Senior Indian Administrative Service officer Utpal Kumar Singh is likely to be appointed as the Chief secretary of Uttarakhand.
If sources are to be believed, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat had written to the centre asking for Singh to be relieved from central deputation to work in Uttarakhand.
The Chief Minister’s request was met swiftly by the centre, as a result of which the order for his appointment to the post of Chief secretary is likely to be issued within a couple of days.
An IAS officer of the 1986 batch, Utpal Kumar Singh is stated to be a non-controversial officer with a clean image. Earlier, during his tenure in the State, he had served as the principal secretary to the Chief minister, principal secretary of personnel, Public Works Department, energy, agriculture, horticulture, tourism and home among other departments.
In the past, he has also worked in Uttar Pradesh, handling the charge of Muzaffarnagar District Magistrate and other responsibilities. Presently, he was handling the charge of additional secretary in the union agriculture ministry.
If sources are to be believed, the Chief Minister opted for Singh as the chief secretary in order to meet the pressure on the Government for performing. Singh will be replacing the current Chief secretary S Ramaswamy who is expected to be made the chairman of a board.