Chief secy's last day in office today: Suspense remains over extension
Sources say that any decision is likely to come on Thursday itself.
The Centre's decision on whether to continue with the CM's choice or bring in a new person will be crucial in light of the assembly elections scheduled for the first quarter of 2027 as Singh is leading several key projects close to the CM, including the Zero Poverty programme, industrial development, an upcoming Ground Breaking ceremony and another Investors Summit around the beginning of next year.
If Singh does not get an extension, there are three or four names doing the rounds of those who could succeed him. These include 1989 batch officer SP Goyal, who is currently additional chief secretary to CM, civil aviation and additional resident commissioner, UP, and Devesh Chaturvedi from the same batch, who is currently on deputation as secretary, department of agriculture and Farmer Welfare, GOI.
Goyal is due for retirement in two years while Chaturvedi is up for retirement next year.
Another officer who appears to be in the race is 1990 batch officer Deepak Kumar, who is ACS finance, commissioner finance and chairperson of State Vigilance Commission Administrative Tribunal-I.
Singh had succeeded Durga Shankar Mishra, who was repatriated to UP two days before he was due to retire on Dec 31, 2021, and took charge as CS on Dec 30. Widely acknowledged as the Centre's choice, Mishra's 2.5 year tenure was record setting in terms of its duration and extensions.
Mishra's appointment was unusual in other ways as well, as he came in when the then chief secretary RK Tiwari still had two months to retire.
Orders for Mishra's repatriation to UP, secretary in the ministry of urban development, Government of India, were issued on Dec 29 which stated that he was being repatriated for his "proposed appointment" as CS. This change also came days before the February 2022 elections.
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