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Alapan Bandyopadhyay takes charge as the new West Bengal`s chief secretary
Alapan Bandyopadhyay replaced Rajiva Sinha who has been shifted to West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation.
Highlights
- Alapan Bandyopadhyay is the new chief secretary of West Bengal, she replaced Rajiva Sinha who has been shifted to West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation.
- Apart from this, Banerjee also announced a couple of other changes at the bureaucratic level in the state.
- The changes include the appointment of HK Dwivedi as new Home Secretary and Manoj Pant was given charge of Finance.
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday (September 28) appointed Alapan Bandyopadhyay as the new chief secretary of the state, replacing Rajiva Sinha who has been shifted to West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation.
Making the announcement, Mamata Banerjee said, "I am pleased to announce that Alapan Bandyopadhyay, now Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Information) has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of West Bengal.''
Taking to Twitter, she said, "I would also like to announce that outgoing Chief Secretary of West Bengal Shri Rajiva Sinha, has now been appointed the Chairman of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation for a period of 3 years with effect from October 1."
Apart from this, Banerjee also announced a couple of other changes at the bureaucratic level in the state. The changes include the appointment of HK Dwivedi as new Home Secretary and Manoj Pant was given charge of Finance.
"HK Dwivedi, hitherto Finance Secretary, will be new Home Secretary and Manoj Pant takes charge of Finance with effect from October 1. Best wishes to the entire team," she said.