Bhopal: The IAS officer of 1989 batch Anurag Jain, who had served within the Prime Minister’s Workplace (PMO) throughout PM Narendra Modi’s first tenure within the workplace, has been made the brand new chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh authorities.
An official notification to the impact was issued right here late on Monday night time after he was relieved of his cost as secretary, Union highway transport ministry.
He’s the senior most IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre at present.
Mr Jain, an alumnus of IIT-Kharagpur, met chief minister Mohan Yadav right here on Tuesday after he arrived right here from Delhi.
He’s going to imagine cost as thirty fifth chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh on October three, official sources mentioned.
The outgoing chief secretary Veera Rana retired on September 30.
With Mr Jain’s appointment within the coveted publish, the month-long suspense over the brand new chief secretary of the state ended however with a excessive drama on Monday.
Speculations have been flying thick and quick within the energy hall right here since final one month concerning the new chief secretary with the identify of senior IAS officer Rajesh Rajora (1990 batch) additionally making rounds together with Mr Jain for the publish.
Actually, {a photograph} exhibiting Mr Rajora presenting a bouquet to the chief minister was in circulation in several WhatsApp teams right here giving rise to speculations that he’s going to be appointed the brand new chief secretary.
The suspense ended when Mr Jain’s identify was confirmed by the facility hall right here late on Monday night hours earlier than the official notification was issued.
Mr Jain did his B Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT- Kharagpur in 1986 and cracked the UPSC examination in 1988.
He additionally did his MP in Public Administration from the Maxwell College in USA.
A local of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, he was additionally a sportsman of nationwide reputation.
He has gained 11 nationwide awards in Tennis and represented Madhya Pradesh in senior stage cricket.
He was appointed as joint secretary within the PMO in 2015.
He was made joint secretary, finance ministry, in the course of the implementation of Jan Dhan Yojana and was included within the PM group after profitable implementation of the scheme.
He had been on Central deputation since March, 2020.
He was secretary to former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and was finance secretary within the Kamal Nath authorities.