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The Uttar Pradesh government appointed 1985 batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer Rajendra Kumar Tiwari as the Chief Secretary of the state on Friday.
Tiwari has been officiating as chief secretary since September 1, 2019 after the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey on August 31. He was also holding the charge of Agriculture Production Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary (Higher Education).
Tiwari is the only IAS officer so far who has officiated as chief secretary for over five months.
Tiwari has served in various departments like Higher and Secondary education, IT and Electronics, Commercial Tax, Labour etc. He was additional chief secretary (home) and had earlier served as district magistrate of Agra, Sultanpur and Mirzapur.
RK Tiwari appointed Chief Secretary of UP
Saturday, 15 February 2020 | PNS
| Lucknow
RK Tiwari appointed Chief Secretary of UP
Saturday, 15 February 2020 | PNS | Lucknow
