Sanjay Gupta, a 1988-batch IAS officer, was today given the additional charge of the post of Chief Secretary of Himachal. He was posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Town and Country Planning and Housing, and was given the additional charge of the post of Chief Secretary.

Gupta is the senior-most bureaucrat in the state and is due to retire next year and the additional charge of Chief Secretary has come as a surprise. He was posted as the Chairman of the State Pollution Control Board following the retirement of Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena on Tuesday evening.

Following Gupta’s posting as Chairman of the State Pollution Control Board, Additional Chief Secretary KK Pant appeared to have moved ahead in the race for the post of Chief Secretary. The Chief Minister, however, decided to give

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