IAS officer Vijoy Kumar Singh has been officially appointed as the Special Chief Secretary to Punjab CM. He will be taking the office vacated by A. Venu Prasad in July of 2023 after he retired. The orders were officially issued today. He will be starting his duties from Monday. Here’s more about the newly appointed Special Chief Secretary to Punjab Chief Minister:
Vijoy Kumar Singh, IAS assumed charge as Secretary, Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence on September 19, 2022. Singh is a 1990-batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, who has an experience of more than 32 years in administration. He recently served as Special Secretary in Ministry of Textiles. Prior to this appointment there, he had served as Joint Secretary in Department of Personnel & Training. He had extensive interactions with serving as well as retired Armed Forces personnel during his career in Punjab. He holds a reputation for being a strict and upright officer and was speculated to be suitable for the post when he brought back to Punjab on the state government’s request.
A. Venu Prasad retired in July of 2023 leaving the post vacant since. No additional charges were assigned regarding the post to other IAS officers as well. Several IAS officers were lobbying for the post but the government did not appoint anyone. Upon V.K. Singh’s return he was speculated to be the best candidate for the office.