday. She was posted as DoPT Secretary at the Center. On Saturday, the additional charge of DoPT Secretary was given to 1984 batch officer and Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla.