Sanjeev Kaushal appointed Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister

CHANDIGARH: In its first bureaucratic reshuffle after taking over reins of the state, Manohar Lal Khattar led Haryana government today appointed senior IAS officer Sanjeev Kaushal as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister ( PSCM), replacing S S Dhillon.

Kaushal was currently holding the charge of Principal Secretary, PW (B and R) and Architecture Departments, said an official release here.

Another IAS officer Sumita Misra has been appointed as Additional Principal Secretary-1 to Chief Minister in place of K K Khandelwal while Rakesh Gupta has been appointed as Additional Principal Secretary-II to Chief Minister against a vacant post, said the release.

Misra was holding the charge of MD, Haryana Tourism Development Corporation Limited, Director General and Secretary, Tourism and Hospitality Departments and Managing Director, Dairy Development Cooperative Federation.

Gupta was Secretary, Health Department, Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration and Secretary, Administrative Reforms Department, the release said.