The Government of Himachal Pradesh has ordered an immediate bureaucratic reshuffle following the retirement of Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena on September 30, with Sanjay Gupta, IAS (HP:1988), being given the additional charge of Chief Secretary to the Government of Himachal Pradesh.

The senior-most IAS officer, Sanjay Gupta, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary (Town & Country Planning and Housing) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, relieving Devesh Kumar, IAS (HP:1998) of these charges. Crucially, the notification, dated October 1{st}, 2025, also specifies that Sanjay Gupta will hold the additional charge of the post of Chief Secretary.

This appointment comes after the superannuation of the previous Chief Secretary, Prabodh Saxena, whose six-month extended term concluded o

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