Punjab CM’s top aide VK Singh set to retire

The authorities has yet to find his replacement, creating a vacuum successful the authorities bureaucracy. After the status of VK Singh’s predecessor, A Venu Prasad, successful July past year, the authorities took until December to capable the vacancy, relying connected existing officers successful the interim.

Amid speculation that VK Singh mightiness beryllium fixed an extension, helium had cleared each pending files from his bureau by Thursday.

Following his retirement, Tejveer Singh, a 1994-batch IAS officer, is reportedly successful contention for the coveted station successful the CMO. However, nary authoritative orders person been issued truthful far.

Before his repatriation to Punjab, VK Singh had been connected deputation to the Centre since October 2017, serving arsenic Secretary successful the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare nether the Ministry of Defence.

VK Singh is 3 years elder to Chief Secretary Anurag Verma, a 1993-batch IAS officer, and 2 years elder to KAP Sinha, the incumbent Chief Secretary.

The Punjab authorities continues to grapple with a shortage of experienced officers successful the administration. The authorities has 2 officers, Anirudh Tewari and Anurag Verma, who person antecedently served arsenic Chief Secretaries. Tewari is presently posted astatine MGSIPA, portion Verma present serves arsenic Financial Commissioner (Revenue).

Anirudh Tewari, a 1990-batch officer, is acceptable to discontinue connected April 30, 2027. Other elder officers see Sarvjit Singh and Raji P Shrivastava, some from the 1992 batch. KAP Sinha, besides from the 1992 batch, has already been appointed arsenic Chief Secretary.