The Lok Sabha Speaker on Friday appointed Utpal Kumar Singh (Retd IAS:1986:UK) as Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat w.e.f. 01.09.2020. The detailed terms and conditions of his appointment will be issued separately. It may be underlined that there was no functional post of Secretary in the Lok Sabha Secretariate in the recent past. It is apprehended that his appointment may be a part of the succession plan for next Secretary-General Lok Sabha. Yet, it appears unlikely because SG, Lok Sabha post is equivalent to Union Cabinet Secretary and 1986 batch officer would be too junior to be drafted as SG.
The Lok Sabha Speaker on Friday appointed Utpal Kumar Singh (Retd IAS:1986:UK) as Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat w.e.f. 01.09.2020. The detailed terms and conditions of his appointment will be issued separately.
It may be underlined that there was no functional post of Secretary in the Lok Sabha Secretariate in the recent past. It is apprehended that his appointment may be a part of the succession plan for next Secretary-General Lok Sabha. Yet, it appears unlikely because SG, Lok Sabha post is equivalent to Union Cabinet Secretary and 1986 batch officer would be too junior to be drafted as SG.