IAS Durga Shankar Mishra Becomes the New Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh
GG News Bureau
Lucknow, 30th Dec. Durga Shankar Mishra, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, took over as the new Chief Secretary of the state on Thursday.
According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry on Wednesday, Mishra, formerly posted as the Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary at the Centre, has been proposed to be appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved repatriation of Mishra to his cadre for “his proposed appointment as Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh”, the order said.
Mishra was due to retire on Friday but has been given a one year extension in service.
He replaces Rajendra Kumar Tiwari, a 1985 batch IAS officer who is due to retire in February 2023.
On his arrival in Lucknow on Thursday morning, Mishra was received at the airport by top officials and then given a guard of honor at Yojana Bhawan.
He is known as an able administrator and a non-nonsense officer and has served in the Chief Minister’s secretariat during the Mayawati regime.
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