Within hours of his retirement as Chief Secretary on Tuesday evening, Prabodh Saxena, 1990 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, was appointed chairman of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) for a three-year term.

As per the notification, being chairman, Prabodh Saxena Saxena enjoy the rank, status and responsibilities equivalent to that of Chief Secretary and report to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu .

To make way for Saxena, the government transferred incumbent HPSEBL chairman Sanjay Gupta, 1988 batch IAS officer, to the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board. Gupta too will function under the administrative control of the Chief Minister and will hold the status and rank of Chief Secretary.

Meanwhile, Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena was

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