Deepak Kumar Singh appointed Chief Adviser to Bihar State Planning Council
The 1992-batch IAS officer will retain his additional charge as Director General-cum-Chief Inquiry Commissioner.
The Bihar government has appointed senior IAS officer Deepak Kumar Singh as the Chief Adviser to the Bihar State Planning Council, according to NorthBlockSouthBlock.
Singh, a 1992-batch officer of the Bihar cadre, has been transferred from his previous role as Additional Chief Secretary in the Governor’s Secretariat.
The General Administration Department issued the order, which states that Singh will continue in the new position until further orders.
Alongside this new responsibility, Singh will retain the additional charge of Director General-cum-Chief Inquiry Commissioner in the General Administration Department.
The notification was issued by Sanjay Kumar, a 2014-batch IAS officer serving as Special Secretary in the General Administration Department.
Singh has previously served as Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India and Director General of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation.
His earlier career included roles as Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Vice-Chairperson of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority.
He also served as District Magistrate in various districts of Bihar and Jharkhand.