Shimla, May 26 -- The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer Sanjay Gupta as the regular Chief Secretary of the state, barely five days before his scheduled retirement on May 31, amid ongoing judicial scrutiny over his continuation in the top bureaucratic post.
According to a notification issued by the Department of Personnel, Governor Kavinder Gupta approved the appointment of Sanjay Gupta, an IAS officer of the 1988 batch, as Chief Secretary in the public interest.
Prior to the appointment, Gupta was serving as Additional Chief Secretary (Town and Country Planning and Housing). He was also holding the additional charge of Chief Secretary since October 1, 2025.
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