Tripura transfers Manoj Kumar, appoints Alok Kumar as new Chief Secretary

In a sudden move Chief secretary of Tripura is replaced. Alok Kumar is appointed as Chief Secretary while incumbent chief secretary Manoj Kumar is moved as Resident Commissioner of Tripura in New Delhi.

Alok is presently posted as Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat in New Delhi is 1990 batch IAS officer. He is expected to join the new assignment next week. Before taking over as the Central deputation in March last year, Alok was the Additional Chief Secretary of the Tripura government.

According to an official notification, Alok Kumar after joining as the Chief Secretary would look after General Administrations (Confidential and Cabinet, Personnel and Training) and Home Department.


Alok will be the fifth chief secretary in the 38 month long BJP led government in Tripura.