Manipur's new chief secretary assumes charge
Goel took charge from outgoing CS Prashant Kumar Singh at a brief function held at the Old Secretariat building, they said.
'The Manipur government marked a transition in administrative leadership with the official handover of charge from outgoing Chief Secretary Prashant Kumar Singh to newly appointed CS Puneet Kumar Goel,' an official statement said.
Senior officials and department heads expressed their gratitude to Singh for his dedicated service and visionary leadership during his tenure.
'Warm wishes were also extended to Goel as he assumed charge,' the statement said.
Goel, the 1991 batch AGMUT cadre officer, arrived in Imphal on Sunday and was received by officials led by Commissioner (home) Ashok Kumar.
He was appointed as the Manipur chief secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on July 16.
The appointment comes at a time when the northeastern state has been witnessing ethnic violence for more than two years.
More than 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in the ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023.
The Centre had on February 13 imposed the President's rule in Manipur after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned.
The state assembly, which has a tenure till 2027, has been put under suspended animation.
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