A 1990-batch IAS officer, Anirudh Tewari has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Punjab. On Thursday he took the charge as Chief Secretary replacing Vini Mahajan, who has now been posted as Special Chief Secretary.
According to the orders issued by the state government, he would also be the Principal Secretary Personnel and Vigilance besides Financial Commissioner Development, Principal Secretary, Food Processing and in addition Principal Secretary, Horticulture and in addition Principal Secretary, Governance Reforms & Public Grievances.
Tewari has served in various capacities in the state as well as in the Central government. Currently, he was serving as the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Governance Reforms in the Government of Punjab.
While interacting with senior state officers after taking over as the new Chief Secretary, Tewari said that he would deliver as a team to achieve all tasks in different fields and strive hard to fulfil the state mission for holistic development. In an informal meeting, Punjab IAS Officers Association welcomed the new Chief Secretary besides other civil and police officers. While complimenting the association, he handed over the baton of Punjab IAS Officers Association to A. Venu Prasad ACS Taxation and chairman PSPCL as the new president of this association.
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