SK Srivastava, a 1980-batch IAS officer, is expected to join as new Chief Secretary of Delhi on Thursday. He would replace DM Spolia, 1979-batch IAS officer. Spolia was appointed Chief Secretary in December, 2012. Srivastava is currently serving as the Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had sent a letter to the Union Home Ministry requesting it to appoint Srivastava as new Chief Secretary. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) cleared the file of Srivastava’s appointment on December 31 after Delhi Government sent a proposal in this regard.
Top sources said that Srivastava is likely to join Delhi Government on Thursday. Spolia is likely to be posted as the Commissioner in the Finance Commission of Delhi. Since Spolia is yet to be empanelled with the Government of India as Secretary, he will be accommodated in his current pay scale with the Delhi Government.
Currently posted as Special Secretary at the Centre, Srivastava had held the post of Vice-Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Prior to being appointed as the Vice-Chairman of DDA, Srivastava was the CS of Goa during the tenure of Congress Government led by the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat.